Driving impression: Case IH Puma 210 tractor Although the Case IH Puma line undeniably has much in common with its New Holland T7000-series sibling, it also comes with a number of its own intriguing and unique features. Here we’re thinking, in the main, of the tractor’s Multicontroller armrest and AFS 600 Pro monitor, as seen on the tested Puma family flagship, the 157kW/213hp 210
Avert your eyes from the cabin part of the Puma profile and focus solely on that familiar bulbous bonnet. There is something of the ‘Mini Magnum’ about Case IH’s Austrian-manufactured 200hp tractor offering. Which is a tag that won’t cause Case IH’s marketing men to lose too much sleep; indeed they may even be encouraging the association. For Magnum, after all, continues to be the brand’s conventional tractor flagship and also remains as the range within the red tractor line-up that carries with it the most Case IH heritage. Magnum represents raw beef, a robust and simple design with plenty of proven history behind it. Not a bad image for a new tractor to be identified with, then.
The Case Puma model featured here is the range-topping 210, which comes with a driveline that flexes loads of Magnum-style muscle, including an output rating that places it right in the middle of what would have traditionally been considered Magnum territory. To add some stat flesh to these market positioning bones, the Puma 210’s six-cylinder, 6.75-litre Iveco-Cummins common-rail motor delivers a rated output of 157kW/213hp to ECE R120, this roughly equating to the ISO 14396 standard used by a number of the other tractor makers. Bring in its power boost (gear 16 and above, or the pto operating at more than 250Nm) and max output climbs even higher, up to 178kW/242hp with the four-valve engine spinning at 1,900-2,000rpm.
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