When the season comes and farm fields need to be plowed, cultivated, or sowed, farmers cannot afford to gamble on reliability.
Sometimes the window for farming is small and downtime could have catastrophic results. Having equipment that delivers every time is needed is a must for every successful farm.
Tractors are the workhorses of a farm. Coupled to various implements, tractors travel on the fields day after day, ensuring crops will reach maturity in optimal conditions and yield as many lbs per acre as possible. With such responsibility, tractors need to be reliable.
Let’s have a look at the top 5 most reliable tractor brands on the market.
1. Fendt Tractors (Germany)
2. Massey Ferguson Tractors (United States)
3. Case IH Tractors (United States)
4. John Deere Tractors (United States)
5. Claas Tractors (Germany)
5Claas Tractors
Even if Class has designed and built tractors only since 15 years ago, their range covers 34 variants from which clients can choose. Claas prides itself on applying the same philosophy to its entire range, whether it’s the smaller NEXOS 210 or the high-end XERION 5000.
Over the years, Claas has constantly received high ratings in reliability and brand awareness from specialty publications and clients alike.
4John Deere Tractors
Known all over the world, the John Deere brand is the most valued and sought-after tractor manufacturer in the world. With a reputation established over 183 years, John Deere offers the highest reliability of any company out there.
Their tractor lineup starts with the sub-compact 1-series and grows all the way to 4WD 9RX series boasting up to 620hp.
Although it has over 175 years of experience in the farming industry, Case IH started only recently to provide tractors alongside its other farming equipment. However, since 1984, Case IH offered some of the most powerful, technologically advanced, and reliable tractors to work the fields all around the world.
The Steiger series tractors bring insane amounts of power to conquer any implement, topping the range with Case IH Steiger 620 Quadtrac. The tractor is the most advanced farming tractor as of today.
2Massey Ferguson Tractors
Designed and built in the USA, Massey Ferguson tractors are always ready to tackle huge farming fields of the South. Roaming the countless acres of Texas and other crop-intensive states, keeping food on the table for the American continent.
From the MF 1500 sub-compact tractor up to the huge MF 8700S tractor, Massey Ferguson provides a lineup that covers the entire range of farming needs. All tractors can be customized to better suit their upcoming activities, clients being able to either choose a higher flow pump, more engine power, or different cabin accessories.
1Fendt Tractors
With plenty of experience in tractor design and construction, German brand Fendt delivers powerful yet economical tractors.
Their smallest unit in the lineup the Fendt 200 Vario brings 77hp to the table. However, depending on the farmer's needs, the range of tractors goes up to the largest of them all, the dual-track Fendt 1100 MT with 598hp in its top trim.
To promote reliability and fast customer service, Fendt has spread its dealership and service branches throughout Europe and the US as well as setting the base for a powerful customer feedback programme (CFP).