Tractors

JCB has increased its Loadall range with an additional seven metre model.

Convoys of tractors decked in fairy lights and tinsel drew in excited crowds up and down the country as farmers pulled together to raise thousands of pounds for charity while connecting urban and rural communities.

Sharing several design features from the larger 8S range, the new model uses a 6.6-litre AGCO power six-cylinder block which is shared across the range, offering 210hp with an additional 10hp available as a boost for transport, pto or high hydraulic demand applications through the use of the engine power management (EPM) system.

LAMMA Show has been moved from January to May in response to the unfolding Covid-19 surge.

Yamaha expands range with model and options

The popular 6R range from John Deere has expanded with four new models offering more powerful four cylinders units and six cylinder tractors aimed at greater on-road use. The range now covers 14 models  from 110hp to 250hp.

The Kubota M6 has been designed to fill a gap between the manufacturer’s largest and shiniest range, the M7 and its utilitarian range, the MGX. To see if it has a place in the competitive 130-160hp sector.

As workshop projects go, this high horsepower hybrid tractor that has recently rolled out of a Lithuanian workshop takes some beating, packing a 400hp punch, while emitting zero CO2.

John Deere has announced a fully integrated central tyre inflation system (CTIS) for its 8R Series tractors is now on the options list.

Following the launch of its 8S and 5S tractor series last year, Massey Ferguson has addressed the ranges sandwiched between the first to receive the new styling. Alex Heath reports.