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Reading Time: < 1 minute Like other manufacturers, John Deere is continually challenged to boost fuel efficiency and at the same time meet the new Tier III emission standards. In the Nebraska tests conducted in October 2009, Deere s 8320R tractor, part of the R/RT series, set fuel efficiency records delivering 18.93 hp. hr/ gal while producing 274.37 PTO hp […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute AGCO believes recent test results from Nebraska confirm that the company s new line of 205 to 275 PTO horsepower row crop tractors introduced in 2009 offers the greatest fuel efficiency among tractors of this category on the market. This includes the Challenger MT600C Series, Massey Ferguson 8600 Series and the AGCO DT Series machines […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Multiple factors affect fuel efficiency. Ordinarily, that can make it even harder to achieve fuel efficiency but Fendt has taken the opposite approach. Instead, the company has designed a tractor management system (TMS) that works in concert with their engines, transmissions and electronics to boost efficiency. When activated, the TMS controls the engine and the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Versatile tractors are powered by engines made by Cummins, which gets a big chunk of the credit for fuel efficiency gains, according to Adam Reid, Versatile marketing manager. Then Versatile ensures these engines work seamlessly with the electronic systems of the Versatile tractors. Cummins says that optimal fuel efficiency is continuously achieved by full-authority electronic […] Read more