C6-Lancaatar Farming, Saturday, Dacarobar 11,1993
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) Making a move to be a
serious North American contender
in the two-wheel-drivc tractor
market, Ford New Holland intro
duces the new Genesis™ tractor
line. The 70 Series line offers buy
ers the most model choices in this
power range in the company’s his
tory.
‘This is a quantum leap from
where we were before. Everything
on these tractors is new,” said
Dave Templeton, lead engineer.
Genesis™ project development.
“What we’ve got is a no-excuse
tractor built to take on the mar
ket”
The four-model line includes
the following:
• 8670 with 145 PTO hp.
• 8770 with 160 PTO hp.
• 8870 with 180 PTO hp.
• 8970 with 210 PTO hp.
The total-package enhance
ments for the Genesis™ tractor
line make comparisons with pre
vious Ford New Holland models
difficult
The new engines on these trac
tors offer up to SO percent torque
backup,” said John Hundley, pro
duct manager, Genesis™ line.
“Our top horsepower rating used
to be 170 hp. If you compared our
160 hp 8770 with that older trac
tor, there would be no compari
son. Genesis™ tractors offer that
much improvement.”
Ford New Holland, better
known in small-farm country for
its under-100 hp line, had offered
growers three models from 145 to
170 hp.
‘This is the most we’ve offered
at this level,” Hundley said. “And
there have been no compromises
through the development of these
machines. We find no weak
points, no areas we have to ex
plain away at the introduction.”
Seeking to achieve “best in
class” performance from a variety
of areas. Genesis™ engineers cre
ated a machine with high standard
lift capacity. At the top end, the
8970 has a 15,000-pound lift capa
city.
For hydraulic performance, the
new closed-center, load-sensing
system delivers 31 gpm at 2,750
psi. For implements requiring
,;her flow, a buyer can specify
.k optional Mega Flow™ hydraul
ic system with a 55 gpm flow at
pressure the highest available
today.
Higher horsepower ratings are
just a visible indication of what
Genesis™ tractors offer, Hundley
said.
“In the past, we had PTO torque
backup of about 18 percent on our
tractors. The competition boosted
theirs to about 35 percent. We re
sponded,” he said. “We’ve come
up with engines that offer up to SO
percent PTO torque rise. And until
you lug it in the field, it’s difficult
to explain. You have to drive it to
believe it”
Calling the 7.5-liter engines
Genesis Tractors
‘A Quantum Leap >
“A quantum leap” is how Ford New Holland describes Its
new Genesis™ tractor line. Selection includes 145 hp Mod*
el 8670; 160 hp Model 8770; 180 hp Model 8870; and 210 hp
Model 8970.
“gutsy,” Hundley said an operator
can pull a 5-bottom roll-over plow
and have that engine lug down to
as low as 1,300 ipm. It will just
walk through the tough spot and
climb back to 1,900 rpm without
downshifting,” he said.
AH 'engines are turbocharged,
and the top two models die
8870 and 8970—use air-to-air in
tercooling. This extra operating
“headroom” is called Constant
Power Plus™, and provides im
proved fuel efficiency because a
user can operate at a lower ipm.
Optimum operating speed for
Genesis™ tractors is 1,900 ipm.
This increases fuel economy and
reduces engine noise.
How an engine sounds is as im
portant as how loud it operates.
Ford New Holland engineers
spent time listening to engines and
measuring the quality as well as
quantity of sound. The result?
“These engines sound better,”
Hundley said. “You can listen to a
pleasing sound at a higher level
than you can with sounds that
have bad quality. These are quiet
tractors, and they’re perceived
even quieter thanks to sound
quality analysis.”
Cab redesigns have changed the
operating environment of today’s
farm tractors. More glass, clear
hoods, and more head and leg
room are all expected in the effi
cient farm tractor. Ford New Hol
land engineers went to customers
to leant what makes an effective
work environment. “Visibility is
important,” Templeton said.
Mechanical front drive axles
have increased tractor productivi
ty, allowing growers to get more
work out of their machines. Trou
ble is, these axles also give the
machines a very wide turning dia
meter.
