Case IH launched a new series of compact Farmalls at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show. The Farmall 40A and 35A tractors were created with operator comfort as the priority after a significant amount of customer input.
”In the past, a lot of compact tractors, ourselves and our competitors included, could be very small and difficult to get into,” said Morgen Dietrich, Case IH tractor segment lead. The new lineup has a wide platform and a spacious step-through design that make it easy to enter and exit the tractor.
To accommodate larger operators, the brand also changed how the seat can be adjusted, providing better scaling for a customer to select.
”If I’m spending money on this machine, don’t give me a cheap seat,” Dietrich said customers suggested during feedback. “Give me something comfortable. This has that adjustability, and the controls lay out very well.”
The 40A, which Dietrich walked through at the trade show, had clearer sightlines to improve safety and a strategically placed loader joystick that is intended to make controls intuitive.
Case IH harnessed the software capabilities found in flagship production machines, such as Axial Flow combines and Steiger tractors, and included them in the 40A. Powering implements is also simpler with an optional live third‑function loader control, higher 3‑point lift capacity, and optional stackable hydraulic remotes.
“ You don’t have to deal with chains and ratchet straps or anything,” Dietrich added. “So it’s really safe. It’s very easy to use, and it’s all integrated into that joystick.”
Operators can choose between a 3-range hydrostatic transmission or a 12×12 gear transmission to best meet their needs. To maximize runtime by reducing fuel stops and maintenance, the Farmall 35A and 40A come standard with an easy-fill 12.6-gallon tank and a common-rail diesel injection system.
The company also has a new series of backhoes that attach in a different way. Instead of using a rear attachment and bracketry that runs underneath the subframe of the machine, the new Farmalls have a subassembly that is mounted directly to the tractor, without going under the subframe. That makes the new system less cumbersome while also having better clearance.
On a flat surface, this attachment can be on or off in under five minutes.
The new Farmalls are “for people who have a small property that they’re maintaining, whether that be on the weekend or whether that be a couple hours at night,” Dietrich said. “It’s really for that rural property owner that needs something that’s a little bit bigger than a garden tractor, but also doesn’t need something that’s 50 or 100 horsepower.”
