AG Salons & Nouvelles de la mécanisation

In today’s fast-paced agricultural industry, efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism are essential for contractors looking to stay competitive. That’s why more farmers and contractors are turning to Ag-drive, the all-in-one job management app designed to modernise and streamline every aspect of running a contractin...

Indian manufacturer International Tractors India (ITL) spoke about new 120hp, 130hp and 150hp tractors at Agritechnica.Prototypes of all three tractors are running, but it will take another 18 months of tweaks and tests to compete the project. Until then, the details are off limits. The most powerful Stage...

On the MX stand at Agritechnica was the new T400 Evo loader. As well as having the option of the dark grey colour-scheme from the U500, these hydraulic self-levelling booms also benefit from new features.Chief among these is the Easy Plug pressure release system for the auxiliary valves. This will be standard on T400 Evo...

The VariQtire from IWN is getting closer to the market and is expected to go on sale mid-2026. Unlike other systems which have external hose routing to the tyre valve, this uses a rotator on the inside.With the wheel removed, the thin metal plate for holding the rotator is fitted to the hub. A hoses then goes between  t...

Specialist haulage was needed to deliver the snappily named SelfLine 4.0 System 2000+ self-propelled diet feeder from SiloKing’s factory in Bavaria to Hannover due to its sizable dimensions.Up until now 32m3 was the largest capacity self-propelled from SiloKing, but this new model has a 45m3, triple auger hopper. Capab...

Lucas G was showing a new three-speed powershift gearbox at Agritechnica. It was fitted to a low height 39m3, triple auger mixer.After Agritechnica, the 3.0m high feeder was off to its home in Austria. The low height was achieved by fitting 445/45 R19.5 tyres instead of the normal R22.5s. The spring suspension mounts wer...

Swedish steel company Amlo and investment firm Fröjdia have jointly acquired the bankrupt estate of Överum Industries. The new name of the Swedish plough manufacturer is Överum Agro.The new owners emphasise their ambition to rebuild and develop the operations in Överum with a focus on long-term commitment, stability,...

When it developed its trailing shoe system, Schleppfix came up with an applicator with virtually no moving parts, and it has used that same design philosophy with its latest creation, a slurry separator, the SepaFix.Fed by a pressurised pump, the stream of slurry enters from the bottom of the drum like structure, hitting...

Kioti has ambitions to grow its market share from 2.5% in Europe to 6.0% by 2030. To help achieve this goal it unveiled a range of new machines at Agritechnica, including its first skidsteer. But the headline act on the stand was the HXS1403 which was being previewed with an autonomous package.The HSX is a higher spec ve...

Following its acquisition by ZC Rubber in 2022 and increased spending on R & D, Tianli has been able to expand its agri tyre offering.European sales director, Mark Turner, says it is not just new products that is being developed for Tianli. On-site production of carbon black is currently in being built alongside a larger...

Chinese precision farming firm CHC Nav has unveiled an array of new precision at Agritechnica from sprayer controllers to new auto steer systems.The 610 (10-inch screen) and 612 (12-in) on the auto steer system is set to replace the 510. Apart from the screen size, we are told there is no difference between the 610 and 6...

The Argentinian drill maker BTI Agri has been offered in parts of Europe for over ten years now. It makes a range of gravity fed direct drills up to 16m and pneumatic delivery from 2.5m to 8.0mOn show at Agritechnica was the €115k 4.4m Air Drill 30000 with 21 coulters which equates to a row spacing of 21cm but a narrow...

Sitting alongside the Fastrac 6000 and some new Loadall models, JCB was previewing a new cab on the 526-60 and 530-60 which will go into production in Q2 next year.The overall dimensions are the same as the current design, the big change is in the instrument panel with many of the button controlled functions now being op...

Agritechnica was a chance for Hardi to show its next generation of self-propelled sprayer, the Arex, which will go on sale from mid-2026 before production starts in 2027.A marked different with the firm’s previous European self-propelled, is that it has the cab up front, tank in the middle and the engine sits in betwee...

Although it bought the Raven precision farming business, CNH has decided to saddle up with CHC Nav from China for what it is calling its Fleet Pro solution, essentially a lower cost retrofit auto steer system. At Agritechnica it was doing a special offer price of €4,449 package with the 10-inch screen or €5,000 with ...

Essentially replacing the Luxxum which has been discontinued since 2023, is the Farmall M. This is a three model range – 100, 110 and 120 – which has the same styling as the other recently freshened up Farmall models, under which lies a 3.6-litre, four cylinder engine.Max power ratings pretty much match the model num...

Chinese firm ZSHX Advanced Tractors showed the Xeevo E904i, the first of a new range of electric tractors at Agritechnica.The 4.0t tractor produces a rated output of 90hp (66.1kW). A 30-second power boost increases this to a maximum of 122hp (89.5kW). It depends on the job, but the 103kWh battery is said to last for 4-8 ...

The TH Hybrid Power concept on New Holland’s Agritechnica stand is based on a TH7.40, but then with the diesel engine swapped for a fully electric drivetrain.The hybrid concept disconnects the drivetrain from the hydraulics with the 70kWh battery providing 154hp (115kW) for the driveline and 112hp (84kW) for the hydrau...

Agritechnica provided the first opportunity in Europe to see John Deere’s E-Power 130hp electric tractor prototype.Repetitive tasks in orchards, vineyards, vegetable and livestock farms are expected to be the big markets for the fully electric tractor, which supports a new base design. There are no gear ...

The patented TriForce II coulter arm suspension is the main novelty on the latest reincarnations of the Väderstad Spirit 400-900C/S and Inspire 1200C/S at Agritechnica.Taking three years to develop and test, the patented rubber bar profile of the new triangular beam increases the coulter pressure to 120kg (previously 80...

The joystick steering system was a highlight on the Agritechnica stand of Dutch mini wheeled loader manufacturer Giant.Developed following requests from the market, the joystick also provides numerous other functions, including forward/reverse, a horn on the side of the paddle, and up to two other machine functions can b...

The Lintrac 160 is the most powerful tractor from Lindner as of yet. But rather than underdeliver, the four-cylinder is actually 175hp, and puts out 160hp at the shaft. David Lindner points out that the customers of the family owned business want to know they have the power they are paying for, hence the conservative mod...

This is not it but a 12-row Holmer Terra Dos 5-40HD just like this one set a new world sugar beet harvesting record a couple of weeks before Agritechnica.Lifting 95ha in 24 hours, and breaking the previous Holmer record of 85.6ha with a 12-row T4-30 autumn 2015, the 24-hour marathon took place on a 142ha field (headland ...

The drum on the InnoMade Silagewalze clamp compactor is 1.20m in diameter and is available in two working widths; 2.50m and 2.80m. The standard machine is 2.65t but this can be increased to 4.33t when filled with water or 5.17t with sand.There is also the option of adding a hydraulic side roller which extends the working...

Bogballe was previewing a number of features it will be rolling out to its spreaders at Agritechnica.An integrated hydraulic drive system will replace the pto powered pump Bogballe has used up to now. This means that the left and right discs can be operated at different speeds to each other. And there is a new ISObus sys...