Challenger Launches Four New Tractor Models to MT500D Series

Oct 19, 2012

New Challenger MT500D Series Features Higher Horsepower and Innovative Emission Technology

Challenger is rolling out four new models to its MT500D Series of tractors for agricultural purposes. The new tractors have 110 to 125 PTO horsepower capabilities and meet the demands of modern farming. Not only are these tractors more powerful and more fuel efficient they are more luxurious too. All four tractors feature an ergonomic cab - with fingertip controls embedded in the armrest. The cab also features hydraulic cab suspension which automatically adjusts for various field conditions. The cab also features a Datatronic CCD display screen that allows the operator to monitor and adjust tractor settings with ease.

“The new Challenger MT500D Series tractors expand the Challenger line by offering even more choices in power, comfort and innovation,” says Conor Bergin, AGCO senior product specialist for high-horsepower tractors. “These tractors are more powerful than the previous Series and also are 6 to 8% more fuel-efficient, for a great blend of power and fuel economy. This makes them ideal for tough chores in the field and around the farmyard, whether chopping stalks, loading hay, mowing ditches, blading dirt or moving snow.”

All four models come equipped with Tier 4 Emissions Control with 6.6- liter engines. The engines are AGGO second generation e3 selective catalytic reduction and clean-air technology. The engines are environmentally efficient as the system monitors exhaust and adjusts diesel fluid accordingly which provides improved emissions and more efficient fuel consumption.

Video: Cleaning Sheep Barns & Setting Up Chutes

Indoor sheep farming in winter at pre-lambing time requires that, at Ewetopia Farms, we need to clean out the barns and manure in order to keep the sheep pens clean, dry and fresh for the pregnant ewes to stay healthy while indoors in confinement. In today’s vlog, we put fresh bedding into all of the barns and we remove manure from the first groups of ewes due to lamb so that they are all ready for lambs being born in the next few days. Also, in preparation for lambing, we moved one of the sorting chutes to the Coveralls with the replacement ewe lambs. This allows us to do sorting and vaccines more easily with them while the barnyard is snow covered and hard to move sheep safely around in. Additionally, it frees up space for the second groups of pregnant ewes where the chute was initially.