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Claas “Scorpion” model year 2024, generational leap

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The Claas “Scorpion” series telescopic handlers, available in light and medium ranges, are the result of a recent and significant renewal process aimed at ensuring the best operational efficiency with lifting capacities ranging from 3,300 to 4,200 kilograms, complemented by maximum working heights that can reach up to ten meters. Deep revisitation Telescopic handlers have become indispensable tools in modern agriculture. Until a few years ago, tractors equipped with traditional front loaders were sufficient for handling tasks on the farm. Today, specific machines are necessary to accelerate increasingly intensive daily…

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Landini “Rex4 Energy”, there’s no two without three

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Argo Tractors continues its research to explore possibilities for electrification in its tractors. After the “Rex Electra” hybrid prototype introduced in 2021 and the “Rex4 Full Hybrid” concept in 2022, the spotlight is now on the “Rex4 Energy.” In 2021, “Rex Electra” was designed to explore the application of hybrid traction systems in tractors—systems that move a vehicle partly through mechanical and partly through electric power. This solution has already gained wide application in the automotive sector and underpins the powertrains of the latest Jeep models. “Rex Electra” was equipped…

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John Deere “6M”, from 120 to 281 horsepower

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For years, John Deere 6M tractors have been at the top of the market. Last year, two models, the “6120 M” and “6155 M,” topped their respective performance categories, with the former even ranking fourth overall across all tractors, placing it first among multi-purpose models, just behind specialized and compact tractors. When it comes to well-structured farms or large field applications requiring medium-to-high power levels, the 6M series is a preferred choice for Italian agricultural businesses—a staple in the sector that John Deere updated in June to enhance both features…

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Fendt “e100 Vario”, the new compact electric tractor for companies

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After launching its first electric tractor, the “e100 V Vario” in 2023, Fendt is back at Eima with the “e100 Vario,” a compact machine derived from the specialized model. With a width of 216 centimeters, it’s suitable for a wide range of tasks—agricultural, specialized, and industrial. Fendt introduced its first electric tractor in 2017, but waited six years, until 2023, to officially release it under the name “e100 V Vario.” Just 107 centimeters wide, this machine is designed primarily for use in narrow, high-value vineyards. A year later, Fendt follows…

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Trelleborg, 360 degree tire innovation

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Trelleborg Tires presents a range of innovations at Eima, with the most significant being the launch of its first rubber track, the “Art1000.” Accompanying it are the low-energy absorption tires “TM1 Eco Power” and the latest evolution of the “ATMS” system. After much anticipation, Trelleborg Tires has officially entered the rubber track market, and the “Art1000” is the undisputed star of the company’s stand at Eima 2024. This long-awaited but unannounced debut confirms the evolutionary trend in the high-power tractor sector, where machines must offer superior traction without causing excessive…

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Weidemann telescopic range, the Germans raise expectations

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The steady rise in the use of telescopic handlers in agriculture has always coincided with changes in the industry. As farms shift towards a multifunctional approach, driven by the need to maximize profitability in response to cyclical economic downturns, the demand for versatile equipment has grown. Telescopic handlers are the best solution to meet these needs, a fact well known to Weidemann, which has progressively entered this market with a wide and structured offering. The entry-level model in the German range is the compact “T4512” handler, designed for livestock farms…

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Valtra 2025 Range, superior standards

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“Practicality” is the key word with which Valtra presents itself at Eima 2024. After renewing and expanding its range over the past three years, the Finnish brand will showcase its most advanced and high-performing series in Bologna, starting with the top-of-the-line “S” series. Featuring six models equipped with Agco Power six-cylinder 8.4-liter engines rated between 280 and 420 horsepower, managed through a next-generation continuously variable transmission, these models set a benchmark for productivity, efficiency, and sustainability within the Valtra lineup. From 230 to 305 horsepower One level below, but only…

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Seppi river mulchers, allies of the territory

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The images of the bridge over the Lamone River in Romagna, blocked by tons of logs and branches carried by a flood that caused yet another overflow of water onto the surrounding lands, will remain long in memory. These damages could have been avoided, or at least greatly reduced, with better maintenance of the riverbanks and the vegetation growing on them—tasks that can only be addressed with equipment specifically developed to quickly remove both herbaceous and woody material, even of large size. This is the mission profile targeted by the…

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Agricultural modelling, the Grumello Cremonese fair is enriched with dioramas

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The agricultural modeling fair in Grumello Cremonese is increasingly becoming a key event for sector enthusiasts every year. This is confirmed not only by the presence of around forty exhibitors, 25 percent more than in past editions, but also by the large number of visitors, often attracted more by the accompanying party, but then enchanted by the dioramas and models. Among these in particular are two self-propelled vehicles built by Domenico Fornari, a “SuperLandini” and a Fiat “70 C”, which attracted both the attention of model makers for the precision…

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Tractor market, something is moving

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If it is true that numbers don’t lie, it seems that the tractor market crisis is slowly resolving. Compared to the terrible “minus 25.05%” at the end of March 2024, the registrations at the end of September have indeed recovered nearly ten points, closing at “minus 15.52%” with a trend of further improvement. This is also confirmed by the outlook of the European Agricultural Machinery Association, abbreviated as “CEMA.” Every month, they survey European entrepreneurs to assess their concerns and expectations, and in October, they noted a slight increase in…

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