First Fendt Tractor Sold

First Fendt Tractor Sold TRACTORS New Tractors 24-1-5 An Agco dealer from Ohio called just before press time to say he was preparing to deliver the first Fendt Vario tractor sold in the U.S. Agco bought the German tractor maker Fendt a couple years ago. Fendt is considered by many to be the "Cadillac" of tractors because of their high quality and top-of-the-line features. The Fendt 926 was bought by Junior Liebrecht, Continental, Ohio. Liebrecht runs a farm operation and also manufactures a "giant wheel ditcher" and a tractor-pulled tire plow, both of which have been featured in FARM SHOW (for more information, contact: Liebrecht Mfg., 17771 Rd. H-13, Continental, Ohio 45831 ph 419-596-3501). When we talked to Junior in early January, he had only had the tractor a few days. The day we talked he had just finished using the tractor to pull his big ditcher. "What I really like about the tractor is the Vario variable speed transmission," says Liebrecht. "It lets us go slower than we could with any other tractor on the market. You can gear it down as slow as 60 ft. per hour. At that speed, you can hardly even tell the tractor is moving. When you change speeds, there are no jerks at all. In fact, this tractor shifts smoother than a luxury car. The slow speed is important when doing trenching or tiling work. The slowest speed our other tractors can go is 12 ft. per minute, even in creeper drive. "On the other hand, the tractor's top highway speed is 31 mph. It's rated at 245 pto horsepower and almost 300 engine horsepower. However, when we checked it on a dynometer, it checked out at about 270 pto horsepower. It's equipped with 46-in. high rear tires and big 34-in. front tires." Liebrecht says the tractor is more expensive than other tractors in its class but notes that the Vario transmission and fuel efficient engine make it worth the extra cost.

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