Reading Time: 3 minutes Ever since ownership of the Case IH and New Holland brands was consolidated under Fiat’s CNH Industrial division, new product releases from the red and blue brands have become increasingly co-ordinated. At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, Case IH launched its updated Maxxum and Farmall 100A Series tractors. Just a […] Read more
New Holland T6 and TS6 tractors take the stage
Models updated to 90 to 125 PTO horsepower range, a variety of transmissions are available
PHOTOS: Compact, utility tractors are tough and ‘big at heart’
Machinery Guide: Kubota M6, Kioti PX, John Deere 6R, McCormick X6, New Holland T6 and Case IH Farmall 100A Series' tractors
Reading Time: < 1 minute Size always matters when it comes to tractors. But that doesn’t always mean bigger is better. In fact, smallest is often best, especially with the incredible technology, nimbleness and gutsy flexibility of today’s small tractors. Six different series of compact and utility tractors are included in this month’s MachineryGuide, with the manufacturers offering the same […] Read more
PHOTOS: Dramatic changes for tractors in the 120- to 220-horsepower range
Machinery Guide: Case IH Farmall 100A, New Holland T6, McCormick X6 and John Deere 6R Series
Reading Time: < 1 minute Only six months have come and gone since our last look at tractors in the 120- to 220-horsepower range, and yet the field of models, configurations and options has changed dramatically. In less than a year, three different manufacturers have launched new looks, new features and new designs in these smaller, yet durable lines. The […] Read more
Here come the farm robots
Robotic tractors are already in advanced field tests, and the results are producing great optimism
Reading Time: 5 minutes Phil Jennings of Kinze Manufacturing gets a big kick out of riding in their modified tractor when it’s hauling one of their grain carts during a real Iowa harvest. When the call goes out for the cart, the tractor starts chugging across the field to where the combine is working. Jennings just sits there and […] Read more
PHOTOS: Mid-size tractors surprise with speed, efficiency
Machinery Guide: Massey Ferguson 8700 Series, New Holland 'Golden Jubilee' T7, New Holland Genesis T8 SmartTrax
Reading Time: < 1 minute With the horses to tackle heavy-going conditions, yet fast and flexible enough to adapt to an amazing range of jobs on your farm, today’s so-called “mid-size” tractors are getting smarter by leaps and bounds, and more capable too. If you haven’t put a new model through its paces in the last two or three years, […] Read more
PHOTOS: Tractors with BIG horsepower
Machinery Guide looks at offerings from New Holland, Claas, Massey Ferguson, John Deere and Case IH
Reading Time: < 1 minute There’s really no telling how much bigger these machines will get. Just when it appeared that 500 hp was a safe upper limit, manufacturers pushed right through. Below, Machinery Guide looks at five big tractor series, some with tracked technology and others with cab or transmission enhancements for 2015. All boast big horsepower, which in […] Read more
To the South Pole and back, on a Massey Ferguson
A modified MF 5610 and its crew gets a chance to prove their stuff, retracing the route of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic 1958 adventure to the Antarctic
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the North Pole, it was December 9, and the jolly old elf in the bright red suit was preparing as usual for his annual Christmas Eve sleigh ride. A world away, meanwhile, and even more incredibly, an expedition aboard a bright red Massey Ferguson 5610 tractor was powering its way to the geographic South […] Read more
A new colour in farm tractors
Kubota moves toward its goal of being a major player in the ag equipment market
Reading Time: 5 minutes The rumours had been building for months. There were even spy pictures posted on the Internet as possible proof. Then in September, Kubota’s global headquarters made it official. The company is taking direct aim at the farm market. More specifically, Kubota launched a new, powerful line of M-7 Series tractors, and these new tractors are […] Read more
It won’t be easy being green — or red, or blue
Tough decisions lie ahead, with all the major brands needing to throttle back production but still keep up with changing market demand
Reading Time: 5 minutes What a difference a year makes. The heady days of overfilled order books at ag equipment assembly plants have faded into history. By the end of September, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) was reporting year-to-date sales of four-wheel-drive tractors in Canada were down by 19.8 per cent. Combine sales had slumped even further, dipping […] Read more
Machinery Guide: Compact and utility tractors
Don't be fooled by appearances when it comes to performance
Reading Time: 3 minutes The word “small” can be very misleading, especially when it comes to farm tractors, so shift your thinking with a look at today’s compact and utility tractors. We’re hoping you’ll see that when it comes to performance, you can’t let yourself be fooled by appearances. These five manufacturers are touting designs and specifications that have […] Read more
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