If you are interested in tractors and farm machinery then Profi International is the magazine for you with its in-depth technical articles, keeping you up to date on all the latest farm machinery news. Profi magazine is the only monthly magazine assessing, scientifically testing, comparing and advising on tractors, machinery and ancillary equipment. Profi also advises on buying used equipment, and includes a wealth of practical and technical features to help readers get more from their existing machinery. Profi magazine also has a new workshop tips section and expanded classifieds! A subscription to Profi delivers you 13 issues per year.

Dear Reader

MASSEY FERGUSON 5S

SLURRY BOOM APPLICATOR

AUTO CONTROL OF BREDAL SPREADER

SAFER AND SIMPLER ATTACHMENT

FIRST TELESCOPIC HEDGE CUTTER

DRIVERLESS TRACTOR

100 TPH ROLLER MILL

SHORTER MIXING TIMES

COMBINE HEADER PARTNERSHIP

32-ROW TEMPO PLANTER

MAUS IN POTATOES

FIRST CEAT VF TYRE

LARGEST VARIABLE CHAMBER BALERS

MORE AGRIMAX V¥FLECTO SIZES

GOLD MEDAL FOR COW TOILET

AUTO TRAILED SPRAYER STEERING

NEW MT800S IN NORTH AMERICA

SCHAEFFLER ADDS FENDT PARTS

John Deere 8R 410: Real oomph! • The striking design and large cab, complete with an optional massaging seat, are the real novelties on the new 8R 410. Its performance is impressive, too

WE'RE NOT SURE WHY!

JOHN DEERE 8R 410

SPEED RATIOS

LIFT POWER AND LIFT REQUIREMENT

FURTHER DETAILS FROM OUR FIELD TEST

JOHN DEERE 8R 410

Three tractors in comparison • This is a comparison of three similar horsepower tractors that have been tested by profi in past magazines

Caterpillar 910M loading shovel: Multi-talented farmhand • The Cat 910M looks a purebred construction machine. Nevertheless, the wheeled loader puts in a good performance around the farm … with one frustrating exception

What’s changed with the 910

TEST ASSESSMENTS

TOOLBOX

MEASUREMENTS

Spread-a-bale Maxi XL HD: Simple spreading • Providing a simple solution to tease out straw, Spread-a-Bale’s design was first seen more than 20 years ago. But how does its latest high density ‘HD’ option fare against the ever more tightly packed bales being pumped out today?

Bomford Turner Buzzard Evo T-VFA 7.25 hedge cutter: Fly alongside • If you've had to peer out between two cab pillars to see a flail head, you'll quickly appreciate a forward-reach arm. This is just one of the features of the Buzzard Evo T-VFA, Bomford Turner’s new 7.25m reach hedge cutter that combines a telescopic and variable-forward-reach arm

Kubota M6-142: The middle man • With the M6002, Kubota has added another option to its 120-140hp offering for owners demanding more sophistication in a relatively compact package. New from the ground up, we drove one of the pre-series machines in Germany

NEW MODEL RANGE

Pöttinger HIT 16.18T tedder: A big HIT • Pöttinger’s HIT tedder range has a new top dog, the 17m 16.18T. With bigger tedders becoming increasingly popular, we decided to take a closer look

Fendt Ideal 10T with Idealdrive: Bye bye steering wheel • Fendt’s 10T combine tops the Bavarian range, rides on tracks and – along with 790hp – packs a novel option…

Krone Swadro TC1250 rake: Keeping it simple • Big kit tends to have a good dose of electronics, as these machines are likely to be owned by intensive users. Yet some grass kit makers are now stripping off automated features to come up with more affordable, high-output propositions. Meet the Swadro TC1250

BIG BROTHER: SWADRO TC1370

Nuhn Lagoon Crawler: Float your boat • Sailing across the slurry lagoons of North America is a specialist fleet of...