The six winners of the Tractor of the Yr (TOTY) 2025 awards have been introduced at EIMA Worldwide in Bologna, Italy on 6 November.
The TOTY award has been introduced yearly since 1998. Since 2006, the awards have alternated between EIMA and Agritechnica. The TOTY award recognises excellence in agricultural mechanisation, showcasing one of the best tractors within the European market.
With a jury fashioned of a panel of farm equipment 26 journalists from 26 Europe nations, the six award classes have been TOTY HighPower for tractors with greater than 300 horsepower, TOTY MidPower devoted to tractors between 150 and 280 horsepower, TOTY Utility centered on multi-purpose tractors between 70 and 150 horsepower, TOTY Specialised for tractors appropriate for vineyards, orchards, and hilly and mountainous terrains, Sustainable TOTY rewarding probably the most revolutionary mannequin from a sustainability viewpoint and TOTYBot, a brand new class specializing in robotic tractors with out cabins.
Tractors from CNH’s agriculture manufacturers, Case IH and STEYR, have been honoured with TOTY awards.
The brand new Case IH Quadtrac 715 received TOTY within the HighPower class for fashions over 300 horsepower. The judging panel based mostly their assessments on areas together with engine efficiency, gas effectivity, transmission smoothness and reliability. Designed to assist the most important farm companies cowl floor as effectively as doable, whereas minimising gas use, labour hours and soil compaction, the brand new Quadtrac 715 options an FPT Cursor 16 TST twin-stage-turbo engine.
The Steyr Plus received TOTY within the Utility class. Launched final yr, the 4120 Plus 70-150 horsepower mannequin has a variety of options that impressed the judging panel. Standout options embrace a four-cylinder FPT Stage V 3.6-liter engine and S-Management 2 24F/24R powershuttle transmission. The cab options the acquainted STEYR Multicontroller for fingertip operation. For the primary time at this energy stage a full precision farming package deal might be specified, together with STEYR connectivity options for distant recording and monitoring, and S-Information auto-steering.
“It’s an important honour for our Case IH and STEYR manufacturers to be acknowledged with these awards. At CNH we’re centered on bringing our prospects cutting-edge merchandise that enhance their productiveness and ship better profitability. These awards are recognition of our nice iron and tech,” stated Carlo Alberto Sisto, president, Europe, Center East & Africa.
The Fendt group celebrated twice on the ToTY awards ceremony. The Fendt 620 Vario received within the newly created class MidPower TOTY and the totally battery-electric Fendt e107 Vario was honoured as Sustainable TOTY.
In response to the jury, the primary winner on this new class MidPower impressed them with “know-how and improvements in addition to its capability to sort out probably the most complicated challenges in agriculture. It gives a robust and environment friendly engine designed to function at low speeds with out compromise, superior efficiency in hydraulic techniques, an clever transmission, assured maneuverability an precision in each state of affairs.”
The second practice-orientated battery-electric sequence from Fendt, the usual Fendt e107 Vario tractor with 55 kW output and compact dimensions, is predestined to be used in vegetable rising, on livestock farms or within the municipal sector. With a battery capability of 100 kWh, the tractor achieves an working time of round 4 – 7 hours when used within the partial load vary, similar to for mechanical weed management or planting work. The Fendt e107 Vario impressed the jury with its sustainable use of vitality and sources.
“This tractor combines innovation with sustainability. With is innovative know-how it delivers nice efficiency whereas being eco-friedly. Designed for the long run it makes use of various vitality and is provided to deal with every kind of agricultural duties”, defined the jury of their assertion.
The winner of the TOTY Specialised award was the Antonio Carraro Tony 8900 TRG, a reversible, steering, one-of-a-kind tractor. With bigger rear wheels and extra floor clearance, TRG is appropriate for engaged on orchards and vineyards in addition to for open-field actions similar to deep ploughing, towing, forestry or development. It attracts collectively energy, stability, compactness and floor clearance.
The ultimate winner was the AgXeed 5.115T2 for TOTYBot, a revolutionary robotic meticulously crafted to raise precision agriculture. On the coronary heart of the AgBot 5.115T2 lies a complicated navigation system that permits autonomous operation with exceptional accuracy. Using a mixture of superior sensors, together with GPS, LiDAR, and cameras, the robotic seamlessly navigates complicated area terrain, guaranteeing constantly exact execution of duties.
