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201-300HP

Front end loader options for 200hp-plus tractors

It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of fitting a loader to a tractor with more than 100hp under the hood seemed a little silly. But as tractors got…

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TRACTORS

Landquip affiliate transforms JCB Fastrac into load carrier

A new business set up to carry out forward control conversions of the JCB Fastrac hopes to attract customers in forestry, utility, fire-fighting and airport runway maintenance sectors, in addition…

TRACTORS

JCB unleashes new 284-335hp 6000-series Fastrac tractors

Since its 3000-series Fastrac bowed out of production in 2018, JCB has had a sizeable void in the middle of its tractor range. But after five years of designing, engineering…

TRACTORS

New Holland’s 180-225hp T7 tractors get long-awaited upgrade

The drawn-out overhaul of New Holland’s sprawling T7 tractor range has concluded with launch of four fresh “standard wheelbase” models. Running from 180-225hp, these Basildon-built all-rounders are the last to…

TRACTORS

Xtra models supersede 205-305hp Massey 8S tractors

Massey Ferguson is to replace its standard 2020-launched 8S range with a series of “Xtra” tractors that cover the same power outputs. The changes sound more sweeping than they are,…

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Test and reviews

TRACTORS

Fendt's four-cylinder, 224hp 620 – small engine, big power

Four cylinders? 224hp? It’s hard to believe just what can be wrung from a relatively small engine these days – one that finds itself propelling the successors to Fendt’s uber-popular…

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Driver's view: Why Norfolk grower runs trio of Deutz 7250s

Deutz-Fahr tractors are now the go-to prime movers for Norfolk-based potato grower Ian Mason Farms, primarily because of their keen up-front costs and driver-friendly controls. The business runs four of…

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Driver's view: Leics farm rates McCormick's 240hp X7.624

Shifting fewer than 100 tractors a year at the last count makes McCormick one of the lowest volume tractor brands selling in the UK. But what the Italian marque lacks…

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On test: 300hp New Holland is best T7 yet with fresh cab

New Holland has kept the best bits and reworked the worst of its long-wheelbase T7 tractors to create what it hopes will be a John Deere and Fendt slayer. In…

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TRACTORS

Video: On test - John Deere 6250R v 7250R

The 250hp tractor market is bulging at the seams, so picking the model that provides the best balance of power, chassis size, transmission and fuel consumption requires careful consideration. In…

TRACTORS

Video: On test - Case IH 300hp Optum CVX

There is a growing demand from shoppers in the 300hp market for machines more versatile than the traditional tillage-grade tractor.  In response, the major manufacturers have been scrambling to fill…

MACHINERY

Video: Valtra T234 tractor on test with a Sumo Trio cultivator

Valtra has always been the quirky alternative in the Agco tractor line-up. While Challenger takes care of the tracklayer market, Fendt does the premium end of things and Massey appeals…

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JCB Fastrac 4000 tractor gets first test

JCB’s all-new Fastrac is finally here. It’s good, but is it good enough to grab sales from other marques? Nick Fone finds out. With its deeply furrowed brow and waspish…

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