Advertisement
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of tractors.
June 21, 2002
USED MACHINERY: Introduced in late-1994, John Deere’s then radical 8000-series tractors spanned 185 to 260hp. These were then superseded by 8010 models at the back end of 1999, power ratings shifting slightly to span 195…
March 21, 2002
LONG TERM TEST:The Case Magnum metamorphosed back in 1999, shedding its square-lined mechanical Pro skin for up-to-date MX curves and electronics. But the modernising process, not surprisingly, came with a number of new model teething…
March 21, 2002
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere moves its flagship conventionally configured tractors forward with a new front suspension system, high-tech seat, larger engine – and more – on the 8020/8020T series. Charlene Finck got an early opportunity…
February 21, 2002
USED MACHINERY: Introduced in 1997 with power outputs that spanned 50-100hp, the six-model Case IH CX series became an early casualty to the massive New Holland/Case ‘merger’: By 2001, Case-branded CXs were no longer produced…
February 21, 2002
DRIVING IMPRESSION: No, there’s still no semi-powershift option for the smaller Fendts. Yet, importantly, there are changes on the latest Farmer 300C – and more than just the adoption of 400 Vario-style curves at the…
January 21, 2002
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…
January 21, 2002
December 21, 2001
October 21, 2001
TRACTOR TEST: The John Deere 6910 is back for another go at the profi tractor test, this time in AutoPowr guise. Which for those not familiar with Deere speak, means that we’re focusing on the…
September 21, 2001
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Summer rumours have been rife within the farm machinery industry over what John Deere had planned for its mass-market 6010-series tractors. Now all is revealed. Here we profile the ten main changes incorporated…
July 21, 2001
TRACTOR TEST: Back in 1996 Case IH bought Austrian tractor maker Steyr, which was quickly followed by a limited ‘in-red’ model offering in the UK. Not for long, though. With the sale of Case’s Doncaster…
