New Holland wants its newest PowerStar utility tractors, the 110 and 120, to provide that segment’s versatility but with the sorts of power, technology and operator comfort farmers see in “production-class” ag tractors.
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New high-spec utility tractors coming from New Holland
The PowerStar Electro Command models debut for the 2026 model year
Kioti pushes tractor offering well up into utility class
The company mates its four-cylinder diesels to a power shift transmission with two creeper gear ranges
Kioti says its new HX1302 and HX1402 tractors mark its first entries into the 100-plus PTO horsepower range. In the lower-hp market, the company has put out a new CS30 sub-compact with a climate-controlled cab.
Massey Ferguson 9S tractors begin arriving in Canada this spring
Agco begins initial deliveries to 9S Series tractor buyers
Introduction of the newest updated 9S models completes the move from the various model number designations tractors have held, into the more simply-designated S Series lines.
Lawsuit filed against Ford over F-150 transmission
Claims of failure involving the 10-speed 10R80 are now the subject of a class action lawsuit
In April a Canadian class action suit was filed in Vancouver against Ford over claims of transmission failures involving the 10R80 10-speed system in F-150s made since the 2017 production year.
An innovative flop: Remembering the Ford 6000 tractor
How the cutting-edge tractor and its failure-prone transmission became a marketing nightmare for the brand
The tractors were available with either a 223-cubic inch gasoline or a 242-cubic inch diesel engine — but a groundbreaking innovation for its time, the Select-O-Speed powershift transmission behind those engines, turned out to be the tractors’ early downfall.
Kenworth to limit availability of manual transmissions
Emissions limits require the brand to impose auto transmissions on most buyers
Back in the day, truck drivers were often referred to as gear jammers, because they would have to manually shift their way through 10, 13, 15 or more gears. That moniker seems to have faded into history, and one reason may account for that more than any other: industry figures estimate 90 to 95 per […] Read more
Bobcat introduces utility-class tractors
Brand stretches its horsepower range with 66- and 74-hp models
This summer Bobcat added three new tractor models to its lineup. It had been offering compact and sub-compact models, but it’s now made a foray into the higher-horsepower utility category with the UT6000 Series. “We entered into production and started shipping in July,” Bobcat’s product specialist Jonathan Widmer says. “They’re new — three different models. […] Read more
Hydrostatic-powershift transmission among latest from JCB
JCB shows three different on-farm handling machines with model updates
In recent years there have been a few machines introduced to the market that aim to take jobs away from the typical loader tractor. And England-based JCB has been providing farmers with some of them. This year the brand showed three different machines at the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February carrying the […] Read more
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
Canada’s mink farms brace for COVID
Producers have had time to increase biosecurity efforts at the farm level
Canada’s 40 mink farms are operating under heightened biosecurity requirements after reports of COVID-19 jumping from humans to mink in Europe. Alan Herscovici, an industry spokesperson who operates the website Truthaboutfur.com, said early reports out of Denmark and other European countries gave Canadian producers some time to prepare. “These farms have always had a certain […] Read more
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