September 21, 2013
Fendt 313 Vario:
TRACTOR TEST: Exactly a year ago we published a driving impression on the latest Fendt 300-series tractors in which we focused on their new exhaust emission compliant engines as well as on some of the…
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September 21, 2013
John Deere 5020-series tractors
USED MACHINERY: Tractors competing in the sub-100hp livestock tractor sector traditionally featured a pared-back specification. Not always, though. With its 2003 launch of the 5020-series, John Deere offered a tractor with a comprehensive standard spec…
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August 21, 2013
Tractor test: John Deere 5100M
TRACTOR TEST: For John Deere in the UK and Ireland the 5M is the jewel in its sub-100hp crown. This tractor family offers owners a mix of key creature comforts, but stops short of providing…
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June 21, 2013
Massey Ferguson 7624 Dyna-VT Exclusive
TRACTOR TEST: While it may not rank as top dog in Massey’s 7600 tractor pack, the 163kW/222hp/219PS (rated output to 97/98 EC) MF 7624 still possesses a sizeable punch. Sold with either a mechanical or…
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May 8, 2013
Fendt Vario 724 SCR
long with a dramatically different cab, the major change introduced with the new Fendt 700 range is that it now packs extra muscle — 162kW/220hp/217PS on the tested Vario 724 flagship. So, even though the…
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March 21, 2013
John Deere 6210R DirectDrive
TRACTOR TEST: John Deere is making some substantial claims for its double-clutch DirectDrive transmission, which has been previewed across our technical and driving impression pages over the past couple of issues. So time now to…
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March 21, 2013
John Deere 6R DirectDrive
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere has a new 24-speed transmission — DirectDrive — which uses two clutches, three ranges and eight powershift steps to bring most of a CVT’s in-field/on-road benefits. How does it stack up…
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February 13, 2013
Fendt 500 Vario
Four models, three versions: Fendt’s new 500 Vario range will replace the current 400 series. Technology marches on even in smaller tractors, as we discover aboard assorted members of the 500 family.
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February 21, 2013
Massey Ferguson 7615
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Massey Ferguson has been stirring its model pot yet again and bundled the 130hp+ 5400-, 6400- and 7400-series tractors into the one 7600 line-up. Just as on the 180hp+ 7600 units we looked…
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October 21, 2012
Fendt Farmer 313 Vario SCR
DRIVING IMPRESSION: With the introduction of the new Vario 300s, Fendt now has Stage IIIB-compliant tractors in the 75kW/100hp class. The top-line 313 SCR hits 99kW/133hp/135PS — enough to prompt us into giving one a…
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September 21, 2012
Case IH Puma CVX 160
TRACTOR TEST: Nothing runs like a Deere when there’s a Puma snapping at its tail — a statement made in jest yet underlining the ferocity of the competition within the 130-180hp tractor category. We plucked…
