June 4, 2025
Deutz-Fahr 6170.4 PS: Rock solid?
TRACTOR TEST: The 6170.4 is the most powerful four-pot in the Deutz-Fahr line-up. But can it live with the bigger six-cylinder tractors? We find out in our exclusive test.
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June 4, 2025
Cereals 25 Preview
NEWS: Cereals takes place in Lincolnshire this year, at Roy Ward Farms near Sleaford. There’s the usual mix of crop plots, seminars and arable machinery, with some working demonstrations thrown in for variety. Tickets and…
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May 9, 2025
Valtra Q285 — HVO vs diesel comparison: More and yet less
TRACTOR TEST: Alternative fuels that can minimise the CO2 emissions from diesel burning engines are now coming to the market. The DLG test centre filled a Valtra Q285 once with HVO and then repeated the…
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April 11, 2025
Massey Ferguson 8S.265 Dyna-7: It’s a bit marmite
LONG TERM TEST: Operator-focussed changes encouraged our featured test team to invest in Massey Ferguson’s 8S.265 complete with Dyna-7 transmission. After four years and over 4,400 hours, how has it fared?
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March 14, 2025
Deutz-Fahr AgroXtra 6.07 and 6.17: Lovin’ the slopes
REPORT: Deutz-Fahr was at the forefront when it came to developing better visibility with its sloping ‘snoopy’ bonnet tractors in the late 1980s. We take a look at the two large AgroXtra models from the…
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March 14, 2025
John Deere 9RX830: The big guns
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere’s 9RX has made its way to European fields, where we had the chance to drive the top model, the 9RX830. Will it find a home on this side of the Atlantic?
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March 14, 2025
Claas Axos 3.120: Open doors
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The new Claas Axos 3 series is fresh from the ground up and envisaged as an all-rounder for the traditional mixed family farm. We catch up with the new range.
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March 14, 2025
John Deere 6120M: Faithful servant
LONG-TERM TEST: The 6120M with its sloping bonnet and 120hp rated output is proving an ideal loader tractor. Our long-term candidate doesn’t just have to take a load from A to B, but it has…
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February 14, 2025
Kioti HX1402 PC: Lots to like, more to explore
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Following our drive of the 73hp Kioti 8040PC-GE Powershuttle (profi 11/24) we were keen to have a longer spell behind the wheel of its bigger brother, the 140hp HX1402 ATC. A couple of…
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February 14, 2025
Drawbar power compared: Stepless, but different strides
TRACTOR TEST: There's an ongoing debate — is a continuously variable transmission the right ‘box for heavy-lugging draft work? To throw some cats among the argumentative pigeons, we've compared the drawbar power measurements of 15…
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February 14, 2025
High turnout at first German MB trac rally: All the stars align
REPORT: Back in August 2024, MB trac owners staged their first major get together in Dohren, a small town to the south of Hamburg. The event proved a huge success, with a wide range of…
