The tractor guide listings for 2022 contain a significant number of changes.

New and upgraded models having been introduced over the past 12 months, and the last tractors in our 50hp-plus Ultimate Guide have transitioned to to Stage 5 emissions compliant engines.

Read details below and download the tractor buyer’s guide 2022 (PDF).

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Belarus

For MTZ, the Stage 5 emissions solution for Belarus tractors comes from fitting Caterpillar engines in place of domestic diesels.

The 3.6-litre, four-cylinder C36 engines come with the now commonplace apparatus of DOC, DPF and SCR for the Belarus 920.6, 952.6, 1220.6 and 1221.6 models, which retain the same outputs as before, at 85-136hp.

Case IH

In the Case IH camp, the Luxxum also goes Stage 5 with 3.6-litre engines, but this time from FPT Industrial F36 power units of a little larger capacity.

They are tuned to deliver more torque at lower revs and marginally more power, at 101hp and 110hp for two of the three models, plus the convenience of all service locations situated on the same side.

There are in-cab upgrades for Maxxum tractors aimed largely at operator comfort and convenience, plus refinements for the CVXDrive stepless transmission to improve driving characteristics.

The larger, more powerful Pumas have undergone similar enhancements with phone and tablet mounts, a wider-sweeping windscreen wiper and improved top link stowage and hydraulic connectors.

Upgrades to the Optum CVXDrive tractors are more extensive – there is a larger cab with a refreshed and quieter interior, and Case IH’s latest AFS Connect electronic infrastructure for improved connectivity, complete with a larger touchscreen display.

Claas

With the 76-113hp Atos 200 and Atos 300 ranges out of the line-up for the time being, Claas has a modestly trimmed range for 2022, albeit with two simpler ‘C’ spec additions of the 90hp and 100hp models in the relatively new Arion 400 line.

Further up the power scale, CIS+ spec versions of the Axion 900 CMatic have been dropped in favour of the more comprehensively-equipped Cebis variants.

Deutz-Fahr

A 66hp model has been added to the bottom end of the base-spec Deutz-Fahr 5D Keyline range, while new replacements for the 5D models with Stage 5 versions of the SDF Farmotion engines bring a slimmed down selection of three outputs from 95-126hp.

The all-new Deutz-Fahr 6C tractors join the range with the addition of the RVshift transmission giving fully robotised shifting through the 20 forward speeds (16 in reverse) and take over the role of some of the lower powered 6 Series.

This range now starts at 161hp (171hp with boost) in a line-up that again offers a choice of four- and six-cylinder engines at certain power levels.

Above that, Deutz-Fahr has continued to introduced its own stepless transmission in the high horsepower sector with the 7250 and 7250 HD TTV models.

In addition to delivering 275hp, the 6.1-litre Deutz engine oil change interval has been stretched to 1,000 hours, while the transmission’s oil can be changed every 2,000 hours.

Larger diameter rear tyres and other changes increase the tractor’s payload to 6.5t within a 15.5t gross vehicle weight – and up to 16t with the HD version.

Farmtrac

With the 90hp and 113hp off the market pending Stage 5 emissions-engined replacements later this year, the Indian Farmtrac range built in Poland is reduced to the 75hp FT6075E for the time being.

Fendt

Connectivity and data handling are the key upgrades for Fendt 500, 900 and 1000 Vario tractors resulting from the expansion of the FendtOne electronics infrastructure.

The system is designed to streamline documentation and make the use of Isobus control easier, for example using a new multi-function joystick with assignable functions.

John Deere

The latest 6R series features in the Ultimate Guide for the first time, with a line-up that includes the additional 154/166hp 6R 140 with 24×24/4 AutoQuad Plus and 182/213hp 6R 165 with 24×24/8 DirectDrive transmissions.

These two also come in AutoPowr IVT guise, as do the new 165/177hp 6R 150 and 204/234hp 6R 185.

Pre-planned tractor and implement settings activated by a single touchscreen tap in the field, a configurable loader joystick, loader dynamic weighing, and ‘power boost’ to compensate for high-demand hydraulic applications as well as pto and transport are all part of the upgrades.

And with 6R power outputs peaking at 275/300hp, the entry-level 7R 250 at 275/290hp has been dropped.

Also new to the listing is the industry’s first tractor transmission featuring electrical power, which is now available in the 443/458hp 8R 410 and its tracked 8RT and 8RX counterparts.

Electric motors replace the hydraulic pumps and motors in the eAutoPowr, with electrical power also available to drive axles on heavy trailed equipment.

