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Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory

Take a look inside the updated, user-friendly cab interior

When it comes to model numbers on its line of Challenger tractors, AGCO has kept with the tradition originally used by Caterpillar when it owned the brand. Each updated version gets a higher letter designation behind the model number. So when it pulled the wraps off the newest incarnation of the mid-range MT500s in a […] Read more

A new, tracked Challenger tractor undergoes testing on a new chassis dyno designed to test its performance through the full range of gears.

Agco one-ups its tractor quality control capability

The company continues chasing its goal of becoming Number 1 in perceived product quality

In July, farm editors traveled to Jackson, Minnesota to get a look at the newest Agco products bound for dealers’ lots. With another 30,000 square feet just added to the plant, the manufacturing process has been subjected to yet another improvement on the assembly line. Among them are the addition of a lot more automated […] Read more


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AGCO introduces new tractors

New models unveiled at U.S. farm shows last February

At farm shows in Kentucky and California, AGCO pulled the wraps off new tractor models in all three of its North American brands: Massey Ferguson, Challenger and Fendt. The all-new 8700 Series Masseys, which will replace the existing 8600s, made their debut at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The new five-model line will […] Read more