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The four-wheel-drive workhorse offers a 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity to complement its smaller existing T60 line-up.
As if there wasn’t enough choice in the New Zealand ute market, LDV New Zealand is expanding its offering, by showcasing the all-new Terron 9 Elite at Fieldays.
Powered by a four-cylinder, 2.5- litre diesel engine, producing 163.5kW of power and 520Nm of torque, the four-wheel-drive workhorse offers a 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity to complement its smaller existing T60 line-up.
Equipped with double-wishbone suspension up front and sturdy leafspring suspension at the rear, the Terron 9 also offers a 1100kg payload capacity, with a spray-on tray liner with four fixed tie-down points.
The 4WD workhorse is equipped with multiple terrain modes and offroad information includes altitude, compass, and approach angle, with a wading sensor to help drivers calculate the depth while driving through water.
The Elite specification also includes high-grade cloth seat covers, a six-way powered driver’s seat and a four-way manual adjustable passenger seat. Technology is abundant, with a 360-degree camera, daytime running lights, a dual 12.3-inch infotainment screen and instrument cluster and Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. Safety is taken care of by lane keep assist, speed limit recognition and blind spot monitoring system as standard.
Kym Mellow, general manager of Inchcape New Zealand, which distributes LDV here, announced a recommended price tag of $59,990, excluding on-road costs, for the LDV Terron Elite at the annual event, commenting, “expanding our range, the TERRON 9 delivers serious toughness, intelligent capability, and highend performance, backed by LDV’s 7-year warranty, 7-year roadside assistance, and 7 years of WOF”.
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With the biannual Italian EIMA machinery Expo less than a month away, Case IH has taken out a Technical Evolution award for the Advanced Vehicle Suspension system available on its Optum 360–440 series tractors.
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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