CHALLENGER MT965E Tractor Working on Spring Tillage

In this video viewers spend in the field with a 550 hp CHALLENGER MT965E tractor that is spring tillage with a 35ft Great Plains 3500 Turbo-Max ahead of spring corn planting. The video shares the AGCO CHALLENGER MT965E 4wd's production history, specifications and price tag.
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[@gocubs3705]

Glad you're back man!!! God Bless you and your family!!!

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you.

[@brentfarrow8125]

Great too see spring work beginning, missed see them over the winter months. And good day to you Jason.😎

[@2xKTfc]

That Great Plains is doing a great job! Smooth ground already, and after it's gone over that dirt looks better than most lawns! The Challenger is not sitting on its hands either :) Very neat video. Thank you, Jason. :)

[@bigtractorpower]

The 3500 makes a nice seed bed in pass.

[@scottpykare801]

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@anthonybanda8192]

We have been chisel plowing and running our 35 foot Salford vertical tillage tool here in southern Michigan. The weather and soil conditions are perfect. We have light frosts overnight but by noon we can start tillage. We have been working mostly on corn stalks and new land that we picked up over winter . We really are only 3 weeks away from planting weather permitting maybe 4 before the planters are going full speed . But tillage and fertilization are going decent for now . I'm really happy to be going on some tillage and tractor time . We will be farming the most acres we ever have at 8000 this year so the early start is nice . Keep up the good work and stay safe!

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@tomkaraitiana6136]

Mean tractors bro, I can sit there for hours watching them. Thank you

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@AndreiTupolev]

Great to see you back in the field!

[@trystanschroeder8778]

Wow thats a beast of a tractor! Thanks for another great video BTP

[@bigtractorpower]

The MT900s are solid machines.

[@henrylopez5252]

Excited to see footage of sprint planting in western Kentucky!

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@jankotze1959]

Great to see video's again, that is a big beautiful tractor, thanks for sharing

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@thomasvogelgesang667]

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[@bigtractorpower]

Spring is here. Looking forward to filming more field work.

[@markrskinner]

Good to see you back Jason.

[@bigtractorpower]

I am feeling much better. Thank you.

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[@bigtractorpower]

I am doing well. Thank you.

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@raywilson800]

Great video BTP. LOVE to see these big machines at work. Great riding in the cab. Nice and quiet! Maybe this next generation won't all suffer from hearing loss and ringing in the ears like most of us old farmers and truck drivers. Thanks for all you do.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@clintonstubbs2319]

Glad to see a new video from you. I hope you are doing better.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you. I am feeling much better.

[@danl9334]

day was just not complete without seeing a big tractor video!!!!

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@bigtractorpower]

It’s good to be back. I was sick and recovering the past few months. I am much better now.

[@gocubs3705]

Thank you for the torque rating too man!

[@bigtractorpower]

AGCO is good about posting those numbers in the sales literature. Most of the companies do not.

[@andyhutch8262]

Nice to see a change from the norm.

[@offroaderdays]

That was a good video thank you.

[@christianpedersen8354]

Good to see you back. I hope that all is well with you and your family

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you. I am feeling much better. I am looking forward to getting back out in the field.

[@kennethgreen2829]

Thats a really good looking tractor Jason and the tillage impliment is making a tidy job too, rather impressed I must say.

[@bigtractorpower]

It is a nice tillage team. Thank you for watching.

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@karanjakamau57]

Welcame back si, we missed you, hope to see more videos now, blessings

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you. I am looking forward to spring time living.

[@chadshafer8095]

Great Video , Love the Challenger Tractor . Keep up the Great Videos , Love to see AGCO Brands of Equipment.

[@bigtractorpower]

Me too. I am an AGCO fan.

[@SimonKL11]

Nice to see the yellow monster😉👍 Take care Jason👍

[@bigtractorpower]

I was excited to film an MT900. They are not common to catch in the field. Many are on scraper pans.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Challenger Vlog, thanks for sharing

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you.

