BABY QUADTRACK!

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Your all familar with the Case IH MX 270 (280hp) tractor? I assume so. Well during this past summer their has been a prototype working on 4 quads instead of 4 wheels!

2 big ones at the back and 2 smaller ones at the front. Problems have been turning circle but apart from that its creating a lot more pull off the standard cummins engine.

I have not seen it myself but it came from a very reliable source within Case, who has seen it working.

Anybody out there heard or seen anything

['Guest']

As far as I know Case IH has tried this before in the first Magnums. Case IH even presented the concept in some exhibitions...

[Laapa]

Here are pics of the quadtrac-magnum EXP.
I wonder if the QT-concept is the right way to go though...

www.toytractorshow.com/quad-trac.htm

[Woodbeef]

Lee where is that M.U.T. running around? It's not in the Basildon area is it?

The bean counters I bet are sitting back and watching the Cat-Agco deal. It will be hashed out I'm sure to no end. NH has already stated(and built)they want a 2 track machine(possibly from their involvment with the early Cats). Plus cost will come in to play 4 tracks cost more than 2 I'm sure.

['Guest']

Woodbeef,

The M.U.T has been up near yourkshire somewhere, not a million miles from Doncaster, so I am told.

Having spoken to the contact from Case, he said it would put 10-15% on the current price of a Mx 270, which is £48,000 delivered. So that means that the tracked version would be about £55,200 delivered. The equivilant JD (8420 T) is £80,000 delivered as is the Class/CAT/Massey/Fendt/Agco......... will be £80,000 ish as well. So the Case yet again is the best value.