We recently ran a poll to determine what the best ‘starter tractor’ for agricultural contracting is.
While there are almost endless possibilities, for the sake of brevity we outlined four options – some of which might well be regarded as ‘modern, working classics’.
Also Read: Poll: What’s the best ‘starter tractor’ for agri contracting?We’ve since closed the poll; almost 2,700 people voted – thanks for your input!
The four options were as follows:
- New Holland TM150 (Range Command);
- John Deere 6910 (AutoQuad II);
- Massey Ferguson 6290 (Dynashift);
- Fendt 714 (Vario).
The clear winner was the New Holland TM150; it amassed over 1,000 votes – or 38% of the total poll. Next up was the John Deere 6910; it attracted 31% of the votes cast.
The Massey Ferguson 6290 came in at 21%; the somewhat specialist Fendt 714 Vario attracted just 9% of the overall tally.
Of course, readers logged many other suggestions – for tractors that you felt should have been included but weren’t this time around.
One even suggested a grey Fergie; we’re not sure if it would be fit to handle many of today’s modern implements – laden as they are with hydraulic and even electronic components.
Tongue-in-cheek ‘bog tractor’ poll
We also ran an impromptu poll to determine Ireland’s first-choice ‘bog tractor‘ over recent days.
Over 2,300 votes were cast; an omnipresent Massey Ferguson came out on top – from a selection of four relatively random options.
Also Read: Poll: What’s the best tractor to bring to an Irish ‘bog’?
Image source: JMG Vehicle Pics (Flickr)
The short-listed candidates were:
- Massey Ferguson 135;
- Zetor 5211;
- Leyland 262;
- Ford 3600.
The ever-popular MF 135 attracted 73% of all votes cast; the others were well behind (Ford 3600 – 14%; Zetor 5211 – 9%; and Leyland 262 – 4%).
Encouragingly, we had plenty of suggestions from readers for what should have been on the list. We’ll feed these into our future endeavours.
