Straddling a ‘Massey’

Shortly before the beginning of the sowing campaign, AgroCentre held a number of workshops for machine operators of the customers’ farms.

Twenty machine operators from Agrotechnologii farming enterprise (Tambov oblast) took part in the Massey Ferguson 8690 (370 hp) tractor maintenance and service workshop on the premises of the Tambov office of AgroCentreLiski. The group of learners included both experienced operators and those who had yet to straddle the ‘red horse’.

The specialists of AgroCentreLiski elaborated on the tractor’s basic features, maintenance methods and schedules as well as the necessary operating conditions. The useful ‘gimmicks’ of this tractor model were also demonstrated at the workshop. The attendees learnt how to reduce fuel consumption with the help of the tractor settings, how to use this particular model for autumn ploughing and how to work with the satellite navigation system.

After the theoretical part, the learners went onto the demo site where they got behind the wheel of a real Massey Ferguson 8690 tractor and solidified the acquired knowledge with actual practice.

‘Massey Ferguson is a very smart tractor’, says Aleksandr Egorov, machine operator from Agrotechnologii farming enterprise. ‘It’s fairly simple to operate. Once you have learnt the operating algorithm, you start understanding it. Despite the fact that I’ve been operating this tractor since last year, I have learnt a lot of new things today: how to set up the tractor to work with a certain implement or carry out a certain operation, how to perform proper maintenance, how to adjust the tractor settings in order to use up less fuel without impairing quality or performance! Besides, I have brushed up on my knowledge! Thank you!’