On Test: Massey Ferguson 6S.145

With many manufacturers now delivering high power outputs from four-cylinder engines with claimed fuel efficiencies to boot, is it a worthy consideration over a six-cylinder equivalent?

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Spanning five models, the four-cylinder Massey Ferguson 6S range offers boosted power outputs of 150-200hp
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Spanning five models, the four-cylinder Massey Ferguson 6S range offers boosted power outputs of 150-200hp

Massey Ferguson has some long-standing heritage placing four-cylinder engines in tractors with a hydraulic capacity to match its six-cylinder counterparts with the brand's 3000 series setting an initial...

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