Get FinancingNew Holland T7.300 Long Wheelbase Tractor Making First Appearance In North America
The new T7.300 Long Wheelbase (LWB) tractor from New Holland will appear for the first time in North America this week at the World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery Show events. The tractor is the most powerful and compact in its class, New Holland says, and retains the dimensions and maneuverability of its T7 series siblings while mustering up more power. The series flagship model has an FPT Industrial NEF 6 power plant rated for 280 horsepower (209 kilowatts) for draft work and 300 HP (224 kW) for power take-off (PTO) and haulage chores, and includes a new efficiency-boosting Electronic Variable Geometry Turbo feature and an upgraded Auto Command Transmission. Operators can expect an 18% increase in fuel capacity and a 50% decrease in service intervals compared to some competing models, New Holland says.
“Ultimate Performance Density”
World Ag Expo takes place at the International Agri-Center from February 14th to 16th in Tulare, California. The National Farm Machinery Show occurs February 15th to 18th at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The T7.300 that attendees will see is a tractor designed to meet customer demands, New Holland says.
“Our customers told us they wanted a tractor with more power without the downside of bigger frames and more weight, and they didn’t want to sacrifice maneuverability,” says Oscar Baroncelli, New Holland head of tractors. “We took up their challenge and developed the new T7.300 Long Wheelbase. It delivers greater engine power with larger tires, with no increase at all in overall dimension—it’s a design feature we call Ultimate Performance Density.”
New Features Abound
The T7.300’s Horizon Ultra Cab has a new Comfort Ride suspension, an active electrohydraulic system that uses “skyhook” control logic to reduce cab movement from the chassis. New Holland says combining the system’s comfortable, quiet, and smooth ride with the T7.300’s stellar forward visibility and ergonomic controls yields a tractor that is the new benchmark for heavy front loaders.
New Holland has given the tractor high-flow electrohydraulic remotes with configurable controls and a new hydraulic circuit with an optimized design that reduces connections by 30%. There are also new self-centering hydraulic stabilizers with adjustable lock point for managing heavy implements effectively.
Smart Technology
The T7.300 boasts a host of intelligent technologies, including a new Tractor Implement Management (TIM) system meant to enhance operator control by allowing the tractor and implements to communicate. As one example, if using the Integrated Large Square Baler Control to interact with the T7.300, New Holland says a 15% reduction in cab movement and a 12% reduction in fuel consumption is possible while still maintaining a steady PTO speed. Also on tap are such productivity-enhancing, yield-optimizing Precision Land Management (PLM) system technologies as an IntelliView monitor, IntelliSteer auto-steering, and IntelliTurn automated end-of-row turning.
Source: CNH Industrial