AGROSALON-2018 – mini and compact tractors

Russian farmers were offered a wide range of tractors starting with the smallest

International specialized exhibition of agricultural machinery AGROSALON-2018 flashed a wide selection of equipment, especially for grain farming, which is not surprising in light of the growing grain exports of Russia to the world market. Of the first approaches to the topic of unmanned tractors I said in the first part, and now will cover the topic of the tractors conventional, i.e. still "chelovekonapravleny".
The primary machinery to this day in the fields is the tractor, which bear a large part of the field work, the plowing, the harrowing, the planting, processing fields from pests (though there are more special high-performance cars), and harvesting of modern high-performance harvesters can't do it without powerful and fast enough tractors bringing the initially threshed grain and straw from fields to storage areas. The word tractor in agriculture is still around the head. It is therefore not surprising that the AGROMASH-2018 was presented with a wide range of machines from small to heavy duty walk-behind wheeled and ratingrating tractors, able to carry a huge hitch plows and harrows. Famous foreign brands such as Case, John Deer, Massey Fergusson, New Holland and others were represented almost exclusively by dealers. The domestic manufacturers of type of Petersburg tractor plant (a brand "Kirovets"), "Rostselmash" (RSM brands and Versatile) and the related Belarusian MTZ tractor (brand name "Belarus") acted as the company's own sales divisions.

Let's start with "the little gnome", ie, heavy walk-behind tractor with PTO (990 min–1) brand CAIMAN (French-Japanese brand engines Subaru) model 340 PRO for all-season use, equipped with cultivator cutter with a working width of 660 mm. A unit weight of 150 kg with a 4-cylindrowym the air-cooled engine Subaru EX40 (404 cm3 28,5 N•m at 2,500 min–1) suitable for the treatment plots over 100 acres (1 ha) of virgin soil, and the presence of a lockable differential Drive Lock in transmission tractor type facilitates its usage in farms, thanks to the availability of a wide range of attachments can be used for snow removal, hay, cargo, mowing grass and tillage. Working speed 340 PRO with 4 forward and 3 reverse gears varies from 1.26% to 4.3 km/h So it is a two-wheeled, but all the same tractor. By the way, the company gives him a 5-year-old (!) warranty.

Painted in the same life-affirming green pair him on the stand CAIMAN was articulated tractor brand Ferrari (namesake of the famous Italian company from Maranello) series Cromo K40 AR model with the same front and rear wheels (the engine is liquid-cooled Kubota V1505 E3B Stage IIIb, 1.5 l, 35,6 L.S., 96,5 N•m), 8 gears forward and 4 gears reverse. Provides mechanical lock front and rear axles and hydrostatic steering for increased accuracy. Tractor equipped with the highly efficient hydraulic system with a pump capacity of 33 liters at an operating pressure of 125 bar, ensuring maximum performance of the steering device and hydrofined, with optional extension up to six hidrofugados to ensure the operation of additional implements. Rear 3-point linkage category 1, provide load capacity up to 1050 kg overall dimensions of the tractor 2960х1392х1174 (with protective arc – 1990 mm), and the base is 1200 mm. tractor Weight – 980 lbs. For easier control the shift lever is located under the instrument panel and operator's seat are equipped with approved seat belts. Wings all wheels and mud flaps ensure maximum protection of the operator. The sample was composed of mill CAIMAN.
However, these "kids" were the only in the vast exhibition in its class.

Larger, but also small-sized tractor the equipment presented Cheboksary factory "Rusich-Laval" , which showed a fairly wide range of tractor brands "Rusich" and LOVOL, which included models LOVOL TE-244 (MOT. KM385BT, 24 HP, 8x2 transmission, operating weight 1400 kg), TE-254 under the brand name "RUSICH-LOVOL", LOVOL TE-354 (MOT. 4L22BT, 35 HP, 8x8 transmission, 1700 kg) LOVOL TB-504 (Generation III) with engines. А498, 50 HP, Inc – 8x4/8x8/12x12/16x16 transmission, 2165 kg, as well as mid-size LOVOL TD-1304 (MOT. LOVOL 1006C, 130 HP, 16x8 transmission, 5250 kg). All tractors with wheel formula 4x4, locking cross-axle differentials, power steering, hydrobiidae. The choice includes enclosed cab with heating.

Belarusian MMZ plant showed a wide range of tractors "Belarus" from low to high-energy tractors. The compact was a new tractor Belarus-622.5 engine Yanmar4TNV86CHT Srage IIIb, with a capacity of 65.6 HP, 16x8 transmission, 2580 kg. the Tractor is equipped with a new plastic hood with 4 halogen headlights, wings, wheels and roof. Rear has 3-point with 2 hydraulic cylinders and attachments, and tow hitch (lift with a fork).

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