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Articles by Bob Karsten

The founder of the Australian tractor brand Acremaster, which built tractors from 1975 to 1984, is returning to the market this year. Work is underway on a new tractor. - Photos: Mark Pasveer
02-02-2024 | News

Australian Acremaster articulated tractors are making a comeback

Homburg Holland will sell the Swedish weeding robot Ekobot in the Netherlands. - Photos: Mark Pasveer
30-01-2024 | News

Homburg Holland to sell Swedish Ekobot in the Netherlands

Doosan Bobcat displays a second version of the autonomous RogueX skid-steer loader at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA: the RogueX2. - Photo: Bobcat
30-01-2024 | News

Bobcat showcases new version of autonomous RogueX skid-steer loader

The new flagship model from Lovol is the P7240, with 240 hp and a continuously variable transmission. It is expected that by the end of 2024, the homologation will be complete, making the Lovol tractor available in Europe. - Photos: Mark Pasveer.
17-11-2023 | News

Green and white Chinese Lovol tractors now with CVT at Agritechnica

Two notable tractors from the Indian tractor manufacturer Tafe: on the left is a tractor that runs on hydrogen and on the right an electric tractor. - Photos: Mark Pasveer.
16-11-2023 | News

Indian Tafe presents tractors powered by hydrogen and electricity

The driving behavior of the electric narrow-track tractor Fendt e107V is exactly like that of the 207V diesel tractors. Inside you will notice that the sound is different: the diesel rumble of the three-cylinder is missing. - Photos: Bob Karsten
15-11-2023 | Article

Test drive with the electric narrow-track tractor Fendt e107V

After the 60 hp AgriRobo, Kubota now showcases the 100 hp version. It is based on an M5002. It features a continuously variable transmission. - Photos: Mark Pasveer
14-11-2023 | News

Autonomous AgriRobo Kubota M5 with CVT available only in Japan

After much secrecy, New Holland officially presented the CR11 combine harvester on Sunday, November 12. It is the new flagship of the machinery manufacturer, which is said to have 20 to 40% more threshing capacity than the current top model CR10.90. - Photos: Mark Pasveer
13-11-2023 | News

New Holland unveils giant combine harvester CR11 at Agritechnica

The idea of the Finnish machinery manufacturer Valtra is to automatically maintain the horizontal position of the fertilizer spreader using a hydraulic top link, which is based on two sensors positioned under the spreader. - Photo: Valtra
13-10-2023 | News

Valtra keeps fertilizer spreader automatically horizontal

Claas works on a hybrid propulsion system for Lexion combines. - Photo: Claas
13-10-2023 | News

Claas tests partially electric propulsion for Lexion combines

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Bob Karsten Editor for TREKKER magazine