The Farmers Guardian Podcast: LIVE on test – John Deere's new 6M tractor series – is it all it's cracked up to be?

The FG machinery team reviews two new 150hp and 270hp models in John Deere's 6M mid-size tractor line-up. There's a lot to like, but they might not be for everyone

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The Farmers Guardian Podcast: LIVE on test – John Deere's new 6M tractor series – is it all it's cracked up to be?

Launched in June 2024, John Deere's new 6M series has been introduced with a wider range of options – crucially, continuously variable transmission and 50km/h transmissions for the first time. But where does this expansive range covering 105-275hp across 17 different models fit, when the machinery giant already provides a very popular and highly capable range of tractors in this power range with its established 6R offering?

 


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