New Holland's two-millionth tractor
Toby Whatley, James Huyton and Jane Carley look at some of the kit from this year's LAMMA Show.
New Holland's two-millionth tractor
Holding a show-stopping place on the stand, the manufacturer's two-millionth Basildon-produced tractor. The unique T7.225 represents one of New Holland's most popular T7 models produced at the plant. The distinctive livery comprises candy blue body panels, silver and black graphics featuring the Union Jack, a '2,000,000 Basildon Tractors' logo and black wheel rims with candy blue rim edges. The milestone tractor was assembled in early 2024, with the first public viewing of the unit taking place at this year's LAMMA event.
Production at the plant began in 1964 with its original owner, Ford, when the now iconic 2000 Dexta, 3000 Super Dexta, 4000 Major and 5000 Super Major models were initially produced, with the manufacturer producing its 1.5 millionth tractor, a Series 40 model, in 1995.
Case IH AF 10
Picking up a Bronze LAMMA Innovation Award in the Machine of the Year category, the had its first UK appearance at LAMMA this year. The single-rotor combine claims to be redesigned from the ground up and includes a 775hp engine, an active dynamic cleaning system, 20,000-litre grain tank, 210 litre/second unloading rate and can operate with headers of up to 15 metres (50ft) wide. Case IH says the AFXL rotor is 40% longer which provides greater throughput than the existing 260 series. Control of the machine and precision technologies include dual Pro 1200 displays and Harvest Command combine automation. AFS Harvest Command is a performance-enhancing technology which provides data gathering and automation of some of the machines functions to improve the grain sample cleanliness, reduce losses are increase crop throughput.
JCB TM110
A new addition to JCB's wheeled telescopic loader range comes in the form of its packaged in a compact 1.56-metre wide design with a 2.2m overall height. Now the smallest variant on offer in the TM range, the machine offers a 1,100kg payload with a telescopic lift height of a claimed 3.5m high.
Aligning to the brand's larger TM320 and 420 variants, the TM110 uses a servo joystick control system. Existing JCB users will find familiar functionality, with the joystick offering forward-neutral-reverse from a rocker switch on the underside, while roller switches on the face provide boom extension, retraction and operation of the third service. JCB has opted for marginally wider axles over its 403 machine, which are claimed to improve machine stability, with manual differential lock fitted to improve traction. The machine comes with 31/15.5R15 tyres as standard and is offered in agricultural, industrial or turf patterns. The two-speed hydrostatic transmission offers travel speeds up to 30km/h. Under the bonnet, a three-cylinder Perkins engine delivers 50hp. Users looking for greater control when operating a bedding dispenser can optionally specify creep function to separate ground and engine speed control.
Joskin Drakkar 7600/33D180
Belgian tanker and trailer manufacturer was showing a 7.6-metre long, 33cu.m model of its Drakkar conveyor belt trailers. Designed to carry combinable crops, silage and root crops, the hydraulic conveyor floor and headboard move backward to empty the trailer, without compressing the load, which Joskin says is important for both preserving crop quality and reducing pressure loads on the trailer sides. The Dakkar range covers a range of sizes up to units 9.6m long with a 41cu.m capacity and triple axles.
To reduce weight and material resistance, the trailer sides use toughened plastic panels between a steel frame. Users operating the trailer in conjunction with root crop graders and cleaners can order the machines with an optional remove control system, which allows the bed to be moved to the front outside the tractor to fill an intake bunker as required.
The displayed machine retailed at £80,000 and is part of Joskin's Advance specification. This designation is offered across multiple products and has been developed to allow production of machines to a typical market specification, which the manufacturer says reduces costs and allows significantly shorter lead times through the delivery of machines from manufacturer stock.
Kubota RT305T-2
Shown for the first time in the UK, the is now the largest pivot-steer loader in the RT range and offers a 1.2-tonne lift capacity and a maximum lift height of 4.3 metres. A maximum horizontal reach of 3m can be achieved with a 750kg load.
Power is supplied by a Stage V-compliant, four-cylinder turbocharged Kubota diesel engine producing 66hp. The driveline is hydrostatic and is supplied though a Bosch Rexroth hydraulic motor which drives both Carraro axles through mechanical driveshafts, and offers two speed ranges – 0-15 and 0-30km/h. A 45-degree steering articulation angle is claimed with an additional four degrees of rear-axle oscillation which Kubota says provides consistent traction and power delivery.
The RT305T-2 is a further product from the partnership between Dutch manufacturer Tobroco-Giant and Kubota and was shown with a full cab. The range will be offered with a semi-glazed ROPS frame and safety doors.
