The Farmers Mart Aug-Sep 2019 - Issue 64 | Page 64

64 MACHINERY
AUG/SEP 2019 • farmers-mart.co.uk
Clean Air Innovation The new Fendt
to Aid Productivity 900 Vario –
Ready for more
A new dust control system available on
straw bedding equipment was one of the
innovations on show on the Kuhn Farm
Machinery stand at the Royal Welsh Show
recently.
Available on new equipment, or as a
retrofit upgrade for existing machines, the
Cleanstraw facility reduces dust in livestock
buildings by applying a fine mist of water
to straw as it is distributed. It comprises
a 64-litre water tank and three misting
nozzles mounted at the exit of the straw
blowing chute. The nozzles are fed by a
pump which provides water at a flow rate
to apply 1 litre of water per 100kg of straw,
without slowing the machine’s normal
performance.
Applying a mist of water at this rate and
in this way eliminates excessive levels of
airborne dust by reducing the amount of
time that these particles remain suspended
in the air. Trials have shown that the air in a
typical livestock building will be dust-free
within 30 seconds after straw-blowing
WITH the new Fendt 900
with the Cleanstraw system has ceased,
compared to several minutes without the
Cleanstraw facility.
The Cleanstraw system is available on
Kuhn’s Primor straw bedders that operate
with the Polydrive hydraulically disen-
gageable belt system that drives the feed
rotor, and on the Profile Plus range of mixer
wagons that have a bedding capability. The
system is automatically activated when the
Polydrive is engaged and can also be armed
or disabled via an in-cab switch.
Kuhn invests in people
to underpin growing
technical support
KUHN Farm Machinery’s commitment to
sales and technical support in the UK
continues to keep pace with the compa-
ny’s burgeoning product range, with new
appointments strengthening the existing
team.
KUHN has recently appointed John
Hulland as Area Sales Manager, covering
the central counties of England. He is
working with KUHN dealerships across this
region, providing wide-ranging support
for the company’s comprehensive range
of equipment that now includes ploughs,
cultivators, power harrows, drills, sprayers,
grassland machinery, fertiliser spreaders,
feeder wagons and straw bedders.
trained agricultural service engineer with
a background in practical farming, John
has held previous positions as a territory
manager and has experience in all aspects
of technical support, event management
and training provision.
Alex Birchall has joined KUHN as part
of its established product specialist team,
focussing on the company’s sprayer,
fertiliser spreader, shredder and electronics
ranges.
Having graduated with a first-class
honours degree in agricultural engineer-
ing, Alex has gained valuable experience
working on progressive arable units and in a
machinery dealership, developing specific
expertise in areas of precision farming.
Within his role at KUHN, he is involved in
product development, promotion and tech-
nical support to the sales team and KUHN’s
dealer network.
Vario large tractor series,
Fendt is launching an
all-new innovation that
once again sets completely
new standards in the top
performance class. The new
models are tailored to the
individual requirements of
large farms and contractors
worldwide. Numerous tech-
nical highlights, an extensive
connectivity package, the
relatively low weight and the
powerful new design enable
worldwide and versatile
use.
As a popular all-round
high-power tractor, the new
900-series generation is
extremely versatile in its use.
Made for heavy tractive or
PTO work like wood chop-
ping, the 900-series is also
suitable for transport at up
to 60 km/h. The low unladen
weight of just 11.7 tonnes and
the integrated VarioGrip tyre
pressure regulation system
makes this series ideal
for work with low ground
pressure and high tractive
power. Thanks to its modular
equipment with or without
rear power lift, rear PTO, front
PTO, reversing driver station
and a range of hydraulic,
attachment and power lift
models, it is compatible with
all common attachments.
All models in the new
900-series are equipped with
an all-new MAN 6-cylinder
engine designed for Fendt,
with a cubic capacity of 9
litres and VTG turbocharger
with variable turbine
geometry.
The Fendt iD low speed
concept, geared towards
high power reserves, is used
in the 900-series for the first
time. The nominal engine
speed is 1,700 rpm. During
idle running, the engine
speed is a cool 650 rpm.
The tractor cab with all
its controls, is the driver’s
workplace. With the new
Fendt 900 Vario comes
a new class of cab, the
Fendt Life Cab. Introducing
the latest connectivity to
display machine data from
the 900 Vario in realtime.
With the basic ‘ready’
telemetry package, it has
all the hardware you need
to capture and send on the
data for a variety of new
services.
With Fendt Connect is the
central telemetry system
from AGCO’s Fuse® smart
farming portfoliofor analys-
ing and managing machine
use. It reads, stores and
evaluates machine data,
sending data via the mobile
network. This information
helps you to manage your
fleet wherever you are and
optimise your machine
settings.
Fendt Connect offers two
uses for the customer – it
gives them control of their
machine data, and access
to their dealer’s services.
Smart Connect is a
service for the driver in the
tractor. The driver connects
an iPad to the Fendt 900
Vario via the machine’s
internal WiFi.
Machine parameters,
such as the tractor posi-
tion, the worked area,
speed, fuel consumption
and engine load, are sent
straight to the tablet during
use. This display can be
plotted on a map or as a
graphical sequence for the
last 60 minutes.
The new Fendt 900 Vario
was designed for heavy
traction work on every field
across the world. With its
popular flange or bar axle, it
offers a variety of different
tyre combinations, espe-
cially in Europe.
For the first time, we have
an infotainment system
offered as an option,
operated on the tractor
terminal. For the new high-
end hands-free speaking
system, 8 inter-communi-
cating microphones were
integrated into the sunroof,
suppressing interference
and making speech clearer.
This provides excellent call
quality even during field
use.
As well as the conven-
tional locking system with
conventional key, the new
series will also be offered
to customers with a safety
locking system and com-
bined immobiliser. This
system ensures the highest
level of security against
machine theft and unau-
thorised fuel siphoning. This
coded key is for the cab
door, ignition lock, bonnet
and fuel tank (unique for
that vehicle).