August 1, 2008
Customer testimonial
Trevor & Jeanne Pengilley
Trevor & Jeanne Pengilley run Belvil, a 3500 acre farming enterprise located on the southern tip of the Liverpool plains near Quirindi in New South Wales.

October 9, 2007
Challenger: The World’s biggest tractor cultivates a new World Record
644ha cultivated in 24hrs
By cultivating an area the size of a football field every two minutes, the world’s biggest tractor – a 570hp, AGCO Challenger MT875B has set a new world record.

July 25, 2007
Challenger: Inspiring growth in new market
Alex Tountzis returned from a 2005 trip to the USA charged with a vision. During his visit, the 25 year-old contract tractor driver saw North American contractors in action, landforming with fleets of Challenger tracked tractors.

November 03, 2006
Challenger franchise to McIntosh & Son
AGCO Australia Limited has announced McIntosh & Son as their new Challenger dealer for the Perth, Geraldton, Moora, Wongan Hills & Katanning regions of Western Australia.

On Property Machinery Article - For Agco (Challenger Machines) - July 06, 2006
Challenger Equipment Boost for SA Farmers
With increased efficiency and improved productivity, SA farmer Graham Bruce and his grand-son, Nathan Voigt are reaping big dividends from their state-of-the-art Challenger equipment.

July 06, 2006
Challenger's Tracked Mammoth brings traffic to a stop in Hobart's CBD
Traffic slowed to a crawl outside Hobart’s Grand Chancellor this week, due to an unusual commuter in the CBD. A Challenger MT865B rubber tracked tractor was parked on the hotel forecourt causing a traffic bottleneck as locals strained their necks for a look at the tracked mammoth. The Challenger MT865B is here for the International Antarctic Conference this week. At over 500 horsepower and with a maximum weight of 27 tonnes, this is no toy for your kid’s sandpit.

April 11, 2006
More uses for Challenger Track Tractors
The many varied and useful roles for Challenger track tractors took an unusual turn recently when an MT845 appeared unexpectedly at the wedding of Leanne Miller to Haydn Stewart.

December 13, 2005
Challenger MT875B exceeds expectations
Brett Kingston wasn't looking to create history when he ordered the largest production tractor ever to be sold in Australia – he was simply after efficiency gains through deliverable horsepower.

May 4, 2005
Challenger brings focus to the bottom line
To say the last four years have been challenging for southern NSW tomato grower, Ross Cardillo, is an understatement. But his investment in a Challenger MT665 and an MT545 have helped turn things around.

March 29,2005
Challenger Combine – a contractor’s dream
Colin McTagget is one of just a handful of contract harvesters remaining in Western Australia – and things couldn’t be running better.

November 11, 2004
All new Challenger MT400B and MT500B Series
In another step forward in growing the strength of the Challenger Brand we would like to introduce the all new Challenger MT400B and MT500B Series

August 17, 2004
New headquarters for Agco Australia
AGCO has affirmed its long term commitment to agriculture in Australia, New Zealandand the East Asia Pacific Region, opening modern new headquarters complex.

June 18, 2004
Track tractor meets the challenge of soil conservation
There are a few important variables in crop establishment that can have a big impact on gross margins. Such things as early sown crops in association with timely spraying and a balanced nutrient package can lead to higher yielding crops. But one variable that’s often overlooked in the equation is tractor performance.

June 7, 2004
Changing to Challenger!
Steve Brodie was so impressed when he saw the design and low set body of the new Challenger tractor series – he bought one.

March 25, 2004
Investment in Challenger machinery pays dividends for croppers
Increased efficiency, reliability and lower maintenance costs are just some of the reasons why the Baker family at Kadina (SA) has invested in a Challenger harvester and baler for their cropping and hay contracting operations.

March 18, 2004
New Challenger dealer for South Australia
AGCO Australia is pleased to announce William Adams as their new dealer for the Challenger brand of products in South Australia. The move follows a decision by Cavpower to withdraw from agricultural machinery sales and focus on their Caterpillar earthmoving machinery, truck engine and rental store business.

February 27, 2004
Challenger MT865 shatters drawbar record
Challenger tractors are again smashing records in the international benchmark University of Nebraska tests. Following in the footsteps of the Challenger 95E, which set the all time tractor fuel efficiency record in 1998, Challenger’s new flagship model, the MT865 has also emerged a clear leader in University of Nebraska test results.

June 17, 2003
World seeding record tumbles as MT865 rises to the challenge!
The world seeding record has fallen, with a stunning 571.9 ha of crop planted in just 24 hours.
Powered by the top of the range 373 kW (500 hp) Challenger MT865 tracked tractor, the record breaking team drilled the seed and fertiliser for a spring barley crop in Ukraine at the average rate of 24.3 ha an hour – that’s 60 acres in the old language.