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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of tractors.
February 21, 2009
TRACTOR TEST: Case IH Magnum 310 Packing a 227kW/309hp (ISO 14396) motor, the Magnum 310 is the flagship-but-one model in Case IH's conventional tractor range and, along with its 246kW/335hp Magnum 335 big brother, also…
February 21, 2009
February 12, 2009
Zetor 3011 tractor: In the 1960s Czechoslovakian firm Zetor was among the first foreign tractor makers to target the UK stranglehold held by the domestic builders MF, Ford, International Harvester and David Brown. Martin Rickatson…
January 14, 2009
Tractor test: Fendt 936 Vario With 360hp max power, a 60km/hr CVT box and a host of control spec on the featured 936 Vario, it is quite tricky to see in which direction Fendt can…
January 21, 2009
TRACTOR TEST: John Deere 7530 AutoPowr Scaling about 1.5t less than the US-built 7030s but supplying only a smidge less power, the 129kW/175hp John Deere 7530 is reckoned to make the ideal contractor's tool. Pto…
December 12, 2008
Valtra T-series tractors: Valtra introduced its six-cyl T-series tractors in the second half of 2002, initially just in highspec ‘electronic' form. But not for long. As the old square-profile Valtra 8000 tractors were phased out,…
November 21, 2008
TRACTOR TEST: Case IH Puma 180 Even its closest rivals would have to admit that the Case IH brand has enjoyed a revival over the past couple of years. Much of that renaissance can be…
October 21, 2008
Tractor test: Claas Axion 850 When the Axion tractor range was launched in autumn 2006, it was hailed as the first tractor to be wholly developed by Claas following the Germany company's decision to take…
October 21, 2008
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere 9630/9630T tractor John Deere's 9630 tractor, with a max 578hp under its hood, is a titanic prime mover by any standards. This awesome machine heads up the US machinery giant's 9030…
September 12, 2008
USED MACHINERY Challenger MT700 series: The four-model 235-306hp Caterpillar Challenger MT700 series tractor range was introduced back in 2002, superseding the Challenger 35/45/55 models. Today, early MT700 units are starting to appear on the used…
September 21, 2008
Driving impression: Claas Axion CMATIC Towards the end of last year, Claas became the latest tractor maker to offer a CVT transmission, the CMATIC, on its 200hp Axion line. And, on top of that, the…
