Guarantee of long service life

When purchasing expensive machinery, farmers expect it to have a long service life. However, for a mechanism to run like a clock, it needs to be protected.

‘Filters are used in fuel supply, cooling, lubrication and hydraulic systems, so they are essential to ensure a long service life of machines’, says Evgeniy Lukyanov, Head of Service Department of AgroCentreZakharovo, ‘It’s the cleansing materials that keep the technical components of the machinery free of clogs.’

However, specialists warn that not all filters are equally efficient. Only genuine filters will serve your machinery reliably, whereas non-genuine ones can have a detrimental effect on it. They are short-lived and of low quality.’

‘Filters produced by some manufacturers fall short of the standard. This puts the functional performance and the operation life of the machine in jeopardy’, says Sergey Tikhomirov, Head of Spare Parts Department of AgroCentre-Holding. ‘Comparative analysis makes it clear that there is a great difference between the genuine AGCO Parts filters and non-genuine ones.

Non-genuine filters are produced from low-grade materials. They have a smaller filter surface and, as a consequence, a lower dirt-hold capacity, which speeds up their clogging. Quite often, manufacturers save on paper thickness, use thinner springs and neglect sealing – all of which reduces the operation life. Spurious air filters have very little filter paper, as a result, they become dirty and lose the throughput ability faster. The engine does not receive enough air, its capacity becomes lower and the fuel consumption goes up. Besides, spurious filtering materials have low-quality sealing and let some of the air straight into the engine bypassing the filter. Dust accumulates in the engine accelerating its wear and eventually destroys it. So, if you want to ensure reliability of the filters that you acquire, we recommend purchasing only genuine ones and only from proven dealers, otherwise you risk buying a pig in a poke.’