The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2017 - Issue 49 | Page 74

Machinery

TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING TAKES THE FIELD

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AGRICULTURE AND groundcare specialist, Spaldings, has partnered with tyre pressure monitoring specialist, TyrePal to supply tyre pressure monitoring systems( TPMS) to its customers in the agricultural sector. The TPMS can be attached to tractor or trailer tyres to help farmers increase safety, as well as reduce downtime and the risk of an expensive tyre blow out.
Spaldings is the UK’ s largest direct distributor into agriculture and groundcare, offering a range of 10,000 products to its 30,000 agricultural and 4,000 groundcare customers. Spaldings now stocks a range of four TyrePal tyre pressure monitoring products, TCSE External Sensors, TCSF Flow- Through Sensors, Smart Signal Repeaters and the In-Cab Monitor.
“ Tyre pressure monitoring systems help protect tractors and trailers while they are on the road and in the fields. Fortractors, the benefit of TPMS extends beyond the usual improvements in tyre life, safety and efficiency,” explained Nigel Whelan, head of product development for Spaldings.“ Running a tractor in
the field with incorrect pressures canbe very costly to the farmer by increasing soil compaction and reducing traction.”
“ TyrePal was the obvious choice of partner, particularly as it offers the flow-through sensors. This means the sensors don’ t need to be removed from the valve to inflate the tyre,”
continued Whelan.“ It is an incredibly user friendly system and we’ ve had a good response from our customers.”
“ Spaldings is a one stop shop for the agricultural industry. Stocking TPMS is a logical decision for the business as it offers safety and operational benefits,” explained Peter Tillotson, business development manager of TyrePal.“ Partnering with Spaldings increases the availability of TPMS to the agricultural market, where the technology has an even greater potential than in other vehicles.”
TyrePal’ s systems are suitable for all vehicle fleets including; HGVs, buses, coaches, heavy haulage and trailers.
TyrePal is a subsidiary of Wheel Solutions Limited.
www. tyrepal. co. uk

Silver for Case IH at SIMA

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CASE IH HAS BEEN AWARDED A SILVER medal in the Innovation Awards scheme of SIMA, the French international farm machinery exhibition, in recognition of the potential its Autonomous Concept Vehicle
( ACV), a driverless version of the Case IH Magnum CVX tractor, offers for the advancement of agriculture. This innovative technology was first shown at the 2016 US Farm Progress Show.
‘ in some parts of the world it’ s increasingly difficult to find skilled labour to work long hours on large farms’
The silver medal for the Case IH ACV recognises the value of relieving operators from monotonous field operations, allowing that labour to be redeployed more effectively, and bringing the next step in precision farming efficiency.
“ The need for this technology exists because in some parts of the world it’ s increasingly difficult to find skilled labour to work long hours on large farms during busy periods,” says Dan Stuart of Case IH.
MEETING ALL THE CHALLENGES
“ This concept illustrates the commitment of our engineers to finding a solution, and as we progress its development we may see elements of its technology gradually integrated into existing equipment. Precision farming and machine automation are already taking on ever-greater importance in order to meet the need for more efficient, economic and environmentally-friendly agriculture, but at key times of the year long hours in the field are still required, especially when harvesting or establishing a crop.”
The result of five years’ development, the ACV helps meet this challenge, through the ability to make the most of ideal soil and weather conditions while minimising the need for unsociable hours.
Case IH has worked with technology provider ASI to create the ACV safety package, using the latest infra-red, metal detection, radar, laser and video technology to ensure third party safety and trouble-free working.
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