[@markhowlett2134]

That’s a good looking tractor. Great video.

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

Great to see you back, really enjoyed this video. The question I was floating around in my mind was how fast he was traveling while cultivating then you climbed inside and told me 7.5 miles an hour that's why I really enjoy your videos because you seem to know what we're all interested in and you put the information out here for us.👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. I am interested in the same details. I try to look for details and ask about the machines when I am filming.

[@nellsonstout7001]

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[@bigtractorpower]

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[@whew5]

Another great video. Seen a nice video on case 4994 yesterday.

[@bigtractorpower]

The 4994 is a 1980’s monster. Very cool.

[@404nitro]

Hey BTP, Ridin' Green here- glad to get a new tillage video, and really glad to get this one as this is a tractor that we just don't see around here ever and for that matter, I rarely see on YT. Been wondering/hoping you'd get a video on one of these sooner or later.

[@bigtractorpower]

The MT900s are a bit elusive to find in the field. Many are used on scraper pans. Is 404Nitro your new handle? I appreciate all of your posts.

[@404nitro]

@@bigtractorpower Yes, I had to change it a while back. I sent you an email to let you know back when I did it, but maybe you never got it. I have just been reminding people I sub to now and then until they get used to the new name.

[@carlospinto1973]

Good to ear from you. Awsome tractor 👌🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@nellsonstout7001]

Good operator. He saved himself from getting stuck instead of trying to force his way through

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@ArchersView]

Very nice tractor & combination! Don't think I've scene this kind of tractor before, she's a beauty!👌

[@bigtractorpower]

The MT900s are solid machines they are not as common to see as the tracked MT800s.

[@sharpshooter7127]

Glad to see you back Jason. That's a lot of tractor for a 35 foot implement; I'm pulling a 32' 1" 637 John Deere disc harrow with24" disc with a 8370R John Deere tractor and it has no problems unless you hit a wet place

[@hordboy]

I was just gonna say. Lol. We pull a 30’ Great Plains with a 9330 and it’s no sweat. I doubt that Challenger even feels that 35’.

[@bigtractorpower]

They use a pair of these tractors for NH3 application and primary tillage. The 35ft does a nice job where as you add wings to go wider the outside parts are not quite as level as the inside. This farm had their 8R370 just on the other side of the field with a 24 row 1775NT. The IVT sure makes for a nice ride on the 8Rs.

[@sharpshooter7127]

@@bigtractorpower good deal👍

[@TractorCambodia]

awesome

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video, nice to see back in the fields , still snow here in Ontario Canada,

[@bigtractorpower]

Hopefully spring will arrive in Canada sooner than later.

[@jeremymullen5378]

🔥yo yo, very nice setup.. she’s a beast eh🔥making nice seed bed🔥🤙🔥🏍🏍🏍

[@bigtractorpower]

The MT900s are nice 4wds.

[@BirconuGaming]

Awesome machine 😀

[@timfisk2779]

Enjoyed the video like always, just wish you would have a little more on the implement that is being pulled and or used with the tractor.

[@bigtractorpower]

I did not film allot of this 3500 in the video I focused more on the tractor while filming. I do talk in details about the Turbo Max in a video featuring a Deere 9520 pulling one in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eai7pGR-q7N7p5I

[@niels949]

Nice video👍👍 Hope for a good growing season😇

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@bobnistler]

Good Afternoon

[@bigtractorpower]

Hi

[@jamiegivens3970]

Nice tractors. I've ran that one on pans a few times

[@bigtractorpower]

They seem to be a popular pan tractor. You see more in construction than working on farms.

[@melvinpeachey6963]

Oh hell yeah my kind of tractor. I would not buy anything else except a challenger. As far as a big tractor like this. I drive one every fall packing silage for six weeks. It's the best part of my year

[@bigtractorpower]

I am very impressed by Challenger too.

[@sawyerstatz7554]

Awesome video BTP

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@BeshLizTV]

A great video ! old frend here Watching frm Phillippines

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching. It is always neat to know how far the videos travel to other parts of the world.

