■6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16,1980
WHAT'S NEW
MF adds another big tractor
LITITZ
Ferguson is further ex
panding its line of ar
ticulated four-wheel-drive
tractors with the addition of
the 375-engme horsepower
MF 4900. It joins the 320-hp
4880, 265-hp 4840, and 225-hp
MF 4800 to extend 4WD
advantages to even more
farmers.
An eight-cylinder, tur
bocharged 903-cubic-inch
Cummins engme with rated
speed of 2600 rpm is stan
dard on the 4900. The
engine’s cooling system
incorporates large water
passages around cylinder
liners, valves and injectors.
Dual modulating by-pass
thermostats regulate coolant
temperature.
An optional, factory
installed three-point hitch is
electronically controlled.
This enables the operator
more precisely to match his
implement’s working depth
to varying field conditions
providing more effective
horsepower use and better
fuel economy. First of its
kind in the North American
market, this hitch provides
positive position control, full
draft control, or an infinitely
variable intermix of the two.
An 18-speed transmission
with three-speed shift-on
the-go is standard, with
constant mesh gears and
transmission brake on the
top input shaft for shifting
ease. An independent, 1000-
Massey-Ferguson is further expanding its line of
articulated four-wheel drive tractors with the addi
tion of this 375-engine horsepower MF 4900.
RPM power take-off is
available as a factory option.
Its two double-acting
cylinders provide precise,
easy steering. Steering oil is
cooled and passed through a
10-micron filter to improve
reliability and decrease
servicing requirements.
Massey
Mid-mount
mower
available
LITITZ— The new MF 218
mid-mount mower for utility
mowing is now available
from Massey-Ferugon. Its
three overlapping, offset
blades cut a 60-mch swath.
The unit also features a
minimum six-inch transport
height for easy obstacle
clearance.
The MF 218’s three-point,
scissor-hnkage lift arms
keep all three blades' cutting
plane parallel to the ground
regardless of cutting height
(2.5, 3,3, 4.5 and 5.5 inches)
selected. This feature also
provides even wear on the
heavy-duty, high-carbon,
heat-treated spring steel
blades.
The MF 218’s grass
discharge can be set for
either mulching or
spreading.
The large, standard
equipment cab is isolation
mounted and designed for
optimal operator comfort
and efficiency. All controls
are positioned for maximum
convemence. The cab’s 50-
square-foot-plus windows
provide superior field
visibility.
Two axle lengths are
available, the standard 91.6-
mch, and the 125.7-mch for
additional flexibility in tread
widths and axle-mounting
dual ures.
Co-op council asks
rail shipper safeguards
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The National Council of
Farmer Cooperatives is
insisting that any rail
regulatory reform
legislation passing Congress
this year must contain
adequate safeguards for
captive shippers
The Council recently told
Congress that a bill drafted
by the House Commerce
Committee would give the
railroads too much power.
NCFC supports, instead,
amendments sponsored by
Congressmen Bob Eckhardt
and Nick Rahall.
The Eckhardt-Rahall
amendments complement
the proposed rail reform bill
by refining the balance
between earners need for
greater pricing freedom,
and shippers and consumers
need for protection against
monopoly market power
abuses. The refinements are
designed to assure that
neither side has unfair ad
vantage over the other under
a revised rail regulatory
system.
NCFC President Kenneth
D. Naden said that unless the
problem is addressed by
Congress, many shippers
dependent on a single
railroad for service will be
forced out of the market
place. “They will no longer
be able to compete with
other businesses which have
transportation alter
natives,” he warned. “That
will result m lower prices for
some farmers and higher
prices for consumers ”
Congress plans to finish
consideration of rail reform
legislation after it returns
from this week’s Democratic
Convention recess.
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