John Deere admitted its 8000-series high hp models into the ’10’ club back in 1999. Indeed the 8000 was the last of the Deere tractors to receive the ’10’ treatment, following on from the earlier launches of the 6010s, 3010s and 7010s. So, what has this latest upgrade done for the Deere premium tractor, the high hp ’10’er? Our test looks at the range flagship, the 198kW/270hp 8410
It could be a sign of age. That the biggest tractors seem to be getting smaller. There must be a name for it – ‘Policeman getting younger’ syndrome, perhaps. Of course, in terms of hp, nothing
could be further from the truth. The biggest tractors are, in fact, increasing rather than reducing in power, with most of the mainstream makers now topping out their conventional tractor ranges at
250hp+. So it’s an illusion, this diminishing size thing – an illusion created by the makers packaging their flagships in ever neater designs while upping their capacities at the same time
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