Farm Machinery Journal Magazine

01 December, 2025

FIRST IMPRESSION: We take a first look at JCB’s long awaited Fastrac 6000 series tractors. THE BIG PICTURE: The very first JCB Fastracs to roll off the Rocester production line in 1991 FIRST IMPRESSION: A first chance to see the brand-new long wheelbase Case IH Optum in Austria FIRST IMPRESSION: A Lincolnshire farm gives its verdict on Sky’s HDSTW6000 discs FIRST IMPRESSION: An Irish contractor’s first thoughts on its latest investment. A SlurryQuip Börger RC150 mobile slurry separatortures FOCUS ON… Looking to buy a 3,000-gallon slurry tanker? We investigate the options EVENT REPORT: The thrills and spills from the UK Tractor Driver of the Year competition EVENT REPORT: Farm-level forestry kit from the Elmia Wood 2025 event in Sweden FLEET PROFILE: The diverse kit of Leicestershire contractors M Widdowson and Son BEHIND THE SCENES: The new import arrangements for Kongskilde equipment into Great Britain RUNNING REPORT: Why a Cambridgeshire farm has settled on Weaving’s GD 6001T direct drill RUNNING REPORT: How a GPS-equipped Massey Ferguson 6S.180 has improved accuracy MODERN CLASSIC: Documenting the development of Krone’s BigX self-propelled forager as the harvester celebrates 25 years in the market WORKING VEHICLE: Putting the affordable KGM Musso Saracen Plus pickup through its paces WV RUNNING REPORT: Comparing reliability of our longterm Isuzu D Max DL40 to other makes BUYING GUIDE: All you need to know about buying a used Rolland Rollforce muckspreader AUCTIONS ROUND-UP: The results from farm dispersal sales in Nottinghamshire and Devon TRACTOR TWITCHER: The tractors at the British National Ploughing Championships in 2010