Engineers struggling with the
problem have devised several
solutions. Genesis™ now offers
the optional Super Steer™ FWD
axle which reduces turnaround
diameter by up to 40 percent, de
pending on lire and wheel size.
“When we talk about these ax
les we discuss turning diameter.
ness
News
not turning radius,” Templeton
said. “Turning radius is a measure
better suited to industrial applica
tions. Turning diameter is more
important to the grower because
they want to know how short they
can turn at the end of the row.”
With the Super Steer FWD axle
option, a grower will see turning
diameter as low as IS feet The
simple, patented system elimin
ates the “light bulb” effect seen at
the end of a row. That’s where the
operator has to swing out a bit to
make a wide enough turn to line
up the implement for the next field
pass.
Linking the engine to the
wheels in the Genesis™ line is a
new powershift transmission that
is standard across the line. When
Ford New Holland introduced the
Ultra-Command™ powershift
transmission in 1990, it offered
ground-breaking control advance
ments. The 18-speed unit also
gave farmers a better look at how
electronic controls on powershifts
could offer enhanced operating
features.
The Genesis™ powershift trans
mission is the next generation in
engine power control. This
16-speed unit offers several new
features and engineering enhance
ments, including;
• Straightlline shuttle shift.
• Pulse shift Shifting up or
down is accomplished by bump
ing the transmission lever right or
left.
• Automatic transport turns the
powershift into an automatic
transmission for over the road tra
vel. The transmission changes
gears to match engine speed and
load.
• Programmable upshift/down
shift. This allows fast up and
down shifts at the end of a tow. By
simply pushing two buttons the
grower can easily downshift, raise
an implement and make an end of
row turn.
Pennfield Announces
Management Changes
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Mike Horn, executive vice
president and chief operating
officer of Pcnnficld Corporation,
has announced the following man
agement changes.
Dr. John Fidlcr has been prom
oted to vice president, technical
services for the corporation and
will serve on the management
operating committee.
Ray S. Lehr has been promoted
to senior vice president, feed
Farm Credit Posts
Third Quarter
LEWISBURG (Union Co.)
Third quarter net earnings were
recorded by northeastern Pennsyl
vania’s largest agricultural lender.
Northeastern Farm Credit, ACA,
according to quarterly financial
reports issued recently.
The $483,000 in third quarter
earnings represented a strong in
crease of 18 percent or $74,000
over earnings for the same period
of 1992. The strong third quarter
results were recorded on a loan
portfolio of $198.6 million, which
advanced $7.3 million from the
loan volume posted at December
31, 1992.
Robert T. Reich, president of
Northeastern Farm Credit, ACA,
said, “The first three quarters of
1993 have posed many challenges
to our loan officers and our cus
tomers as together we’ve dealt
with a sluggish economy and the
effects of a drought in some areas
of the region. We’re pleased that
even during periods of economic
uncertainty, we’ve continued to
operate profitably and still serve
the needs of our customers.”
Association officials attributed
marketing, and will serve on the
management operating
committee.
Donald E. Horn, Jr. has been
promoted to director of milling
operations with responsibility for
feed manufacturing, distribution,
and customer service.
Fred Keller has been promoted
to manager of feed production
with responsibility for feed plants
and maintenance.
Earnings
the increase in earnings to improv
ed net interest income and a de
cline in the provision for loan loss
es. Net interest income for the
quarter was $1.3 million, an in
crease of $97,000 or a 8.0 percent
over the third quarter of 1992. The
improvement in net interest in
come resulted primarily from in
creased loan volume and the use
of the ACA’s improving capital
position to fund a higher portion
of the loan portfolio.
ACA financial reports indicate
the credit quality of the loan port
folio continued to improve. Ad
versely classified loans decreased
to 8.1 percent of the total loan
portfolio at September 30. 1993,:
down from 9.5 percent at Decern-;
ber 31, 1992. The overall im
provement in credit quality
throughout 1993 is reflected in the j
$21,000 decrease in the third quar
ter provision for loan losses as>
compared to the same period of
1992. Year to date, the provision
for loan losses was $58,000, a de
crease of $109,000 from the prior
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