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German company Fliegl has acquired the rights to manufacture and market the self-loading/dual purpose wagons, initially under the same Cargos.
Back in May, Claas announced the cessation of its Cargos loader wagon production, citing falling or at best static demand, while optimists suggested that the move would open the arena to other manufacturers to increase their market shares.
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Fellow German company Fliegl has acquired the rights to manufacture and market the self-loading/ dual purpose wagons, initially under the same Cargos product name, but under the Fliegl brand name.
Production will move from Claas’ Bad Salgau factory, releasing space for increased production of the Orbis row crop headers, to Fliegl’s site at Kirchdorf, near the Austrian border.
The first wagons under the new branding are expected to be available in early 2023.
In other Fliegl news, the company’s new Steer-X, electro-hydraulic steering system, differs from other self or forced steering layouts, used to reduced turning radius and tyre wear, by removing the mechanical linkage to the towing tractor.
Steer-X uses a sensor on the trailer that works in conjunction with the tractor’s load sensing hydraulic system and an ISOBUS connection. Using information on inclination and speed, the sensor transmits the ideal steering angle to the steering cylinder.
The system is said to deliver numerous benefits including a wider drawbar steering angle, faster connection and less maintenance, alongside minimised lateral forces when cornering and reduced tyre wear. Additionally, the system can also provide greater driving stability when travelling at higher speeds or when undertaking sudden or evasive manoeuvres.
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With the biannual Italian EIMA machinery Expo less than a month away, Case IH has taken out a Technical Evolution award for the Advanced Vehicle Suspension system available on its Optum 360–440 series tractors.
The Advanced Vehicle Suspension system, available on Optum 360, 390, and 440 models, responds to changing conditions, automatically adjusting how the suspension reacts to absorbs shocks and controlling vehicle movement.
In operation, sensors monitor the vibrations transmitted from the tractor chassis to the operator cabin, allowing the system to adjust suspension damping in real time. The control system incorporates key priorities, such as comfort at lower speeds and stability as speed increases, while also reacting to factors such as lower tyre pressures, where the tyres absorb more of the initial shock.
Case IH said as suspension requirements change throughout the working day, as tractors move between the paddock and road transport, the system manages suspension response in the background as tasks, speeds and conditions change, leaving the operator without the need to make manual adjustments.
Richard Hollins, Optum series tractors global product manager, said: “Pioneering technology must earn its place in the working day. Farmers and contractors will judge an investment by what it delivers, including manageable ownership costs, dependable up-time and the versatility to tackle different jobs. With AVS, we are putting intelligent control to work for comfort and stability, without giving the operator another setting to manage.”
Organised by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, the contest has been part of EIMA since 1986, with the Technical Evolution distinction awarded to products that introduce original improvements to solutions already manufactured or patented.
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