--- title: "Zoomlion shows the 9DX hybrid tractor with 7,200 Nm of torque, but gives no engine or battery details" description: "The Chinese maker put the four-track machine on display in China, and the missing specs matter as much as the claims." url: https://cars.skoop.news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1-600-hp-hybrid-9216ee/ published: 2026-11-08T03:20:55.863977-05:00 modified: 2026-11-08T03:20:55.863977-05:00 section: "Cars & EVs" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Zoomlion", "China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition", "Cummins X15", "John Deere", "Nicolas Meunier", "U.S", "Chinese", "Australia", "hybrid"] hashtags: ["#CumminsX15", "#JohnDeere", "#Hybrid", "#cars", "#ev"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tractor_John_Deere_6320_with_front_and_rear_mower_cutting_grass.jpg/1280px-Tractor_John_Deere_6320_with_front_and_rear_mower_cutting_grass.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Zoomlion shows the 9DX hybrid tractor with 7,200 Nm of torque, but gives no engine or battery details > The Chinese maker put the four-track machine on display in China, and the missing specs matter as much as the claims. Published 2026-11-08 · Cars & EVs, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - The Zoomlion 9DX has a peak torque of 7,200 Nm (about 5,300 lb-ft), and it is aimed at big farming operations that want a hybrid without giving up diesel. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) - Zoomlion claims the 9DX will run nearly 25 miles per hour on any terrain. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) - Zoomlion has not officially published specs or battery details for the 9DX. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) ## A tractor with 7,200 Nm The Zoomlion 9DX has a peak torque of 7,200 Nm (about 5,300 lb-ft), and it is aimed at big farming operations that want a hybrid without giving up diesel. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) Zoomlion showed the machine on display at the 2026 China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) The show hosted more than 3,000 exhibitors and vendors. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) The 9DX has a continuously variable transmission. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) ## Speed, slopes and tracks Zoomlion claims the 9DX will run nearly 25 miles per hour on any terrain. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) It also claims a maximum speed of 40 km/h across grades and slopes, and says the tractor can handle slopes as steep as 12 degrees. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) The 9DX uses a four-track tank-drive system with Zoomlion's in-house developed 762 mm (about 30 inch) wide tracks. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) The cab is independently suspended. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) The hydraulic system is meant for heavy implements such as ultra-wide seeders and variable-rate fertilizer applicators. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) ## What Zoomlion has not said Zoomlion has not officially published specs or battery details for the 9DX. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) It did not mention what engine the 9DX runs or how large its battery pack is. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) Some context exists elsewhere in the lineup. Zoomlion's other top-shelf tractors feature an ag version of Cummins' 15-liter turbodiesel, and the company uses a variant of the Cummins X15 in its ZR400U rotary drilling rig. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) Zoomlion has also developed an 800V modular battery pack system for its other equipment that can scale from 140 to 800 kWh. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) Zoomlion claims its hybrid setup can reduce fuel consumption and emissions and lower operating costs without requiring farms to abandon diesel entirely. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) ## China's bigger tractors AGCO's director of global electronic and electrical engineering, Nicolas Meunier, told Xinhua that China has moved from mostly low-horsepower tractors to building some seriously large machines. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) For comparison, the John Deere 9RX 830 had 913 max horsepower and was among the world's most powerful tractors. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) ## What it means for you If you are in the U.S., the 9DX is unlikely to reach you soon. Zoomlion is a Chinese brand that sells only a few products in the U.S., mainly forklifts and scissor lifts, and the U.S. government places heavy tariffs on Chinese agricultural equipment. [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) Buyers elsewhere have more to go on, since Zoomlion has had strong early export quarters shipping into Germany, Australia, and the UAE. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) Until Zoomlion publishes specs, the engine and battery size of the 9DX remain unstated. [[1]](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) [[2]](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) ## Sources 1. [Zoomlion says its new, 1,600 hp hybrid tractor is the world’s most powerful](https://electrek.co/2026/11/06/zoomlion-says-its-new-1600-hp-hybrid-tractor-is-the-worlds-most-powerful/) — Electrek 2. [The World’s Most Powerful Tractor Is This 1,600-HP Hybrid](https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-worlds-most-powerful-tractor-is-this-1600-hp-hybrid) — The Drive Image: Photo: Petar Milošević / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tractor_John_Deere_6320_with_front_and_rear_mower_cutting_grass.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/