The updated 6M series tractors from John Deere now includes 18 different models. They can be ordered with the brand’s 600R series front-end loaders.

John Deere hikes the horses on 6M tractor line

The line now includes 18 models in a range from 95 to 250 horsepower

Glacier FarmMedia — In the utility to mid-horsepower range of tractors, John Deere offers a pretty large number of model choices. Included in that group is the 6 series. Positioned between the lower-spec 6E line and the premium 6R series is the mid-spec 6M. In late June, Deere announced it had updated those mid-spec 6M […] Read more

Agco’s Fendt brand introduced a new line of tractors to the North American market this fall, the 600 Series, which includes four mid-horsepower models.

Fendt debuts its 600 Series

New tractor line spans the 149- to 209-horsepower range

At Agritechnica in Germany last November, Agco unveiled its newest line of Fendt tractors, the 600 Series. For North America, though, the 600 Series was officially introduced in late August this year and had its first Canadian public appearance at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont. in mid-September. With Agco’s tractor brand offerings long […] Read more


New Holland’s 2025 T9 SmartTrax with PLM Intelligence tractors get faster road speeds and more horsepower.

Upgrades en route for New Holland’s T9 SmartTrax

The new units include a new track module while providing for more horsepower and faster ground speeds

Despite its corporate cousin Case IH offering rubber tracks on its Quadtrac four-wheel drive tractors for decades, New Holland initially went its own way with tracks on its four-wheel drive T9s. NH had started off with bell-shaped tracks sourced from another manufacturer, API, on its largest models. Then, for its 2012 model year, it introduced […] Read more

Case IH Magnums will get more horsepower for model year 2025, along with two complete digital technology packages direct from the factory.

Case IH updates its Magnum tractor line

Expect more horsepower and digital technology for the 2025 model year

At the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February, Case IH unveiled its new 2025 model year Magnum tractor line. And in keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep-up, these tractors, too, see a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” says Morgan […] Read more


bluewhite tractor modified for autonomy

Will very-high-horsepower tractors go extinct?

Autonomy might revert farms back to lower-horsepower models

As manufacturers have once again begun to amp up the muscle in their flagship tractor models, we continue to hit new highs in size and horsepower. But is that trend likely to continue? Advancing technology might actually reverse it, and see farms return to smaller machines — at least, that’s the opinion of some of […] Read more

Boasting a power rating of 673, the Fendt MT 1167n Vario is the biggest model in Agco’s tractor stable.

The horsepower race is back on again

Recent tractor models boast increased power ratings at most brands

When the maximum horsepower ratings of production tractors hit 500 several years ago, I recall seeing a magazine editor ask the question, “Will we ever see 600?” For several seasons there’s been a kind of yellow flag in the race as brands just lap the track holding their positions — but all of that seems […] Read more


a green steyr tractor on display

The future of high horsepower engines: combustion, with a boost

While diesel isn't going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power

While diesel isn’t going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power

Options for powering agriculture equipment are diversifying quickly, with companies narrowing into the lanes they likely will follow into the near future. Many electric under-100-horsepower options appeared at Agritechnica, the world’s largest agriculture machinery show in Hannover, Germany in November — but there was also the certainty that the combustion engine won’t be going away […] Read more

Can-Am has a new cab option on its Defender 6X6.

New UTVs for 2022

Can-Am and Polaris offer more models

New for the 2022 model year from Polaris is the Ranger SP 570, which is available in two- or four-seat configurations. The two-seater comes with a liquid-cooled 567-cubic centimetre, 44-horsepower gasoline engine with all-wheel drive, two-wheel drive and VersaTrac Turf Mode drive system, which unlocks the rear differential to minimize ground damage on turns. The […] Read more