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Challenger at LAMMA A selection of machines were displayed at the event and the opportunity was taken to introduce the VIP Program to potential customers. The LAMMA Show 2012 provided Challenger with the opportunity to launch its VIP program to UK farmers. The VIP program has been launched to help customers buy a used TerraGator. Before buying a used machine, customers need to be certain that the specific machine has
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been checked and serviced and this is what the VIP service offers. Challenger will check, service then re-build the machine if necessary, giving it an extended warranty. Other machines on show at the event included the new Rogator 600 B self-propelled sprayer and the MT 765 Challenger tracked tractor.
Massey at LAMMA A chance to get ‘hands-on’ands-on with the latest machinery from MF. LAMMA 2012, held at Newark Showground on 18/19 January, provided Massey Ferguson with a fantastic platform on which to launch to UK farmers the new MF 7600 tractor range, the brand new MF 2170 XD big baler and the MF 9407 telehandler. Alongside this, there was a chance to jump on and ask about models like the MF 8670, the 6480 and the stylishly understated drop-
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nosed MF 5450, fitted with brand new MF 900 loader. Ben Agar, Manager, Market Services UK and Ireland spoke about the importance of the Lamma Show and why the new models are so pertinent for UK farmers. “With over 40,000 visitors the LAMMA Show kicks off the UK show season, and is a must-attend event for farmers looking to make purchases for the coming year”.
Show is a huge success for Dale Drills Look out for them at Cereals this summer too, where a new version of the MTD will be on display. he Eco-Drill grabbed a lot of attention yet again at the LAMMA show as farmers become more concerned about rising input costs as well as the previous years dry weather. The Eco-Drill's low draught tines make it one of the easiest drills on the market to pull (minimum of 20hp/m). This results in a lower fuel usage, typically around 4 l/ac when direct drilling. With cultivation savings on top of this,
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more farmers are showing an interest in the drills. A saving that some had not considered was the fact that a smaller tractor could be used to pull the drill, therefore an additional larger tractor was not required. Strip-till and deeper cultivating direct drills require a much bigger tractor to pull them costing the user more in both fuel and extra capital costs. The show was also used to
launch an Accumulator as an update on the Eco-Drill. The Accumulator is included in the tine hydraulic circuit and removes the need to continuously pump oil to the tines. This acts to further reduce the power required to operate the drill as well as helping to hi-light any leaks in the hydraulics or faulty rams as there will be a pressure loss seen on the guage in the circuit. The MTD was also on display
and has continued to recieve interest in its own right. Farmers recognized its potential as a conventional and more so as a min-till drill and many were interested in the possibility of direct drilling with the MTD where residue had been well managed. A new 6m version of the MTD with various updates will be on display at the Cereals Show this summer and is expected to start at around £25,000.
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