The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2014 - Issue 34 | Page 75

MACHINERY DAVID HAYNES Moving Bales with the Times VALTRA’S PINK CAT ON SHOW IN FINLAND Valtra’s Unlimited Studio has created a pink tractor that is all about “passion”, this year’s theme among the Young Farmers of Finland, an organisation of MTK (Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners). The theme is reflected in both the interior and exterior styling of this customised tractor, which has been dubbed the “Pink Cat”. Options and features of the Pink Cat are designed together with Young Farmers representatives and Valtra Unlimited Studio. The tractor is a four-cylinder N163 Direct with stepless transmission. The specs include bright pink taping, red leather upholstery, chrome headlight surrounds, chrome exhaust, chrome mounting rack on the roof, chrome grill guard, alpine horns on the roof, LED auxiliary work lights, breath alcohol ignition interlock, a top-end stereo and DVD player, a stainless steel mirror on the ceiling of the cab, rim guards made out of chrome-plated sheet metal, iPad and an Auto-Guide readiness system. The tractor itself boasts 171 horsepower, 700 Nm of torque, a 50 km/h transmission and 160 litre per minute load-sensing hydraulics. Pink Cat is appearing at Young Farmers’ events throughout Finland this summer and will visit all Finnish provinces before returning to its roots in Central Finland at the KoneAgria fair on 11 October. It will be accompanied at these events by a customised trailer featuring a hot tub and terrace. After the tour the tractor will be offered for sale to customers just like any other demo tractor. Pink Cat features: • Pink taping • Red leather upholstery • Chrome exhaust, headlight surrounds and grill guard • Alpine horns and auxiliary lights on roof • Breath alcohol ignition interlock • Top-end stereo and DVD • Stainless steel mirror and LED lamps on cab ceiling • Auto-Guide readiness system Want to create the tractor of your dreams? Visit www.valtra.com/ unlimited To read more, visit www.farmers-mart.co.uk Lincolnshire stock farmers, Mr and Mrs David Haynes along with their son, bale and cart 1,600 round wheat straw bales – 550/600 tonnes – in a narrow harvest window to allow the following crop of oil seed rape to be planted in ideal soil conditions. Once the Fenland fields experience rain, tractor and trailer wheels quickly cause excessive compaction. Hence the reason why this self-contained farm unit has invested in the newest RITCHIE Traileyre 10/20 model to collect and transport the round bales from field to farm, regularly covering 2 miles of road work per load. David quickly spotted the advantages the 10/20 Traileyre would offer. Lifting and loading bales while on the move, the Traileyre does away with the need for a second tractor loader operator, with the unit transporting and unloading bales all from the one tractor seat. David particularly tries to bale the round straw bales tight and heavy to reduce transport costs and time, averaging 3 bales to a tonne – 7 tonnes to a load. With its twin axles and floatation tyres to maintain stability and reduce soil compaction, experience has shown that the Traileyre is mechanically well made and strong enabling David to work on through the night, safely loading and delivering straw bales on his own. “The new 10/20 Traileyre is bigger and faster than our older RITCHIE 6/12 model,” says David, “but it still works well and I’m loathed to part with it. So we use the smaller Traileyre to collect bales closer to home if needed.” RITCHIE TRAILEYRE 10/20 • Easy to Operate • Fast and Safe • Strong and Simple Operation DAVID RITCHIE (IMPLEMENTS) LTD. See our web site or contact us for information on our product range Tel: [phone]• Email: [email protected] www.ritchie-uk.com FarmersMart Jun/Jul 2014 75