[@kevinfox5068]

Great video, I love seeing all that power, I much prefer tracks to wheels, I believe you get much better pulling power with tracks ,huge amount of traction plus if the tractor is field weighted to maximum the total weight needs to be evenly distributed reducing compaction , the only down side is tracks are more expensive to maintain. All the very best to you, stay safe. Regards Kevin Fox,England Essex.

[@bigtractorpower]

I agree whenever I see tracked and wheeled Tractor is working on heavy tillage the track machines definitely our way out ahead.

[@tealx2014]

Yes, sirrr!!!

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Great Video

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

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[@martinkandell5295]

I've got the 64th scale model of the MT 975E with triple tires. Big Bud 16 V 747 still is the power king of articulated 4-wheel drive tractors, though.

[@bigtractorpower]

The biggest tractors today even at 620-640 hp are only have the size, weight and power of the 747. The 747 is a monster.

[@mattphillips4260]

wish they would come up with a way of smell vision then this would be perfect video

[@wildlife4klife]

Good

[@jimclements3190]

It's a long time ago but I worked on a farm in the UK and we ran MF 4840 and 4880s.I used to break down ploughed fields with a 4840 and a 8 metre Maschio power harrow.A very impressive set up in the early 80s.Thank you for all your videos👍

[@bigtractorpower]

The 4000 Massey’s are solid Machines. I have a 4900 lined up to film this spring.

[@tracymitchell966]

I run a st320 steiger with a 28ft 490 disk great combination

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool.

[@interman7715]

Nice.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@remmiemax3624]

Glad they can go in the field...we just got 2-8" of snow so tillage is a no go 😢

[@bigtractorpower]

Hopefully spring is just around the corner.

[@TractorMowerMudding2023]

nice video

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@devandulin6073]

Did Case IH build the frame for that tractor? The fuel tank and back end look similar to a Steiger or a quadtrac.

[@bigtractorpower]

No. It is built in Jackson MN by AGCO.

[@krzysztofozga5097]

Good maszyn 👍🚜💪

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@scotpickens5890]

I use a John Deere 8760 and a Great plains 45 ft. Disk and a 7520 JD on a Sunflower 45 ft. Soil Finisher.

[@gonerydin4225]

Needs a chrome stack. : )

[@bcdieselsofficial]

Sweet ride! I just posted my latest video as well. Hopefully, we will be doing spring tillage soon! I’ll pump out more videos then.

[@bigtractorpower]

👍👍

[@bcdieselsofficial]

@@bigtractorpower thank you.

[@glenncerny8403]

Watch out for the wet spot.

[@nellsonstout7001]

I just now looked up how much that turbo max weighs. Jeez😬

[@LaHaSi4208]

V12 Engine Power.... 💪😋👍

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@joegotz1971]

If I was still farming I would be very tempted to switch from Case IH to Challenger and Claas.

[@bigtractorpower]

There are some nice choices out there.

[@joegotz1971]

Before you know it I will be watching BTP and baseball!

[@bigtractorpower]

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[@bige9055]

You every do videos South of Kentucky?

[@bigtractorpower]

In Tennesse some times. I would like to see Sugar Cane some time.

[@retiredwelder1971]

I gotta say I think the corn/bean farmers must make out pretty good to be able to afford half million dollar tractors. Don’t get me wrong I’m absolutely happy for them. I think it’s awesome. But after buying equipment, maintenance,fuel,oils,def, fertilizers, seed, insurance, taxes and hired help and that’s just the tip of the ice burg. Managing money is definitely got to be as big a job as the farming itself!!!!!

[@bigtractorpower]

Well this area is a little different because the climate allows for double cropping. Wheat follows corn and is harvested in early June. Soybeans are no tilled in right behind the combines as the wheat is harvested and the second crop of soybeans is harvested in mid October. Having half a farms land produce two crops in a year is good for the bottom line and requires big machines to keep the cropping on schedule.

