New life — new brand

Each new season for farmers is akin to a new life. No two seasons are alike. But for agricultural producers of the Central Black Soil region, it starts traditionally at the Expocentre of the Voronezh State Agricultural University with Agroseason. The exhibition has become a source of know-how for the new life.

This is the eighth time the exhibition is taking place. It has attracted over 100 exhibitors from Russia and abroad. This year nearly 60 new pieces of agricultural machinery and equipment have been presented at the Expocentre.

AgroCentreLiski has also introduced a new brand in its lineup of machinery supplies – Massey Ferguson. Its tractors have been of particular interest to the guests of the exhibition.

“The MF 8690 (370 hp) tractor is very economical, even in comparison with other machines known for their performance in this area,” says Eldar Agaev, Manager of Sales Department of AgroCentreLiski. “In the context of a modern agro-industrial complex, the economic efficiency of a tractor is one of the key benefits alongside its technical characteristics.”

The tractor’s fuel consumption attracts particular praise from farming experts from all over the world. Recent tests carried out by PROFI magazine showed that the fuel economy of this tractor during heavy tillage amounted to 3.3 l/ha, whereas during baling it saved 2.8 l/ha. As a result, the average fuel consumption of the MF 8690 proved to be one litre per hour less than that of other tractor models.

The tractor is equipped with an AGCO POWER engine with intelligent (electronic) control, which facilitates continuous control of volume and fuel injection sequence and automatically adjusts the engine speed to the load. This not only guarantees fuel economy, but also increases machine power.

The tractor transmission (Dyna-VT) has been developed to withstand long, very specific agricultural loads. The infinitely variable gearbox is easy to control. The gears do not shift, thus they do not stick and there are no power impact shocks or interruptions. A unique hand throttle for power control enables the operator to change the direction of movement and switch speeds quickly and effortlessly, which is very convenient when baling straw or carting maize.

The interest of agricultural producers did not stay unnoticed by the organizers of Agroseason. AgroCentreLiski was awarded a gold medal “for active market promotion of the MF 8690 wheeled tractor”, and also a diploma “for active participation in the exhibition and making a significant contribution to the development of the agro-industrial complex”.