November 16, 2012
Tractor test: Valtra S353
While the Valtra S and Massey Ferguson 8600 might share the same hardware, the Finnish manufacturer has added its own touches to how the tractor is operated from the seat. To see how all the…
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Tractors
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of tractors.
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October 21, 2012
Claas Arion 650
DRIVING IMPRESSION: In equipping its Arion line with Stage IIIB (Tier 4i) engines, Claas has done more than just lower its tractor emissions. For starters there’s a new cab and, in addition, the family has…
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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…
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October 11, 2012
New Holland T6.160
New Holland certainly couldn’t be accused of hanging out the machine-launch bunting when its Stage IIIB-compliant T6 superseded the T6000 tractors earlier this year. Which, to be frank, is to the firm’s credit, as not…
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September 14, 2012
New Holland T8.390
TRACTOR TEST: One helluva nose job took place when New Holland installed an SCR-equipped motor within its flagship tractor range: the short stumpy snout of the T8000 made way for a massive, elongated honker that…
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August 21, 2012
Case IH Farmall 75C
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Plucking their name from Case IH’s extensive back catalogue, the latest Farmall tractors have a job on their collective hands if they’re to live up to their steeped-in-history billing. To find out whether…
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August 21, 2012
John Deere 8020-/8030-series tractors
USED MACHINERY: The core difference between an 8020- and 8030-series John Deere tractor is a shift from an 8.1- to a 9.0-litre power unit. James de Havilland reviews this and other specification factors to consider…
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July 13, 2012
New Holland T9.560
Many big-scale UK arable businesses prefer the rubber-tracked route when looking to transfer maximum tractor power to the ground and tread softly; for proof, just refer back to our cost management reports over the past…
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June 21, 2012
Fendt GuideConnect
DRIVING IMPRESSION: By combining GPS with sophisticated control technology, Fendt can yoke moving machinery together like great-grandfather yoked his oxen. As the operator steers the tractor he’s in, a driverless tractor moves in step. We…
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June 21, 2012
Massey Ferguson 5440 Dyna-4
TRACTOR TEST: Last year Massey Ferguson subjected its 5400 tractor range to something of a shake-up, and one of the resulting newcomers was the 74kW/100hp 5440. We briefly drove this tractor in our July 2011…
