Fuse Technologies From Massey Ferguson Spans The Globe

Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), is proud to announce AGCO’s Fuse Technologies fitted to high horsepower tractors from Massey Ferguson are now in use across all five continents with the delivery of a new MF 8737 to Australia.

The 370hp (400hp max) flagship tractor from the MF 8700 range has been fitted with AGCO’s Auto-Guide™ 3000 steering system and AgCommand™ telemetry system. It will be used for tillage and controlled traffic farming applications at a large farming enterprise near Melbourne.

Guillaume Dutartre, Campbell Scott and Aymeric Vaudez

Powered by a six cylinder, 8.4 litre AgcoPower engine, the MF 8737 features the Dyna VT stepless transmission with Dynamic Tractor Management, and is ideal for the most demanding farming tasks.

Massey Ferguson has dedicated sales and service specialists for Fuse Technologies in Australia, and this tractor joins other high tech units working as far afield as Japan and South America.

“Massey Ferguson is one of the world’s best known farm machinery brands and we have been helping farmers across the globe become more efficient and more productive for years” commented Campbell Scott, Director Sales Engineering and Brand Development. “Auto-Guide™ 3000, available to MF users via AGCO’s Fuse Technologies, is helping farmers now all around the world to cut costs and farm in a more efficient way.”

Fuse Technologies helps minimise downtime while improving the overall farm enterprise through wireless connectivity and diagnostic services.

Auto-Guide™ 3000 is a full featured, hands free steering system capable of delivering sub-metre, decimetre, and centimetre accuracy. Guidance systems are proven to offer an average of 12% in fuel savings, as well as savings in inputs and labour.

The AgCommand™ telemetry system is a leading edge data recording and transmission tool that optimises fleet performance by monitoring and reporting vehicle position, history and status, and is viewable on a desktop computer, laptop or tablet.

Massey Ferguson’s Fuse Technologies specialist Aymeric Vaudez explains: “On large farming enterprises, AgCommand™ telemetry allows managers to track tractors working remotely, and monitor service information to ensure that such important power units can perform to the optimum.”

“Businesses can also use AgCommand™ to assess the productivity of farming operations and identify any drop in efficiency so that performance can be improved.” adds Guillaume Dutartre, Marketing Specialist for Massey Ferguson Technology.