Fendt

 ( Www.fendt.com Official Website ) 

1955 saw the company produce its 50,000th unit.

In 1958 Fendt introduced their "ff" tractor series with the types Favorit, Farmer and Fix, offering engine power from to . The Favorit 1 was trendsetting in transmission design and build.

Fendt's 100,000th tractor was produced in 1961; to represent that milestone, they selected a Farmer 2 tractor and painted it gold.

In 1980, a renaming to Fendt GmbH was enacted in order to meet the contemporary requirements for a commercial enterprise.

In 1985, Fendt achieved first place in the registration statistics for West Germany for the first time with 6,388 tractors sold and a market share of 18.4 percent.

In 1993, the 800 Series became the world's first tractor to feature a hydropnematic suspended cab and front axle, providing premier comfort at its roading speed all the way up to 50 km/h.

In 1994, Fendt introduced the first mid-size tractor with a suspended front axle with the favourite 500C.

In 1995, the company introduced its Vario Class, featuring innovative gearbox (transmission) technology, making, it the world's first large tractor with the stepless continuously variable transmission.

In 1996, the five heirs of Xaver and Hermann Fendt decided to sell the family business. At the end of January 1997, it transferred all shares of Fendt to AGCO. Since 1997, Fendt has operated as wholly owned brand of AGCO Corporation and its agricultural equipment reaches a global market.

In 2009, the Fendt 200 series was offered for the first time with a Vario transmission which cemented Fendt as the first and only brand of tractor globally that featured a continuously variable transmission throughout its entire tractor lineup; 70-360 hp.

In 2016, Fendt produced its 250,000th Vario transmission.

In 2018, Fendt had the largest share in the European tractor market. Fendt was the market leader by ownership in Germany with a share of 24.2% in 2018. In the annual image barometer published by the DLG, in which German contractors and farmers are surveyed about agricultural engineering companies, Fendt took first place in 2013 with 99.3 out of a possible 100 points.

CLIMMAR, an organization that publishes annual Dealer Satisfaction Index for nearly all Ag Equipment brands, has placed Fendt at an average measure of at least 14.1 in 8 of the last 10 years of survey (2011-2021) out of a maximum index of 15. The company is a member of the VDMA, Department of Agricultural Engineering.

As of 2022 Fendt showcases a product range that includes , , combine harvesters, Sprayer, hay tools, row-crop planters, front end tractor loaders, and telescoping material handlers.

• a range of tractors from , the majority of which are produced in Marktoberdorf, Germany, and two models in Jackson, Minnesota, USA.
• A range of combine harvesters ranging from , are produced in Breganze, Italy,.
• Forage equipment including forage wagons, tedders, mowers and rakes are badged under the Fendt brand after Fella-Werke was acquired by AGCO in 2011.
• Large Square Balers formerly Hesston branded, are now marketed under the Fendt brand since being acquired by AGCO.
• Planters for placement of Row crop

Finishing up the product line are:

• Forage harvesters which use Kemper headers
• Self-Propelled Sprayers
• tractor-mounted loaders
• telescoping material handlers or tele-handlers
• and tractors modified for the municipalities and forestry sectors.

E100 Vario is a 75-kW / 100 hp. electric tractor. It can operate up to 10 hours under actual load.

Fendt's infinitely variable transmission (IVT) differs from a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as an IVT can be traveling at 0.0 km/h whilst the transmission is engaged and not in neutral. The IVT/CVT gearbox is widely regarded as one of the most fuel-efficient gearbox types on the agricultural market prompting nearly all other major manufacturers to develop their own system as it is able to combine more precise ground speed selection by the user with an increase in fuel-efficiency.

Variations can be found on other AGCO tractor brands such as Massey Ferguson. The gearbox may be the same however the individual brands have different controls/ joysticks and may have different ECU software.

The first generation of Vario transmissions were named for their primary inventor, Hans Marschall and the different classes of the transmission were labeled in honor of him using the format of "MLxxx" where the x characters would indicate how many Watt of power could be transferred through the transmission. (i.e. the original Fendt 926 Favorit Vario featured an ML200 Vario Transmission which could transfer 200 kW or 268 maximum horsepower through it)

The front axle and the rearmost steer the tractor, and as the speed of the tractor increases, the amount of steering input on the rear axle reduces to make it safer. It also completely locks out when in transport mode and with some implements.

To handle the horsepower the Trisix has two of the company's trademark Vario transmissions, which push the machine up to a top speed of 60 km/h (38 mph). Fendt has not confirmed the production of this machine, and it remains in the prototype stage. The axles and backbone tube are from Tatra 815 series trucks and the 6x6 Tatra-based tractor concept was patented in 1997 by Farma Josef Dvorak of Tábor, Czech Republic.

The Fendt 716 also appeared on BBC1 Scotland, on the program Countryfile, where world-class Fendt Driver, Steven Brown, of Inverdovat Farm, won the annual Scottish Fendt Ploughing Match, receiving a prize of £5,000

In 2022, a collaboration between musicians Troglauer and Die Draufgänger produced the song "Fendt (Layla)" praising the tractor in the song lyrics and featured a 1000 Series tractor in its music video.

Fendt tractors have appeared in the widely-popular Farming Simulangertor 2008, Farming Simulator 2009, Farming Simulator 17, Farming Simulator 19, Farming Simulator 22 and Farming Simulator 25 games.

• Deutz-Fahr
• Fendt Caravan (formerly a part of Fendt)
• Hanomag