[@20RM02]

One Qadtrac 450 with a modified Maschio Gaspardo Dracula and a 620 Qadtrac with a Maschio Gaspardo Admiral and they got the 620 stuck in mud very bad

[@bigtractorpower]

Nice tillage team. Quadtrac are good tractors.

[@zimmermanservice7474]

Nice tractor. He could probably pull a 50 foot like that

[@bigtractorpower]

A 50ft field cultivator would work well. The issue on going extra wide on some Vertical tillage equipment is keeping the outside wings as level as the inside frame.

[@lfeco]

I would have thought that Turbo Max wouldn't pull real hard but you can see on the tractor tires it's working a bit.

[@bigtractorpower]

The MT965E is used fir several other jobs on the farm. They farm allot of river bottom ground and it pulls a little harder.

[@generationll]

In a very competitive field with CaseIH Steiger,Deere,Versatile & New Holland.

[@bigtractorpower]

Lots of options for 4wds.

[@user-snowman5]

Planting season again

[@bigtractorpower]

There should be a bunch of corn planters rolling soon.

[@user-snowman5]

@@bigtractorpower can’t wait, love the smell of fresh turned dirt

[@copoaffl]

Saludos, Disculpen! me tome la libertad de preguntar, si entre sus conocidos que se dedican al campo, alguien pudiera ayudarme a conseguir trabajo con alguien de ustedes, estoy en México y aquí no he podido hacer lo poco que aprendí en EU, trabaje varios años en una planta empacadora de Papa y en los últimos años antes de regresar a México, trabaje en un Rancho relacionado con la Papa del 2011 al 2014, en ese tiempo aprendí varias cosas, aquí tengo uno que otro video de lo que hacia y en mi Facebook tengo otras fotos de lo que hacia, Gracias y espero estén bien.

[@davidgrady1555]

Had no idea these were v12s

[@bigtractorpower]

Both the the MT900E and MT800E used the AGCO V12. The new MT8 series for 2021 uses a MAN engine.

[@LordByron444]

What’s the gallons per hour doing that?

[@bigtractorpower]

I think it was around 18 gallons an hour.

[@michaelstark703]

That fields a little schloppy at the end of video!

[@piperdoug428]

That tractor could pull 50ft of disc. Hey i sent you an Email about a local guy who restored a Steiger built Coop Implements Cougar, apparently he has a few rare machines.

[@bigtractorpower]

Oh very nice. I will check that out. Thank you b

[@angelopaulo9781]

What year model this

[@bigtractorpower]

This is a model year 2018 Challenger.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I kind of miss when these were all cat components

[@bigtractorpower]

The Transmission is still Caterpillar. When Caterpillar sold its Ag Division in 2001 to AGCO it has been a progression to move to bring the Challengers into complete AGCO manufacturing.

[@calvinellis1891]

What’s the price tag half a millon

[@bigtractorpower]

I thought I included the price tag in the video. I can not watch the video at the moment but that is the ball park price on most 550 hp tractors and up.

[@wilsonandrade6246]

👍👍👍🙏

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you.

[@lawrencewilliamson3303]

Pulling 60’ of Deere chisel plow with a 9420

[@bigtractorpower]

Nice tillage team.

[@Mark_Tschetter]

The only thing missing is the CAT logo on the hood

[@bigtractorpower]

Once they switched from CAT engines to AGCO the Caterpillar power logo was dropped.

[@laurisdemons]

Very loud tractor

[@bigtractorpower]

On the inside or outside?

[@laurisdemons]

@@bigtractorpower outside

[@1911smokinggun]

6 thumbs down are from the people that think food comes from the grocery store...

[@terrellfarms1]

A little shloppy there in spots.

[@noelhohberger1188]

Looks dry down there

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s a bit wet this week. Rain every day.

[@matthewtaliaferro]

Early

[@bigtractorpower]

Mid March is the typical planting season here. Corn harvest begins in Mid August.