Tractors News Archive

Prees, Shropshire-based fencing and hedge cutting contractor Rich Edwards is on his second pair of Kubota M-series tractors, having enjoyed low running costs and faultless reliability with his first two Battlefield Machinery-supplied tractors. “I wasn’t looking swap this year, given that I’d bought with extended warranties, but the figures told me a different story,” explains…

The new Case IH Quadtrac 715, Optum 340 CVXDrive, Puma 260 CVXDrive, Farmall 75C Electric and Axial-Flow 160 series have been shortlisted in the nominations for the farm machine 2024 award at Agritechnica. The Farm Machine 2024 award spotlights products from across the industry shining a light on those that bring the most potential productivity…

New Holland has expanded the T7 Long Wheelbase range with a new Power Command full powershift transmission option available on models up to the T7.260 LWB. This transmission offers customers an alternative choice of technology to the Auto Command transmission featured in the T7.300 Long Wheelbase model launched in 2022. The Power Command transmission model…

Case IH has kicked off global celebrations honouring the 100-year anniversary of the Farmall tractor. The iconic Farmall model was initially introduced in 1923 as the all-purpose tractor designed to revolutionize the agriculture industry. This celebration will take place during a year-long, multi-faceted campaign anchored in the concept of Farmall being “The One For All”….

A new line of Bobcat Compact Tractors has been launched for Europe. Bobcat Compact Tractors are part of the ground maintenance equipment (GME) range announced by the company last October. Building on the company’s success in the North American market, Bobcat aims to rank within the top-three GME players in Europe and to double growth…

Kubota’s new M6001 Utility range is the successor of Kubota’s MGX series. The new M6001 Utility range is designed for extensive dairy and livestock farms, cereal fields, and municipalities. With the introduction of this new range, Kubota aims to complement the current heavy duty M6002 Series with additional lighter models. In fact, the M6001 Utility…

Since their launch in 2011, John Deere’s 6R Series tractors have set standards in both field and transport performance as well as precision ag technology. With 14 new generation models from 110 to 250hp announced at the end of 2021, these tractors have become even smarter. In addition, four brand new models include the four-cylinder…

A year after the launch of the Valtra G Series and four months after launching the Valtra A, April 2021 saw Valtra continue its development into the fifth generation by introducing its new N Series and T Series tractors. “The new tractors are not only good looking, they are also easy to use, they have…

New Holland Agriculture is driving forward its Clean Energy Leader strategy, consolidating its leadership in alternative fuels and extending its scope with innovative solutions in the Specialty sector. Carlo Lambro, New Holland Brand President, stated: “We have pioneered sustainable, innovative solutions for some 14 years. We developed the Energy-Independent Farm model, showing how a closed-loop…

The start of 2021 sees a new Valtra A Series tractor launched. Twice the recipient of the Machine of the Year award, in 2017 and in 2019, the A Series is evolving into its 5th generation. Wide Model Range – Choice of Seven The model series continues to comprise seven models to choose from, all…