Currently one of kubota s mainstay product categories is agricultural machinery powered by diesel engines.
Diesel electric farm tractor.
Diesel electric tractors back in 2001 fendt and agco began intensively researching how electric power generated by an electric tractor could be transferred to an implement.
In 2013 the results of that work went on display for the first time when fendt presented the x concept tractor at agritechnica.
New holland has taken a different approach to reducing emissions with its methane tractor which has mechanical drive.
With all that power a 60 horsepower electric tractor can do the job of a 120 horse horse power diesel or gas powered machine.
First it s easy to picture an electric tractor or even a stationary electric motor in some cases replacing a typical fossil fuel tractor in these jobs.
Our tractors can be charged by renewable energy like wind and solar and provide all the power of a comparable diesel tractor.
Over the past 15 years there have been prototypes of all electric farm tractors and even one.
Price wise kanitz said they are about on a par with the traditional tractors.
First unveiled at the us farm progress show this second.
Compact electric tractor cet with standard four wheel drive the cet is a powerful and capable compact utility vehicle for any farm.
They are quieter and have the potential to produce more torque than internal combustion engines one possible application of electric motors on tractors might be a hybrid diesel tractor that uses individual electric motors for front wheel assist.
Electric tractors in the 60 horsepower and smaller range run about 500 per horsepower he said.
Aims of the development.
Tipping points sometimes occur long before their true impact can be totaled and the recent introduction of mtz s new to north america diesel electric farm tractor could rank in that category especially since the competitively priced machine will be available for sale in the last quarter of 2018.
Electric motors have other advantages too.