September 7, 2006
Fendt – 312 Vario
Driving impression: Fendt 312 Vario tractor Fendt fans have been asking for a lighter weight, simplerto- operate stepless tractor for some time. And now they would appear to have it, in the shape of the…
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June 21, 2005
Fendt – 900 Vario
USED MACHINERY: Fendt 900-series tractors: When profi first tested the Fendt 926 back in 1996, we concluded that its CVT transmission was a near match, in terms of efficiency, to a full powershift. Some nine…
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May 21, 2005
Fendt – 712 Vario TMS
TRACTOR TEST: Fendt 712 Vario TMS It's now more than four years since profi last tested a 92kW/125hp Vario 712 (profi 12/00), so we decided that it was time to make a return visit, to…
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August 21, 2004
Fendt – 930 Vario TMS
TRACTOR TEST: Fendt 930 Vario TMS Mighty Captain Fendt-tastic Head of Fendt's family the 221kW/300hp 930 Vario is currently rated as the world's most powerful commercially available standard tractor and is also the only unit…
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December 21, 2003
Tractor test: Fendt 818 Vario TMS
TRACTOR TEST: A tractor maker’s top selling models tend to be in the 74kW/100hp-96kW/130hp category which, bearing in mind where average power currently sits in most European countries, would seem to make sense. Why, then,…
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January 10, 2003
Fendt 817 Vario TMS
Vario? Great gearbox; excellent on spud work; it can be made to ‘dance’ by the right operator. Yet despite these kinds of comments, the Fendt still has a reputation of being a one-man tractor, tricky…
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September 21, 2002
Tractor test: Fendt Farmer 309 C
TRACTOR TEST: Transformation almost complete, new entry-level Fendt 300s now adopt the same cutesy curves as their 400, 700 and 900 higher hp siblings. These ‘fashionable’ baby Fendts were introduced at the Agritechnica 2001 event,…
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March 14, 2002
Driving impression: Fendt Farmer 300C
DRIVING IMPRESSION: No, there’s still no semi-powershift option for the smaller Fendts. Yet, importantly, there are changes on the latest Farmer 300C – and more than just the adoption of 400 Vario-style curves at the…
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January 18, 2002
Caterpillar Challenger MT700-series
Driving impression: There is no doubt that the Cat MT-series has quite a tractor act to follow, its predecessor Challenger 35/45/55 models having developed a substantial reputation on this side of ‘The Pond’. Reporting from…
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January 21, 2002
Tractor test: Fendt Favorit 926 Vario
TRACTOR TEST: The first cutting-edge tractor with an infinitely variable gearbox – that was the Favorit 926 Vario, launched by Fendt in 1996. Five years after we tested that first tractor, Fendt is lining up…
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March 21, 2001
Tractor test: Fendt Farmer 411 Vario
TRACTOR TEST: When Fendt launched its Farmer 400 tractor range at Agritechnica ‘99, questions were asked – and one in particular. Can it really make sense to take Vario stepless transmission technology all the way…
