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Tips for buying a second-hand Challenger MT765E

Rising input costs, falling subsidy payments and squeezed profit margins mean many farmers are turning to the second-hand machinery market to add extra firepower or replace their ageing prime mover.…

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Adapted Xerion and three-wheel Ploeger haul timber for Howie

Apart from the occasional buzz of flies, all is still and quiet in the spectacularly picturesque, timber-clad Shinnel Glen in south-west Scotland. A bright yellow vehicle briefly adds contrasting colour…

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New Holland slots a CVT box in T9 tractors

In a 500+hp market only worth about 40 units/year, New Holland has upped its game to grab a few more sales by building the world’s largest wheeled CVT driven tractor,…

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More power for facelifted Fendt 1000 Vario tractors

Fendt has lifted the lid on the fourth generation of its flagship 1000 Vario tractors, which are more powerful, cheaper to run and nicer to drive. Four models make up…

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Agritechnica 2025: New Holland XDs push T7 range to 435hp

The CNH brands have once again synchronised like the two fingers of a Twix, with New Holland replicating Case IH’s launch of three bigger Optum models in unveiling a trio…

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Agritechnica 2025: Revamped Claas Axion 9 gets high-spec cab

Claas has overhauled its 360 to 450hp prime movers with the hope of reeling in a fresh cohort of customers. Updates to the Axion 9 (formerly 900s) include a refined…

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Supersized Case IH Optum gets 435hp and 60kph top speed

Case IH has added to its heavy-duty Optum tractor line-up with a trio of higher horsepower models that top out at 435hp. This substantial hike puts them on an equal…

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First impressions: New cab major progress for Claas Axion 9

Claas can rightly revel in its top-dog status when it comes to combine harvesters and foragers. But 22 years after swallowing Renault Agriculture, its tractor division continues to lag behind.…

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Driver's view: Tom Mixture's John Deere 6R 250

Sitting at the apex of John Deere’s “mid-size” tractor line-up, the 6R 250 offers a healthy slug of power in a modestly proportioned chassis. Its versatility in tackling jobs both…

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Driver's View: Ben Sharp’s Case IH Optum 300

Case IH’s Puma 260 might be the obvious match for the 300hp tractors featured in this series, but, with the near-identical T7.300 already covered, we’re instead focusing on a model…

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First impressions: Claas Xerion 12.650 takes on US artics

To the casual observer, Claas’ Xerion 12.650 looks like any other articulated crawler – just a Quadtrac, 9RX, or Versatile Deltatrack dressed in a different outfit. Yet it’s nothing of…

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Video: First impressions - Fendt 1162 MT twin-track crawler

When Fendt announced it would be inheriting Challenger’s product range in Europe, questions centred on how the tracklayers and their crude powershift gearboxes – so obviously at odds with the…

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Video: First drive: Fendt’s 415hp 942 Vario

Fendt has spent the past decade tightening its grip on the high-horsepower tractor market, to the point that it now claims one-third of all new tractor sales above 200hp. But…

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Video: JCB Fastrac smashes British tractor speed record

Daredevil stunt rider Guy Martin was at the helm of a highly modified JCB Fastrac as it broke the British tractor speed record, travelling at 103.6mph. See also: Video: Valtra…

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Video: Fendt's 943 MT twin-track crawler on test

Agco has breathed new life into its flailing twin-track fleet with a major rebranding and upgrading exercise for the long-in-the-tooth Challenger tractors. And the firm’s prairie monster range needed some…

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