Power line rights overlooked
FEDERATED FARMERS is helping farmers understand their rights when it comes to electricity lines on their property.
CAREFUL PAIRING of engine and transmission, and 100% bio-diesel capability are key features of Power Farming's medium-power offering from SAME-Deutz Fahr.
This company's SAME Silver Continuo has a CVT gearbox developed and made by SDF specifically to match its own group's Deutz Tier III engine, a 4-cyl. turbo, the New Zealand distributor says.
Says national product manager Ken Bill, "This is a day-to-day utility tractor – flexible and with transmission suited to repetitive tasks such as feed loading that demand a smooth transition between forward and reverse, and within a speed band."
Electronically controlled power lifting at the rear eases the driver's task, so does the variable transmission, Bill says.
The transmission delivers power in a stepless gradient as ground speed rises, matching load and ground conditions. It has two ranges: heavy duty and normal. Set to heavy and the tractor can operate in a band of ground speed from 1km/h to 24km/h; normal range takes that up to 40km/h.
Driving the Continuo is as simple as a car thanks to the electronic systems handling engine speed and power delivery (no programming); in manual mode the throttle reverts to a straight accelerator. A third driving mode (PTO) is chosen automatically with activation of the PTO, ensuring a constant PTO speed is maintained regardless of terrain and conditions, the foot throttle adjusting for forward speed while engine speed remains steady. The operating speed can then be stored and de-activated by push-button.
The transmission's 'power zero' function averts the need to use the braking system when having to stop on slopes. A proportionally engaged PTO system also ensures the transmission is protected from sudden load peaks. Four PTO speeds are on offer with that proportional control.
The hydraulic system has two valves with fully programmable flow rates for multiple implement use. The system also delivers energy savings of up to
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