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It’s not just operators of the biggest


tractors who deserve high-tech solutions – Argo Tractors’ mechatronic advances are aimed at orchard and fi eld effi ciencies.


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Satellite guidance, remote monitoring, active steering that self-centres after turns, counters sideways forces across sloping ground and be- comes less sensitive at speed on the road are among Landini ADS features.


Fruitful innovation takes control L


ook after the operators by giving them a comfortable and convenient place to work and tools that make their lives easier, more productive and more sat-


isfying. That is the philosophy behind the Ad- vanced Driving System, a combination of digi- tal technologies, developed by Landini for the Rex 4 Series. This new line of 70-112hp tractors, designed mainly for top fruit, orchard, vineyard and hor- ticultural work, builds on previous ‘Rex’ fami- lies with new and improved features including front axle suspension for a smoother, more comfortable driving experience and better traction. More transmission options include two- and three-speed powershift, and a choice of up to four-speed pto systems with ‘power’ and ‘economy’ gearing for different tasks.


All-new cabin Landini Rex 4 tractors also feature an all-new cabin, the ‘operations centre’ for the Advanced Driving System, where a touch screen terminal supplements standard instruments. “This is de- signed to leave the operator free to concen- trate on implement functions, while the tractor ECU takes care of driving, recording hours of operation, fuel consumption and service


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requirements, which is a World premiere in speciality tractors,” says Antonio Salvaterra, Marketing Director. The cab itself is an interesting design – not least because it has a flat floor, so the operator no longer has to straddle the transmission tun- nel. It also has carefully thought-out position- ing of control levers, switches and instruments, and with the new CAT4 option, operators are protected when spraying from potentially nox- ious chemicals by an advanced airflow man- agement system.


Flick of a switch This allows the operator to select a standard fil- ter in the cab roof when performing routine tasks before changing with just the flick of a switch to carbon filtration and positive cab pres- surisation when spraying. In other cabs, filters must physically be changed but the pragmatic Landini solution for CAT4 standards makes it easy to obtain maximum protection and to pre- serve the life of the costlier carbon filter by iso- lating it when not spraying. This ‘practical convenience’ approach is also evi- dent with the proposed Advanced Driving Sys- tem, which received a Technical Innovation Award at the EIMA 2018 international machinery


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show in Italy. ADS employs mechatronic technol- ogies to assist operators with steering that auto- matically returns the front wheels to straight- ahead after a headland turn and progressively increases resistance with speed on the road to reduce sensitivity at the steering wheel.


Memory function The operator’s workload is reduced by a mem- ory function that records the optimum front wheel position to counter sideways forces when working on sloping land and ploughing in-furrow, while a multi-function “all-in-one” joystick controls up to seven electro-hydraulic spool valves for optimal efficiency handling complex machinery. In addition, operators can easily manage implement settings from a sin- gle terminal as the monitor configuration au- tomatically changes according to the functions used. For enterprise managers, the Landini Fleet Management online monitoring and docu- mentation facility provides a daily log of work- ing hours, field work and servicing registers, and real-time remote diagnosis – all helping with troubleshooting and maintenance sched- uling, and maintaining a record of a tractor’s workload, efficiency and service history.


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