Last week, Germany’s Hannover hosted Agritechnica 2015, the largest agricultural machinery show. As part of the exhibition, the winners of the “Tractor of the Year 2016” award were announced. The award is presented by an independent jury of European journalists and given to new machine models whose mass sales will begin the following year.
The winner in the “Most Useful Tractor” category was the Massey Ferguson 5713Sl, the award for best design went to the Valtra N174 Versu, and “Best Specialised Tractor” – a category for orchard or vineyard machines – went to the Same Frutteto S 90.3 ActiveDrive.
And the winner in the “Tractor of the Year 2016” category was the Fendt 1050 Vario. This German manufacturer’s line-up includes four models with outputs from 380 to 500 hp and 12.4-litre 6-cylinder MAN engines. The Fendt 1000 turned out compact and light. The winning tractor’s height does not exceed 3.6 m, and its weight is 14 t.
