In the fall of 1998, the first 700 series models 714 and 716 were introduced below the 900 series Varios. The following year, the series was further complemented by the smaller 711 and 712. The design of the 700 series was completely new: it was Fendt’s first major design change in over 30 years. The key design feature was roundness. In addition to the outer shell, the influence of industrial designers was also visible in the interior and control devices. The tractor was based on a cast load-bearing frame. The load-bearing capacity of the tractor was especially high in the 714 and 716.

The engines in the 700 series were 5.7-liter Deutz engines using four-valve technology. Apparently, Fendt had taken into account the separation of KHD’s engine production from Same, to which tractor production had been transferred, and the Deutz engine was no longer a competitor’s product. Nominal power outputs ranged from 115 to 160 hp, with peak power 8-10 hp higher. Except for the smallest engine, they were intercooled.

The Vario ML 130 transmission was technically similar to that of the 900 series. Compared to it, the maximum speed in field operation was reduced to 28 km/h. However, the efficiency of the power take-off could have been further improved in field work if the top speed in field mode had been, for example, 20 km/h. The 700 series had only one hydraulic motor. The multifunction lever controlled starting, braking, acceleration, direction change, and cruise control.

The level of equipment was almost as high as in the 900 series: standard features included, among others, electrohydraulic front axle suspension, cab suspension, air conditioning, air-suspended seat, passenger seat equipped with a seatbelt, and compressed air equipment. New in the cab was the Vario terminal, whose color display functioned as the tractor’s information and control center. From the terminal, settings for front and rear lift devices, flow rate and timing of hydraulic valves, transmission programming, trip computer functions, and the control of machines connected via the CAN-BUS system were managed.

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