Profi

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.

EDITORIAL • It's a multiple Massey issue this month as we get behind the wheel of the new 7S Mark 2 and then there is a double tractor test as we compare the power transfer and fuel sipping ability of the Dyna E-Power and Dyna-VT in the 8S.265.

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Is there still a reason to change gear? • Massey Ferguson 8S.265 Xtra Dyna E-Power versus Dyna-VT: With the 8S.225, 8S.245 and 8S.265, Massey Ferguson gives buyers the choice of a dual clutch powershift or a stepless transmission. So, which of these AGCO transmissions makes the 8S a better tractor?

Knowing more • Siloking Selfline 4.0 Compact 1612-13 with DryScan: Siloking was using NIRS 10 years ago, so what makes it different this time round? Our test shows why the sensor tech can do more than just measure dry matter.

North meets South • Lemken Faya M precision planter:With the Faya M, Lemken is adding more versatility to its precision planter range, which can be used for sugar beet and oilseed rape as well as maize. We head to the field to learn more.

New row spacing in less than 60 seconds • The precision planter market in Germany is the biggest in Europe, and a six-row machine with a telescopic frame is the bestseller. The new Tempo T allows operators to alter the row spacing in less than a minute.

Drilling without luxury • In an age of electronics, it is nice to see simple machines also enjoying a spruce-up. We find out what Kverneland has done to its uncomplicated seed drill, the new Satura.

A new level for the big cat • Amazone launched its first self-propelled sprayer back in 2009, the numbers sold in the UK having since gone from strength to strength. Will this new model take the Pantera to another sales level?

Lucky number 7 • We always wondered how Massey Ferguson was going to graft the 8S onto the 7S without making it look like a giant wobble head. Yet the 7S Mark 2 design team has sprinkled a bit of magic over the new additional range, as it certainly looks the part.

Is the Command Plus cab the only difference? • JCB launched its first 520 Loadall back in 1977, moving to side engine designs from 1997. Fast forward to 2019 , and JCB launched its Series III Loadall fitted with the Command Plus cab. Was this all that changed from the previous Series II models first introduced back in 2004?

Project ProSeed • The Hummel family uses a precision drill for sowing all their crops. We paid them a visit to find out why the job can't be done with an off-the-shelf machine.

Spread the word • With the price of it, you want to make sure that every bit of fertiliser is used to its full potential. Our readers provide some spreader mod tips.

Take it to the Max • BouMatic’s Gemini Up Max milking robots lend themselves to farms preferring to stick with batch milking. The Hansen family has installed a 12-box system in the area previously occupied by the milking parlour.

Multi camera mapping flies high • Sam Dimension is taking a different approach to other mapping-system suppliers for spot spraying, banking on high-tech kit run by contractors.

Tech development team work • Could Earth Rover’s CLAWS weeding robot be one...