User reviews of latest tractor models
There is just no substitute for user comment. Farmers Weekly interactive follows four farming families as they test four tractor models from the UK’s best selling manufacturers. Follow the links to see each report:
 | Read a review of the John Deere 6620 |
 | Read a review of the McCormick MC135 |
 | Read a review of the New Holland TSA 125 |
 | Read a review of the Massey Ferguson MF 6465 |
Below is a complete guide to our findings:
Fleet Profile- User Comments | ||||
Make and model | ||||
Owner | Rundle Weldham, Cornwall | Peter Howell, Norfolk | Tony Leach, Surrey | Pople family, Somerset |
Farm type | 2000 acres[800ha] mixed arable, veg, beef and sheep, plus contracting | 800 acres[320ha] mainly arable with 400 head beef herd | Contractor | 480[192ha] mainly dairy and beef |
Tractor’s work | Varied fieldwork-all activities, mowing, discing, haulage, rotavating, slurry tanking, muck spreading etc | All main top work including drilling, fertiliser spreading and trailer haulage | Hedgecutting, maize drilling and round baling | Ploughing, mowing and all main work |
Comments | A good all- rounder, fuel economy good and 1670 trouble-free hours | Good fuel ecoomy, gear selection, occassionally unpredicatable | Transmission good for all tasks and easy to use, 1240 hours without trouble | Retro-fitted AutoDrive working well, trouble free operation |
