January 10, 2018
Case IH Luxxum 120
TRACTOR TEST: Just over a year ago, Case IH clipped one member from the Farmall family, turning the U Pro into the Luxxum – a lighter Maxxum if you like. Built in Austria and also…
Advertisement
Hubert Wilmer
-
-
December 22, 2017
Claas Axion 960 tractor: Life is cushty for the upper Claas
TRACTOR TEST: Claas postponed moving its tractors to emission Stage IV for as long as possible … but now the switch has finally been made. In its wake come boosted engine power and a number…
-
October 7, 2017
Case IH Quadtrac CVX: CVX just got bigger
DRIVING IMPRESSION: A CVT option in the Quadtrac is designed to take the 20-year-old tractor to the next level to keep it one step ahead in the four-track concept
-
October 6, 2017
Kubota M7151 Premium: Time in the seat
TRACTOR TEST: Back in 2014 Kubota introduced its M7001 series of 130hp-170hp tractors which are firmly geared towards the European farmer. The piggy in the middle M7151 Premium (110kW/150hp rated output to 97/68EC) is the…
-
May 16, 2018
Fendt 1290 S XD big square baler: half a ton in 30 seconds
Boil down the results of this test and you get the formula above. How does the Fendt 1290 S XD big square baler manage that sort of output? And what’s it like to work with?…
-
April 8, 2017
Case IH Quadtrac 620 and John Deere 9620 RX
TRACTOR TEST: From the mainstream makers these are the most powerful tractors of our time — one with 25 years’ experience, the other being a relative newbie to this market. Anything to choose between them?…
-
April 12, 2017
Valtra N134 Versu
Following in the formidable shadow of T series, Valtra has introduced a revamped ‘N’ with the same modern cab plus a Stage IV engine perched out front. We take a look at the 99kW/135hp (maximum…
-
February 21, 2017
Fendt 312 Vario:
TRACTOR TEST: Fendt has switched engine breeds, with its 300 series tractors now using in-house AGCO Power motors in place of the more familiar Deutz unit. To find out if this change of heart makes…
-
February 21, 2017
Kuhn Rauch Axis H 50.2 EMC+W fertiliser spreader:
There’s something unusual about the second generation of Axis spreaders — and it’s not just lights alongside the discs to let an operator fathom what’s going on at night. Things are happening that the eye…
-
January 21, 2017
Case IH Optum 300 CVX:
TRACTOR TEST: Case IH absolutely nailed it when it came to styling its new high horsepower ‘lightweight’ tractor. But why call it Optum? Perhaps this most intriguing of titles equates to ‘Optimum’, or maybe simply…
-
January 21, 2017
CVT efficiency in comparison:
All leading tractor manufacturers offer stepless transmission options, which they have either developed themselves or sourced from outside suppliers. Each transmission has its own unique design that can lead to differences in efficiency. This was…
