Special delivery

The latest McCormick release, the X8 680 VT-Drive, tops out the X8 range at 310hp (231kW) at 1,900rpm..

Initial impressions were a big thumbs up. As expected of any tractor in this class, it’s large, with LED lights aplenty, and on quality big rubber – what’s not to like? While ‘blacking out’ tractors seem to have become a recent trend – with dark wheels, panels and windows – McCormick has stayed true to its bold red aesthetic. However, rather than its usual fire engine red, this special edition is more of a classy metallic red. Ironically, it almost perfectly matched the Strautmann Magnon loader wagon we hooked it up to for our test drive.

Operating on flat ground and without being loaded due to the availability