Technology enables high productivity in citrus farming
Experts, producers, entities and industry have joined forces in recent years to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the citrus sector in Brazil
When the year begins, some manufacturers prepare to launch new products for the Cascavel Rural Show, but great expectations are for what happens during the Agrishow, when the vast majority of new products are launched. In this edition, in Ribeirão Preto, we had the launch of the Massey Ferguson 4292 Xtra models, the MF 6700 cab series and the MF 7200 and MF 7700 series. launched at the last Expodireto, in Não-Me-Toque, in Rio Grande do Sul.
Little by little, Massey Ferguson transforms its line of tractors offered to the Brazilian market, to global models, and updates models with power above 100 hp to the requirements required by the MAR-I Regulation, which deals with reducing emissions in engines. agricultural tractors. This series of tractors, made up of three models, starts with 115hp in the MF 6711 model, 125hp in the MF 6712 model and ends with the MF 6713 model, with 135hp. They are engines with electronic injection and intercooler, which tolerate the use of regular diesel, S10 and S500 without any problems or the need for changes.
To facilitate identification of this series, the manufacturer named it MF 6700, where the 6 represents the wheelbase, the 7 the generation and replacing the zeros with 11, 12 and 13 represents the power of 115hp, 125hp and 135hp, respectively. .
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Experts, producers, entities and industry have joined forces in recent years to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the citrus sector in Brazil
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