This Year's Drive Green Events Feature Chip Foose-Customized John Deere 4020

Like last year, a uniquely detailed semi-tractor and trailer that will transport several utility tractors and other equipment to each of the major Drive Green Tractor Experience events. In addition, the legendary designer Chip Foose has customized a 1970 John Deere 4020 Tractor, which also will be featured at many of the events scheduled after early March.

In conjunction with the nationally scheduled Experience events, many John Deere dealers are hosting smaller Drive Green Experience activities at their local dealerships across the country. At all the Experience events, John Deere tractor specialists will be on hand to demonstrate the equipment and answer questions.

According to Steve Geick, tactical marketing manager with John Deere, last year's Drive Green events gave thousands of people a chance to see, ask questions and ride-and-drive the equipment.

The Newbury 4x4 & Vintage Spares Day returns on Sunday 11th April. It takes place at the Newbury Showground, just off the M4 (J13), Berkshire RG18 9QZ.

More than 150 vintage tractor traders are expected alongside Europe's biggest Land Rover and 4x4 spares autojumble. Gates open at 10am, admission £6 per adult and under 14's free

For those of you located further north, the Northern 4x4 & Vintage Spares Day takes place on Sunday 28th March, with more that 150 traders expected. It is being held at Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UD. Admission is £4 per adult with under 14's free.

The event is on hard-standing and there is also a good on-site restaurant.

If you wish to sell any part, a stall costs only £20. Telephone 01253 407779 or 07768 741610 for more details, or visit the website on newbury4x4andvintagesparesday.co.uk

CASE IH presented new tractor models to a European audience during Agritechnica 2009 and has now showcased the models to its UK customers for the first time at LAMMA 2010.

The Puma CVX features a 60kph transmission, the Puma range is extended with one new model, the Maxxum range has evolved into two distinct variants and the new JXU115 offers a great value package for livestock and mixed farmers.

Puma CVX is the ideal transport tractor.
Case IH will present a newly-developed 60kph transmission and ABS system that further extends the Puma CVX capabilities. The continuously variable transmission can operate at 60 km/h at 1900rpm engine speed, or 50 km/h at 1550rpm, ensuring efficient and fuel-saving operation as well as providing impressive transport capabilities.

The newly-developed ABS system uses force from compressed air that is converted into hydraulic force by a pneumatic/hydraulic converter, which means the system can use the existing hydraulic brakes installed on modern tractors. An ABS-Ecu control unit compares the data from the speed sensors on the wheels and makes millisecond-adjustments in the air pressure. The system checks for excess slip, one-sided skidding, intermittent braking and single wheel acceleration to give a confident and controlled braking effect in all conditions as well as reducing wear on the brake discs.

Valtra will be holding a series of ‘Experience’ days throughout the UK and Ireland ths spring, commencing on Tuesday 26^th January at Lackham College, Wiltshire and continuing through to Scot Grass on the 11^th May.

These one day events will take place on successive Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at selected locations ranging from dealers’ premises to farms, auction marts, colleges and showgrounds up and down the country.

Farmers, contractors, foresters, and anyone interested in Valtra machines will have to opportunity to experience representative models from each of the four ranges, from A Series machines starting at 74hp through N and T Series to the latest S Series up to 370hp. Also included are new models with Valtra’s Direct CVT transmission and the Versu multi speed powershift transmissions.

Visitors will have the opportunity to enter a draw at each and every location, the winning prize for which will be a £250 voucher which can be exchanged for goods at the sponsoring Valtra dealer. All visitors will also be entered into a national draw held at the end of the series of events, where the prize will be a voucher entitling the winner to £5,000 worth of options (Recommended Retail Price) on a new Valtra tractor order.

To find out more about the return of this popular Valtra event, contact your local Valtra dealer or visit the Valtra web site www.valtra.co.uk and click on the top panel where indicated. Completing the on-line form will result in a personal invitation.

Due to popular demand, New Holland has decided to make January’s LAMMA show in Newark the first public appearance of the NH2 tractor in the UK. This will be the first showing of the ground-breaking, innovative hydrogen-powered tractor in 2010.

John Deere’s new 8R Series tractors and top-of-the-range 7950 self-propelled forage harvester will be featured at LAMMA 2010 for the first time at a UK show, alongside the new 5080M and 5090M tractors. The company will also be launching its new PowerGard maintenance and protection programme for tractors.

Both a wheeled 8R and a tracked 8RT tractor will be on display at Newark in January, following their public launch at Agritechnica. With horsepower ratings from 245 to 345hp, increasing to 380hp with intelligent power management, the range includes the industry’s first ever tracked models with an infinitely variable transmission. Features include a new, spacious CommandView II cab, and a new AirCushion suspension system on the tracked machines.

Video from the tour's first stop, the ICUEE Demo Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, is now up on www.skidsteersmackdown.com. In it, contractors give their impressions of the new units right after tackling a Smackdown-type course.