Farming Monthly National September 2016 | Page 44

| Machinery Kubota UK launches High horsepower Kubota Care for L Series technology comes to the ARION 400 Kubota UK, the market-leading supplier of agricultural, groundcare and construction machinery solutions, has extended Kubota Care on its L Series mid-range tractors. ustomers wishing to purchase Kubota’s everpopular L Series, mid-range utility tractors, can now take advantage of the innovative extended warranty programme through Kubota Care. Offering complete peace of mind, Kubota’s customers can now safeguard their tractor against any unforeseen expensive repair costs during the first five years of ownership. Customers simply decide the service hour usage at the time of purchase, so they only pay for the hours they use. By choosing Kubota Care, customers benefit from all major service and maintenance carried out by an authorised Kubota dealer, with only Kubota genuine parts and lubricants used, ensuring maximum reliability and performance. Kubota Care customers also have the option to part exchange Tractors in the 90 to 140hp power range have to be capable of meeting a wide range of demands, ranging from livestock farmers just wanting a simple, straightforward tractor for yard and grassland work, to arable farmers looking for greater sophistication for field work. C their tractor at any time for another machine from the Kubota L Series range, whilst still enjoying all the benefits of the programme. In addition, customers can make the most of an enhanced resale value for their tractor at any time during the five year term. Kubota Care must be applied for at the time of purchase, and covers repair costs for an additional 36 month period for five years, or a maximum of 3,000 hours use. To find out more about Kubota Care, visit www.kubota.co.uk or call 01844 268000. he CLAAS ARION 400 range already offers a wide range of cab, transmission and specification options, but is now also available with a range of new equipment options previously only found on higher powered tractors in the CLAAS range. A completely new feature that will appeal particularly when the ARION is being used for steeringintensive work, such as with a loader, is DYNAMIC STEERING, which provides three steering modes that enable the steering to T 44 | Farming Monthly | September 2016 be adapted to individual tasks. In addition to the current 4speed, 4-range QUADRISHIFT transmission, all models will now be available with the 6-speed, 6range HEXASHIFT transmission from the AXION 800 and ARION 600/500 ranges. Also new is the availability of the CLAAS CSM (CLAAS SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT) headland management system, designed specifically for the CIS colour display used on the ARION 400. The ARION 400 is also now the latest machine in the CLAAS range that can be monitored using TELEMATICS. www.farmingmonthly.co.uk