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For arable farming tillage, cultivating, crop residue management and drilling, the 300-400hp tractor offers the best solutions. Read reviews and tests of the machines in this range.

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MACHINERY

Tips for buying a 350hp Cat Challenger C-series on a budget

Shopping for a 350hp tractor with less than £30,000 in your back pocket brings up precious few options in the UK. But if you keep your eyes peeled you might…

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Case studies

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Robert Cross rates his New Holland T7.315

Devon farmer and contractor Robert Cross was one of the first in the country to take delivery of New Holland’s latest “heavy-duty” T7.315. We find out how it has measured…

301-400HP

£100k retrofit track kit saves the season for Durham grower

Last winter's rank weather conditions saw arable farmers resort to all manner of extreme measures to get a crop in the ground, and for one Durham grower it meant shelling…

TRACTORS

Why two growers opted for an 11-year-old Challenger tractor

When Oxfordshire farmers Alan and Richard Smith more than doubled their farming area two years ago they opted for an 11-year-old Challenger tractor to handle all cultivation and drilling duties…

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News

301-400HP

Power hike for 340hp New Holland T7HD and Case IH Optum

Higher-powered versions of the New Holland T7HD and Case IH's Optum have been introduced, with 340hp on tap and a peak torque figure of 1,353Nm at 1,400rpm. The new models…

301-400HP

Case IH unleashes new range-topping Optum 340 CVXDrive

Having recently topped out the Puma range with the more powerful 260 CVXDrive model sporting 280hp for draft work and up to 302hp for pto and transport tasks, Case IH…

TRACTORS

Claas extends Axion Terra Trac options

A new narrow-width track is available for the Claas Axion Terra Trac that might particularly benefit those working in row crops. The 457mm-wide option joins the existing 635mm and 735mm…

TECHNOLOGY

Hybrid biomethane tractor works 12-hour shift

A prototype biomethane tractor from Lithuania appears to have cracked the range concerns of its peers with the ability to put in a 12-hour shift before needing to refuel. Gas-powered…

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Test and reviews

TRACTORS

On test: John Deere 7R 350 tractor

Not long ago, 350hp was the reserve of tracklayers and equal-wheeled prairie monsters strictly employed on tilling and drilling duties, but a new breed of high-horsepower conventional wheeled tractors is…

301-400HP

First drive: Case-IH’s Magnum 340 AFS Connect

Case-IH has cloaked its new Magnum range in an overcoat of technology as it bids to keep pace with the front runners in the high-horsepower tractor market. The original Magnum,…

TRACTORS

Video: John Deere four-track 8RX – an alternative to wheels?

Since its launch at Germany’s Agritechnica show in November, the web has been awash with pictures and videos of John Deere’s shiny new 8RX tracked tractor range. The hype has…

TRACTORS

Video: 400hp reverse-drive Valtra S-series on test

Valtra has finally let its heavyweight S-series loose on the 400hp tractor scene and, armed with lorry loads of torque, a proven driveline and a redesigned cab, promises to unsettle…

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TRACTORS

Video: John Deere four-track 8RX – an alternative to wheels?

Since its launch at Germany’s Agritechnica show in November, the web has been awash with pictures and videos of John Deere’s shiny new 8RX tracked tractor range. The hype has…

TRACTORS

Video: Rare articulated John Deere 8850 goes up for sale

A rare articulated John Deere tractor from the mid-1980s has been put up for auction by a Shropshire farm, with a starting bid of £20,000. The 1985 model 8850 is…

TRACTORS

Video: 400hp reverse-drive Valtra S-series on test

Valtra has finally let its heavyweight S-series loose on the 400hp tractor scene and, armed with lorry loads of torque, a proven driveline and a redesigned cab, promises to unsettle…

MACHINERY

Video: John Deere e23 tractor v Autopowr

John Deere’s high-horsepower tractors have been hankering after a new powershift transmission for years and at last it’s here. Nick Fone and Oliver Mark find out if it is any…

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