January 22, 2016
Fendt 1050 Vario
No miracle, granted. Yet Fendt has still managed to conjure something rather special out of its design department’s hat. The firm’s flagship 1050 model boasts a 500hp engine, 14t kerb weight and 2.35m tall wheels,…
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November 11, 2015
Fendt 939 Vario
Following on the heels of the Fendt 828 test (04/2015) we take a look at what is new on the Marktoberdorf ringleader, the 939. Can the Stage IV twin-turbo engine put in a better performance…
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April 9, 2015
Fendt 828 Vario
While the 724 and 720 may be Fendt’s bread-and-butter sellers in the UK, the bigger 828 and 939 models are not that far behind. So, having been suitably impressed by the fuel efficiency of the…
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January 23, 2015
Fendt 724 Vario
Fendt price tags have long had a propensity to make the eyes water, yet many owners argue the marque’s strong residuals mean that owning a Fendt is no more expensive than any other premium-brand tractor.…
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November 19, 2010
Fendt – 820 Vario
Long-term tractor test: Fendt Vario 820 This month we break away from our tractor test norm – to see if Fendt's premium price tag and perceived reliability are all they're cracked up to be. 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
Driving impression: 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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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…