LOUISVILLE, Ky. (DTN) -- CNH brands Case IH and New Holland each revealed 35-horsepower and 40-horsepower compact tractors at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show here this week: the new Farmall 35A and 40A from Case IH and the new Workmaster 35C and 40C from New Holland.

The Farmall and Workmaster tractors are powered by 3-cylinder 1.9-liter engines. Operators can choose between a three-range hydrostatic transmission or a 12-by-12 mechanical transmission. Both tractor series feature standard 12.6-gallon fuel tanks.

"These (compacts) are CNH-derived and designed," said Morgan Dietrich, global product manager for Case IH. "We are doing our own product development on this, based on a lot of customer feedback."

The Case IH and New Holland compact series feature a wide, semi-flat deck design with a low transmission "hump" that makes it easy to enter and exit the tractor. The compacts offer standard rubber floor mats.

A variety of factory-matched implements are offered with the Farmall and Workmaster compacts, among them loaders, backhoes and grapples.

Giving power to the implements is an optional, dealer-installed live third-function loader control.

"It's not a diverter valve. It's a true live third, and with the loader, we now have true simultaneous lift and curl," Dietrich said. A quick-mount system makes for faster setup. The front loader is operated by way of an easy-to-reach joystick.

Both compact series feature a dual pedal design for forward-to-reverse changes.

"We've used proprietary software to develop this platform," said Mike Sevick, compact tractor business manager, New Holland North America. "We took the time and used our data to understand the locations for the controls on the platform to end up with a spacious platform that's comfortable and that makes the operator feel in control."

Front axles have dedicated steering pumps for responsive control even when carrying a full bucket, as well as a sharp turning radius. Customers control rear implements with the heavy-duty three-point hitch and its 2,067-pound lift capacity.

"The backhoe we're showing here features a new setup," Sevick said. "Historically, the backhoes mount as a subframe underneath the tractor. This has a new attachment style on the back where the backhoe mounts to the tractor but also lets you keep the three-point arms on. Customers are able to use the backhoe for trenching, drop the backhoe in a matter of minutes, and then still have your three-point arms on that you can easily go to rotary cutting."

New Holland's Workmaster and Case IH Farmall compact tractors come ready for an entry-level telematics modem to be installed. This enables integration into Case IH and New Holland's FieldOps data management platform.

Owners can monitor GPS location, GPS speed, battery level and fuel level and other functions from their smartphones or tablets with New Holland FieldOps -- New Holland's farm data management application.

New Holland and Case IH are taking orders for these compact tractors for spring delivery.

For more information, visit www.agriculture.newholland.com and www.caseih.com.

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