Tractors AGCO Introduces 2013 TerraGator® Flotation Applicator

james

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Duluth, GA
It?s an impressive combination of brawn and brains that AGCO Application Equipment is offering in its complete lineup of 2013 TerraGator models. All four TerraGator models, ranging from 330 to 425 horsepower come with features to improve fleet management and product application.
The 2013 TerraGator lineup features the three-wheel chassis TerraGator TG7300, TG8300 and TG9300 and four-wheel chassis TerraGator TG8400.
The enhancements include greater accuracy and better spread-pattern consistency with the improved AirMax Precision? and AirMax Precision 2 dry-application systems. AGCOMMAND, AGCO?s proprietary telemetry system, now comes as a standard feature on all 2013 TerraGator models, with one year of the Advanced Service subscription.
?You?d be hard pressed to find a square inch on the TerraGator that hasn?t been improved within the past five years,? says Joel Krause, AGCO Application marketing specialist. ?The many significant changes we?ve made to the guts of the TerraGator, coupled with improvements we?ve made to this year?s product offering, quite simply make TerraGator untouchable in power, accuracy, performance and field smarts.?
AirMax Precision and AirMax Precision 2
The AirMax Precision Systems exclusive to TerraGator are highly regarded among the best dry-application systems for producing uniform application patterns over uneven terrain and in windy conditions. AirMax Precision is a single-bin dry system, and AirMax Precision 2 spreads up to two products at once with customizable co-application rates. Enhancements made to the center outlets of both dry systems improve an already impressive spread-pattern consistency and product placement. Krause says just a few of the changes to the AirMax systems include designing tubes with a longer straight section, repositioning parts to create a more-constant and less-restricted airflow and creating curvature designs in the deflectors to widen the uniform pattern.
?We?re setting higher industry standards on the level of accuracy that is available for dry-application practices,? says Krause.

AGCOMMAND Telemetry
AGCOMMAND is a plug-and-play device that interfaces to the CAN network. When configured with a machine, it automatically generates near real-time information about a machine, such as its location, how well it is performing and how efficiently the equipment is being used. AGCOMMAND works in tandem with either Standard Plus Service or Advanced Service subscriptions.
AGCOMMAND collects GPS satellite location and machine performance data every 60 seconds in the Standard Plus version and every 10 seconds in the Advanced version. Data collected from the machine sensors is sent via modem over a cell network to a website every 15 minutes with the Standard Plus and every 10 minutes with the Advanced version.
In addition to tracking engine hours, fuel consumption, operator efficiency and field-specific machine information, the telemetry system also creates geo-fences, or GPS boundaries. These geo-fences can help a sprayer fleet improve on its efficiency by examining where it has been and other routes that could have been more time efficient.
Craig Jorgensen, business development specialist for AGCO, says customers, particularly those managing fleets of machinery, regardless of the machines they are running, appreciate the near real-time access to machine data AGCOMMAND gathers, because it helps them move more efficiently while reducing downtime. ?AGCOMMAND reduces downtime by helping customers coordinate schedules for refueling and product refilling. The geo-fences also help operators locate fields more accurately and quickly.?
Viper Pro?
Product application rapidly is increasing in choices and complexity, which means operators have to bring their A-game every time to make sure product selection, timing and coverage is on target with every pass in the field. With the ability to handle more than 10 products ? far more than its competitors ? TerraGator is best suited to help operators successfully tackle the myriad of field-application methods.
Designed exclusively for TerraGator, the Viper Pro field computer now has the ability to keep rates constant for up to 10 products. Its expanded memory database enables more field data to be stored. Additional highlights include a bin-dispense delay, which allows the operator to set the amount of time needed for a product from each bin to reach the boom, and an intuitive boom-capacity alarm, which sounds when a boom reaches its maximum capacity. Viper Pro also features a simplified application-system cleanout located on the application rate-control screen, and a product-dispense auto-shut-down when critical errors are detected.
Additional features introduced in 2011 on the TG7300, TG8300 and TG8400 now are available options on the TG9300. These include a nine-inch camera/monitor kit and six-port auxiliary in-cap power strip.
Like its predecessors, the new TerraGator TG7300, TG8300 and TG8400 models tout many notable features that have influenced and advanced the flotation-applicator category.
?TerraGator was the very first flotation applicator to come to market with a Tier 4 interim engine featuring SCR technology,? says Krause. ?TerraGator also remains the first and only applicator built with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). This combination improves in-field performance and can generate up to 17 percent less fuel consumption. No other machine comes close to matching these numbers. Performance and profitability are only going to improve now that we?re making it easier for customers to get their hands on valuable application and precision technology options.?
Additional features that contribute to this industry-leading machine include:
? Lowest in-cab noise levels in the flotation market at 75.9 decibels
? Easier access to cooling units for cleaning
? Enhanced Application System hydraulic system for maximum output flow at lower RPMs on the 1,800-gallon liquid, Airmax Precision, Airmax Precision 2, Air Spreader and SOILELECTION Twin Bin systems

Read more at http://www.farms.com/news/agco-introduces-2013-terragator-flotation-applicator-54705.aspx
 

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New combine harvester from Challenger

Aug. 24, 2012, Duluth, GA - Challenger, a global brand of AGCO, introduces new 500C Series combines that set a higher standard for harvesting capacity and fuel efficiency compared to previous models, thanks to a redesigned crop inlet and threshing system, plus new in-line positioning of the industry-leading AGCO POWER 9.8-liter seven-cylinder engine. Both the 540C [Class 7] and 560C [Class 8] combines offer 350-bushel bin capacities and best-in-class peak unloading rates of 4.5 bushels per second.

?The new 540C and 560C combines feature an all-new multi-zone crop inlet that improves capacity and control of crop material in the segmented rotor and concave sections, which we?ve also redesigned,? says Kevin Cobb, product marketing manager, combines. ?These changes, along with the repositioned engine, boost throughput, reduce power needs and dramatically improve overall efficiency of the power train, reducing fuel use.?

The redesigned threshing system includes twelve modular concave sections. This allows one person to easily change out the individual concave sections with a choice of three options and fine-tune the machine for optimal threshing performance. Consistent threshing is delivered by the new H-frame-designed concave support system, which keeps concaves concentric with the rotor throughout the adjustment range, but also includes a unique suspension system to allow large ?slugs? of material to pass through without plugging or damage.

Tier 4i engine with AGCO e3 technology for more power, less fuel

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Horsepower ratings at 2,100 rpm for the 540C is 370 HP (276 kW) with an unloading boost of 426 HP (318 kW) and ratings for the 560C are 460 HP (343 kW) with an unloading boost of 502 HP (374 kW),respectively.

Fuel efficiency gets even better by turning this impressive power plant 90 degrees, so the engine is in-line with the rotor. As a result, 500C Series combines achieve an engine-to-rotor transfer efficiency that tops 90 percent. In-line engine positioning offers several other advantages, including requiring fewer moving parts, which reduces servicing needs and downtime.

The new engine alignment also makes room for the V-Cool cooling system, which draws air into the system from the cleanest part of the machine ? at the top of the combine. The V-Cool system is designed with a variable-speed, reversing fan, which blows chaff and dirt off the inlet screen. The ?smart? V-cool system measures ambient air temperature, as well as temperatures of machine functions, then operates at the optimum speed needed to maintain proper cooling. This reduces power and fuel needs, especially on cooler fall days. And because the cooling elements are not stacked, as found on conventional designs, chaff is not trapped between coolers. This virtually eliminates the need for cleaning the cooling elements during the harvest season.

Read more at http://www.agannex.com/equipment/new-combine-harvester-from-challenger
 
 
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