Malone Proline 610
Previewed as a prototype in 2024, Malone's rake was shown as a production machine for the first time. The twin 11-rotor rake provides a working width of 6.1 metres with the rotor working height and cam angle mechanically adjusted.
The 610 is the first machine in a planned range of rakes, with the current version placed as an entry-level machine for farmers producing their own winter fodder or smaller contractors working ahead of balers.
Malone says the Proline has been developed following customers' demand for simple and robust rakes to operate alongside its established range of plain and conditioner mowers.
The Proline has a recommended input power of 50hp and can be adjusted to produce swaths of 1.3-1.7 metres wide. Mechanical push-rod axle steering is offered with a folded transport height of 3.8m.
Muthing MU-M/F Vario 600
Exhibiting at LAMMA for the first time, German vegetation management machinery manufacturer Muthing displayed a six-metre model of its folding flail mower. Offered as an alternative to a conventional rotary batwing mower, the design uses a variable shearbar mounted between the flair cylinder and the front edge of the chassis. Muthing says this can be adjusted to change to material chop length and the uplift suction. The MU-M/F has been designed for pasture topping alongside more intense cover crop and maize stubble destruction. The 2,700kg machine requires an upfront power of 200hp, with the design using four pneumatic 360-degree castoring wheels instead of rear rollers, which Muthing says allows the units to be turned at headlands without lifting and provides greater machine manoeuvrability.
Deutz 5 Series Keyline
Where budgets are tight, choosing a more basic spec tractor with just the options you require can be a good plan, suggests Deutz-Fahr, which debuted its tractor range. There are three models from 76-106hp, powered by the proven FARMotion four-cylinder Stage V engine, and a five-gear, 20x20 transmission with the option to add hydraulic power shuttle or two-step powershift.
It is available with a loader frame only or a complete loader-ready kit with joystick, and the hydraulic system can be specified with two or three rear spools and two mid-mount spools and lift capacity up to 4,525kg.
The four-pillar cab offers good visibility for yard and field work along with air conditioning, radio and hydraulic cab suspension, said to reduce vibration by up to 40%.
Deutz-Fahr has also ramped up its tech offering in recent years, and customers using its guidance and steering packages can now add path planning software, which can be operated on a screen extender. The software creates guidance lines according to the operator's parameters, which can include specific headland layouts and shortest routes or numbers of turns, plus obstacles, and the plan is then transferred to the IMonitor via Agrirouter. Including lifetime unlock codes, the package costs £1,234.
Weidemann T6025
Designed in the UK and assembled in Germany, the follows a similar route to the larger 7042 machine, with several controls and cab fit and finish features shared between the models. The introduction of the T6025 replaces the existing T5522 and Kramer-sourced 6027. The 6025 is a completely in-house Weidemann development and provides a 2.5-tonne lift capacity to a maximum height of 6.0 metres. Hydraulic output extends to a maximum flow of 75 litre/minute at 250 bar.
Power is supplied from a 2.2-litre, four-cylinder 75hp Perkins engine with a two-speed hydrostatic transmission providing a maximum speed of 30 km/h. The introduction of the T6025 adds another machine into the now competitive group of telehandlers with an overall width and height of less than two metres.
Bednar Kator power harrow
showed the Kator KN 3000Q power harrow, as a precursor to introducing its range of combi drills to UK customers in 2025. Available in 3-6m working widths the Kator features a reinforced machine frame, closely spaced rotors at 22.5mm and three bearings per rotor. Ease of maintenance has been considered with access to each rotor via four bolts, while underneath the trough, blades are enclosed to protect the rotors from stones wedging into them. A close coupled levelling bar is followed by a packer roller.
The power harrow is compatible with the Katara seed bar and a front hopper and in common with other machines in the company's range comes with a two-year warranty with no hectare limit.
Bednar has also added a front Crop Cutter to its Versatill tine cultivator which is designed primarily for seedbed cultivation, but it is also suitable for shallow stubble cultivation after harvest. Available in 4.05-5.85m working widths, the Versatill can now also be used to mulch cover crops and lightly cultivate ahead of a min-till drill.
Abbey VF3350 diet feeder
Abbey Machinery showed the model from its towed diet feeder range, en route to a customer in Scotland.
While the company is well known for its single and twin auger machines, increased demand is being seen for the larger wagons, driven by dairy farms scaling up and moving to green field site units purpose built to accommodate larger machinery.
The VF3350 has three vertical 22mm augers, and 8mm walls, its heavy build being one of its selling points, says the company. It also features a wide angle pto shaft with shearbolt protection.
