The first four-cylinder Landini with Dual Power will make its UK debut at Lamma 2011.
The Powermondial 120 offers 112hp for draft work and 121hp for PTO or transport operations. The tractor’s 40km/hr top speed is also achieved at reduced engine speed.
This is the first Landini tractor of this size to emulate the six-cylinder 7 Series models by providing two power ratings. The 120 also comes with uprated hydraulics and brakes to match its more capable performance.
“The Powermondial has been a very successful addition to the range, providing farmers with a more spacious cabin and higher-spec hydraulics and transmission than we offered previously,” Landini product specialist Eamon Howden said. “The new 120 takes the range a further step forward in terms of power, performance and features.”
The four-cylinder Perkins diesel engine at the heart of the new Powermondial 120 has the same 4.4-litre capacity as the 102hp and 110hp models, but uses a 16-valve cylinder head and high-pressure common rail fuel injection system, controlled electronically, to obtain new performance features.
“The Dual Power management system produces two distinct power curves,” Mr Howden said. “For draft work, such as ploughing and cultivating, the engine serves up to 112hp. But for operations that put less engine torque through the transmission, the fuelling system is remapped to generate up to 121hp.”
This eight per cent increase in output, which gives the tractor performance equivalent to a more powerful and more expensive model, becomes available automatically whenever the tractor operates a PTO-driven implement at 1,000rpm or the driver engages the transmission’s top range for road travel.
“Another feature of the electronic management system for road travel is that the tractor can run at top speed with reduced engine revs,” Mr Howden added. “At 40km/hr the engine spins at just 1,830rpm for a quieter, more economical drive.”
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