SPECIALIST MOWERS
New John Deere greens
mowers win AE50 Award
After a successful launch in 2019, John Deere’s 2700 and 2750 PrecisionCut and E-Cut hybrid
electric triplex mowers have been honoured as a 2020 AE50 Award winner by the American
Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
ach year the AE50
E
awards highlight
the industry’s most
innovative designs in
product engineering,
as chosen by a panel of international
engineering experts. The development
of these new John Deere cylinder
mowers was based on customer needs
and challenges – most importantly, the
struggle to find quality labour and tight
operating budgets.
With this in mind, the mowers are
equipped with the proven, advanced
TechControl system, which is passcode
protected and allows course managers,
technicians and other trusted
supervisors to input commands that
control nearly everything regarding the
operator’s performance. This includes
frequency of clip, turn speed, clean-up
pass speed and how fast the cutting
units raise and lower.
The engines on all models are
electronically controlled and include an
Eco mode that automatically reduces
engine speed when mowing, saving up
to 30 per cent in fuel and reducing sound
levels by up to 3dB(A). The lightweight,
open platform design, with a low centre
of gravity, ensures excellent stability and
traction performance. The mowers offer
a 62in (157cm) mowing width and speeds
of up to 6mph (9.7kph) for increased
productivity.
“Our customers are battling a variety
of challenges, from labour to budgets.
The 2700 and 2750 triplex mowers
have been designed to directly tackle
these concerns and take the stress
out of mowing,” says John Deere Golf
product manager Brad Aldridge. “From
the innovative TechControl system to
the open platform design and excellent
cut quality, these machines deliver a
precise, uniform cut, regardless of who’s
driving – now every operator can be your
best operator.”
ASABE is an international scientific and
educational organisation dedicated
to the advancement of engineering
applicable to agricultural, food and
biological systems. Each year the
Society announces and presents the
AE50 awards at the ASABE Agricultural
Equipment Technology Conference held
in Louisville, Kentucky in February.
www.deere.co.uk
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