With 24 knives and to counter knives, materials are thoroughly processed and fed out via a pair of wide hydraulic discharge doors, using a two speed gearbox for different feeding needs.
Electronic scales with six weigh bars are linked to Digi-Star technology for ration recording. For manoeuvrability, the chassis has a sprung tandem steering axle.
Stoll Profiline FZ 46-29 Isobus connected
Simply driven from the power beyond system, offers both the FZ self-levelling and FS non self-levelling loaders in a ISoBus controlled format. With many tractor manufacturers offering ISoBus functionality across the range, Stoll has opted to utilise the system to offer a loader without the need of a mid-mounted hydraulic feed. Loader functionality is operated through the tractors built in joystick.
Using the IsoBus system the manufacturer claims that the loader offers greater operator functionality over a standard system. Control settings accessed through the tractor's touchscreen terminal provide customisable functionality that can be saved for three different users. Pre-set functions can also be set and saved for 10 different attachments. Operators can also program the loader with return to dig functionality and set the bucket tilt or crowd angle for operation. Built in weighing functionality can both count and subtract load weights to the operator's pre-determined total during loading cycles.
Greencrop slurry tankers
Clean and dirty water specialist has updated its vacuum slurry tanker offering with higher capacity models, up to 4000 gallons, with rear steer twin axles, air/hydraulic brakes and 710/50 R26 tyres, although other tyre sizes can be specified.
Offering 13,500 litres/min capacity from a Bertolini pump, the tanker has a fast fill arm and has mountings for a range of applicators for purchasers wishing to move away from splash plates.
Greencrop also offers a range of dribble bars and trailing shoe applicators and suggests that a 12m dribble bar would pair well with this tanker. Prices are from £53,500.
Weaving combi drill
showcased its latest combination drill unit, with the stand-alone air drill offered in a multi-fit format claimed to be suitable for fitment on the manufacturer's own power harrow or to be retrofitted to alternative brands. Currently offered in three and four-meter ridged variants with the entry level machine fitted with the manufacturer's standard tine and hydraulic pressure control. A double disc opener on a parallel linkage with manual depth control can be optionally specified. The three-metre variant pictured is offered with a 1000kg hopper, with the manufacturer indicating plans to develop a spilt hopper variant. Seed is delivered through an accord metering system. Pre-emergence markers can be optionally specified prospective buyers can also choose from two following tine options. Prices for the three meter entry level machines start at £29,800.Stoll IsoBus loader
Opico Strigle Straw Harrow
Opico presented a new version of the , which is designed to penetrate the surface, distribute crop residue and create a tilth to prompt a lush of weeds.
The addition of Turbo Discs to 3m-9m models further intensifies the movement of soil, thus increasing the weed chit to help in the fight against problem weeds such as blackgrass and ryegrass by creating a stale seedbed.
Working directly behind the combine, the Top Strigle's Turbo Discs and five rows of heavy-duty harrow tines spread trash and create a micro tilth to prompt a flush of growth. The harrow also disturbs slug eggs exposing them to sunlight, so helping to control slugs.
Power requirement for the straw harrow is based on the need for an effective working speed; for example, a 6m Top Strigle would ideally be mounted on a 155-180hp tractor. Prices start from £11,227.
Teagle Tomahawk 6100H
Aimed at the skid steer and small pivot-steer market the Tomahawk 6100H is the latest addition to the manufacturer's lineup. This straw-only machine utilises the manufacturer's 280-degree swivel shoot system, capable of directing bedding up to 12 metres into a livestock pen. With a 40 litre per minute oil flow requirement the Teagle can take a 4ft or 5ft round bale or alternatively, the leading shear gate can be utilised to cut a Heston bale in half and feed it into the chopper for spreading. The manufacturer also claims the, design of the chopping unit aids in the reduction of dust emissions when operating. The compact machine also offers a 1,400kg payload option for loader and three-point linkage fitment can also be specified.
Maschio Gaspardo low-cost sprayer
A first in 's move to an anthracite coloured polyethylene tank body, the Tempo 1200 has a 90hp power requirement. Pitched at the more cost-effective end of the manufacturer sprayer portfolio the Tempo weighs in at 1,160kg with a 12-meter working width and 1,298 litre tank capacity. Entry level machines come equipped with the manufacturer starter lightweight hydraulic cross folding boom. Prospective buyers looking for a more robust boom design can optionally specify the sprayer with the manufacturer's U-boom. An LED road lighting kit is fitted as standard, and a manual three way diverter takes care of sprayer filling. An electronic control box controls the main sprayer functionality when in operation.
