| Cereals
New Holland’s Methane
Power tractor makes UK
debut at Cereals
Farmers attending this year’s Cereals event got their first look at New Holland’s T6.180 Methane Power tractor which
was unveiled at Agritechnica.
he second
generation
prototype is based
on a New Holland
T6.180 standard
tractor and
features a 175hp (129kW) Nef 6
engine developed by FPT
Industrial that delivers 740Nm
torque.
The nine gas cylinders have a
total capacity of 300 litres (52kg)
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compressed methane, sufficient
for approximately half a day of
normal tractor operations.
The second generation
Methane Power T6.180 delivers
significant fuel saving of 20% to
40% compared to conventional
fuels.
This tractor is an important step
in achieving New Holland’s goal of
energy independent farming as
the methane is generated through
renewable biomass production.
When using bio-methane, the
machine’s carbon impact is
virtually zero.
On environmental performance,
the new machine has 80% less
polluting emissions than a
standard diesel tractor and is
already capable of fulfilling future
greenhouse gas targets, which are
expected to require a 20%
reduction in emissions across
Europe by 2020.
The Methane Power tractor was
located at the New Holland stand
and the company’s staff were in
attendance to demonstrate its
skills and answer any queries.
This tractor is an important step
in achieving New Holland’s goal
of energy independent farming
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