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The New Holland T6 Auto Command tractor has won the Boerentrekker of the Year Award 2014 in the Netherlands – ‘Best Farmer’s Tractor’ for the year.
It was conferred at the Agrotechniek 2014 trade fair by the Dutch farming magazine Boerderij. First published in 1915, this weekly independent farming magazine counts a readership of at least one million.
Boerderij selected a ‘jury’ of trade journalists and polled some 1000 farmers and contractors via its website. Tractors (70-150hp) bearing 19 brands and launched in 2013 or 2014 were shortlisted. They were rated for key criteria such as comfort, power, affordability and manoeuvrability.
The jury chose the T6 Auto Command as winner based on design, technology, comfort and quality. The T6 range is considered “the tractor of choice for future-focused farmers with mixed arable and livestock farms, and for contractors and specialist agribusinesses,” NH says.
“The tractor’s ergonomics, intuitive operation and high level of comfort are thanks to the multi award-winning SideWinder II armrest, that hosts the most frequently used controls, and the Horizon cab, that offers high levels of operator comfort and outstanding visibility.”
This model has ECOBlue SCR technology for Tier 4A compliance to improve productivity and profitability.
“The optional SuperSteer front axle delivers outstanding manoeuvrability, while the optional Terraglide front axle (with fully integrated front suspension) makes for smooth driving.”
New Holland is imported in New Zealand by C B Norwood Distributors Ltd.
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