June 21, 2003
Long term test: John Deere 6920S
TRACTOR TEST: It’s about 18 months since John Deere launched the mass-market 20-series tractors. To get a feel for how the range is faring, this month we add an 830- hour 118kW/160hp 6920S model to…
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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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June 21, 2003
Brief test: John Deere 6920 AutoPowr with 4V-CR engine
TRACTOR TEST: Test timing meant that both this month’s long-term John Deere 6920S tractor and our earlier 6920 AP test tractor (profi 02/03) used the firm’s ‘old’ twovalve engines. Since then, Deere has introduced its…
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June 21, 2003
Driving impression: Massey Ferguson 6465 tractor
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April 21, 2003
Driving impression: John Deere 5020 tractors
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Different sources for similar ‘horses’: John Deere’s former 3000/3010 was a green Renault Ceres, its current 5010 tractors are made by Agritalia, while the all-new 5020 line comes from its own German factory.…
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April 19, 2003
7 Electronic tractor linkages compared: Sense and sensitivity
PROFI TEST: Electronic linkage control (ELC) is standard spec on most current UK tractors of 100hp and above. Here, though, we specifically focus on the control systems fitted within the 140hp sector – on midsector…
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February 21, 2003
Case IH Maxxum MX135 tractors:
USED MACHINERY: When Case IH introduced the 99kW/135hp MX135 back in 1997, most overlooked the fact that it was broadly based upon the proven mechanicals of the outgoing ‘square-jawed’ 132hp Maxxum Pro 5150. As it…
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February 21, 2003
Long term test: New Holland TS110
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January 10, 2003
Fendt 817 Vario TMS
Vario? Great gearbox; excellent on spud work; it can be made to ‘dance’ by the right operator. Yet despite these kinds of comments, the Fendt still has a reputation of being a one-man tractor, tricky…
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January 21, 2003
Tractor test: John Deere 6920 AutoPowr
TRACTOR TEST: Main John Deere news at Smithfield concerned the imminent arrival of four-valve common rail motors, due to be transplanted into the maker's 6020-series tractors. But these engines are not here yet. In the…
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December 13, 2002
Agco Challenger MT855 crawler
Driving impression: Powered by Cat engines, the Challenger MT800 crawlers put down their considerable marker at this year’s Smithfield Show. Their aim – and more particularly the aim of the 370kW/500hp MT865 flagship? To be…
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December 21, 2002
Tractor test: Massey Ferguson 4355
