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60 THE BIG ONE!
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14 SIX AGRICULTURAL CONCEPTS
Agritechnica 2019 featured a host of exciting
new concept vehicles. Saul Wordsworth
analyses the top six
22 FUTURE CONTROL
Caterpillar’s Fred Rio talks to Jack Roper about
automation, digital worksite transformation and
why the future is already upon us
26 GLOBAL AMBITIONS
Zoomlion chairman Dr Zhan Chunxin talks to
iVT editor Tom Stone about the Chinese OEM’s
expansion plans
30 GET CONNECTED
Jack Roper speaks to John Deere, Volvo and
Caterpillar about predictive telematics and the
possibility of total connection
40 BESPOKE CIRCUITS
In the fourth part of our ‘How to build an electric
vehicle’ series, Gerald Scheffels explores
creating electrical systems for mobile machinery
NEWS & REGULARS
6 A NEW ERA
Jungheinrich stuns industry with
a game-changing lift-truck
8 AWARD BONANZA
A round-up of recent prizewinning
innovations
10 SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
Our columnist Roberth Jonsson
talks avoiding AI accidents
12 MAKE THE GRADE
John Deere to showcase
machine tech at ConExpo
98 LOOKING BACK
Liebherr celebrates its 50th
anniversary in the US
FEATURES
48 THE ROCK STAR
Saul Wordsworth gets to grips with
John Deere’s stunning new fully
tracked 8RX tractor
54 POWER PLAYER
The full lowdown on the EC950F,
Volvo’s largest and most
powerful excavator
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