The John Deere 6910 is back for another go at the profi tractor test, this time in AutoPowr guise. Which for those not familiar with Deere speak, means that we’re focusing on the infinitely variable gearbox version of this popular mid-ranger. When compared with the AutoQuad tractor tested in 1998, is the stepless transmission efficient, and how does it perform? We dig deep for results
Don’t judge a tractor by the badging on its bonnet. Though outwardly identical, the two John Deere 6910s – one with AutoQuad, the other with AutoPowr – are very different machines, and behave
accordingly.
First up, and significantly, the new AutoPowr’s six-cylinder engine is fitted with the new VP44 electronic injection pump from Bosch, which largely accounts for the differences in tractor torque and performance characteristics.
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