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New e19 gearbox gives John Deere 6R buyers an alternative to AutoPowr CVT

New box, same tricks? That is partly the message from John Deere with the introduction of the e19 transmission for its 6M and 6R tractors

Toby Whatley
Head of Machinery and Farm Technology
clock • 5 min read
New e19 gearbox gives John Deere 6R buyers an alternative to AutoPowr CVT

Reporting on new transmission technology is not one of the topics most likely to grab readers' attention, since the complexities of how an engineering team has created a specific gearbox are rarely mainstream...

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