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On Test: John Deere 6M 125 鈥� is this the ultimate compact loader tractor?

Compact and powerful loader tractors often play a pivotal role on many livestock farms, so Farmers Guardian took John Deere鈥檚 latest 6M 125 on-test to see how it performs

James Huyton
Machinery and 51AV视频Technology Specialist
clock 鈥� 8 min read
Sitting at the top of John Deere's short-frame 6M offering, the 6M125 certainly presents an interesting package on paper.
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Sitting at the top of John Deere's short-frame 6M offering, the 6M125 certainly presents an interesting package on paper.

With a turning radius of 4.35 metres, a permissible rear lift capacity of 5,650kg and a sweeping bonnet for visibility, has John Deere ticked all the boxes for a comfortable compact loader tractor? ...

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