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Stewart Agricultural has released details of its new Legend Series.
Respected trailer manufacturer Stewart Agricultural has released details of its new Legend Series, which will eventually supersede its bestselling GX tipping trailer range.
The Legend Range is the company’s standard tipping trailer, built with a box section chassis and a mild steel body with a box section frame and top rail for strength and durability. New styling sees the front of the chassis incorporate the drawbar mounts, with a remodelled sprung drawbar design said to be easier to adjust and allowing a wider range of height adjustment than the previous design.
Available in capacities from 11-24 tonne, the new range has a wider body giving a slight increase in capacity. The Legends have all the standard features of the GX range with the addition of spray flaps at the front of the body and wheel nut indicators. The new series are equipped with a new wiring and lighting circuit, engineered to allow the four sidemarker lights to work as indicators. New front and rear marker lights are mounted on rubber stalks, with new rear multifunction lights and powerful LED work lights fitted as standard ensure the trailer is highly visible in all conditions.
As part of a new focus on safety, a reversing camera and rear door alarm are fitted as standard, with the former sending images via a wireless connection to an in-cab display to provide the tractor driver with full visibility of the area to the rear of the trailer, while an audible alarm warns bystanders that the rear door is closing, so they should stand clear. In the same vein, the bottom section of the new access ladder folds up out of the way when not in use, with the company noting that with the lower section locked in the stored position, it will be less likely to cause an accident when the trailer body is tipped as it keeps the ladder above head height.
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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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