Kioti

There are 50hp CK and DK series additions to the Kioti line-up but the trio of 103-130hp PX tractors is out of the line-up pending the arrival of their HX series replacement.

This all-new design has so far been revealed in Korea with 132hp and 142hp outputs from 3.8-litre in-house engines.

Kubota

M6001 Utility is the new name for Kubota’s MGX models now that they have gone to Stage 5 with revised 3.8-litre and 6.1-litre four-cylinder engines.

Power outputs are unchanged but the emissions clean-up technology is more efficient, resulting in longer periods before DPF regeneration is needed.

Landini

With the switch to Stage 5 emissions requirements, Argo Tractors has dropped Deutz engines from the 4, 5 and 6H series, opting for Kohler in the 61-75hp 4 Series machines, and FPT covering 75-126hp in the others.

The 6H gains 110-litre/min variable output hydraulics (plus a 30-litre steering pump), while the all-new Landini 6RS Robo-Six enters the line-up as a replacement for the long-running 6C tractors.

This features a new Argo-developed transmission with six powershift steps for a 24×24/6 configuration in both forwards and reverse.

Shorter wheelbase versions of the 7 series with four- or six-cylinder structural FPT engines from 155-175hp have also joined the range to bridge the gap to the 180-240hp machines with their semi-chassis design.

Massey Ferguson

On top of more powerful additions – the 285/305hp 8S.285 and 305hp 8S.305 – the 8S series tractors are now available with Massey Ferguson’s Dyna-VT stepless transmission as an alternative to the 28×28/7 Dyna-7 and all-new 28×28/28 Dyna E-Power with its fully robotised shifting.

The company has also rolled out the 6S replacements for the four-cylinder 6700 series and 7S replacements for the six-cylinder 7700 series line-up, all with the same power outputs and transmission options as before.

Styling upgrades apart (these newcomers do not feature the radical cab redesign of the 8S), changes are focused on control and connectivity improvements, and enhanced operator comfort and convenience features.

McCormick

The McCormick line-up has undergone a comprehensive revamp with the introduction of 180-225hp P6-Drive semi-powershift additions to the range alongside shorter wheelbase models from 155-175hp that offer a choice of four- and six-cylinder engines at certain power levels.

These have a stressed-member power unit installation in place of the cast semi-chassis of the larger machines.

Further down, the X6.4 P6-Drive comes in as an all-new replacement for the current X6.4 machines, with three models from 135-155hp featuring a new 24×24/6 gearbox developed in-house by Argo Tractors.

The long-running 36-speed transmission with three powershift steps lives on in Stage 5 119hp and 126hp versions of the X6, which now are powered by FPT engines in place of the Deutz units employed previously.

Similarly, a revamped McCormick X5 series from 75-114hp now has FPT in place of Deutz motors, while the smaller X4 series moves to Kohler for its three 61-75hp models.

New Holland

Out goes the utilitarian TD5 machines in the New Holland line-up for 2022 but there is an expanded choice of T5 Utility tractors with basic mechanical and two-speed powershift transmissions now covering 80-117hp.

All have FPT’s latest 3.6-litre engine with Stage 5 emissions compliance, increased torque and extra power, with the higher-spec T5 Electro Command 101-177hp models also getting this engine for livelier performance.

The T6 Electro Command tractors, meanwhile, get New Holland’s unique hydrogen-fuelled T6.180 developing 158/175hp from its six-pot engine.

With its larger cab and substantially upgraded controls and connectivity, the T7 Heavy Duty with Auto Command stepless transmission is now to PLM Connect specification.

The mildly controversial steering wheel mounting for the tractor’s instrumentation display is an eye-catching feature of the more spacious cab interior.

Same

Stage 5 upgrades see the Same Dorado line-up whittled down to a pair of 95hp and 106hp models with a choice of synchro or power shuttle transmissions.

But the simpler-spec Dorado Natural line does get an extra model with 66hp from its SDF Farmotion engine to complement the 76-102hp machines.

Further up, a revamped Virtus range with Stage 5 engines gets ‘boost’ power for non-draft work applications to take the power envelope from 116-143hp, along with a new 20×16/20 transmission option with fully robotised shifting.

Zetor

There is a slimmed down Zetor tractor range for 2022 now that the Hortus models supplied by TYM have been dropped, the Major duo trimmed to just the 76hp 80 CL and the 136hp Forterra 140 HD removed from the line-up.

The Major has been upgraded, though, with a refreshed cab interior intended to improve operator comfort, and a number of mechanical refinements.