John Deere’s newest tractor can be seen in public for the first time anywhere in the UK at this year’s British Potato 2005 event, which is being held at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on Wednesday 30th November and Thursday 1st December.

Increased power, performance and fuel economy are the hallmarks of the new 8030 Series tractors from John Deere, which include models from 225 to 330hp. Five wheeled and three tracked tractors make up the range, including the most powerful rigid body tractor on the market, the 8530, with a maximum rating of 360hp.

This model comes as standard with a new AutoPowr infinitely variable transmission, designed by John Deere specifically for the 8030 Series. This offers stepless speeds from as low as 0.05kph – ideal for ridging potato beds – up to 42kph, with full electronic engine and transmission management and Field Cruise control.

This transmission’s automatic utilisation of the total available power keeps the engine running at peak performance, which means more ground can be covered per hour. AutoPowr also features a choice of left-hand or new right-hand reverser, with the latter built into the main CommandArm armrest console controls.

AutoPowr is available as an option on the other four wheeled models, while an Automatic Powershift (APS) 42kph transmission is available on every model, wheeled and tracked, except the 8530. This features 16 forward and 5 reverse speeds, with fully automatic shifting, Field Cruise control and customisable transmission settings for optimum performance in the field.

New Tier 3 engine technology is designed to produce higher torque at lower engine speeds, leading to better fuel economy and higher productivity. The new design has resulted in 10 to 20 per cent more power, up to five per cent better fuel economy and 40 per cent lower exhaust emissions, compared with the Tier 2 engines they replace.

The new 9-litre PowerTech Plus six-cylinder, four-valve common rail engines feature a number of innovative components designed to reduce emission levels and overall running costs, while maintaining or improving performance, fuel consump¬tion, durability and torque. Up to 30 extra horsepower can be achieved over a wide constant power range, with maximum power achieved at 1950rpm.

The newly designed hydraulic and drive train system reduces power losses during transport by up to 50 per cent compared with 8020 Series tractors. This means 30 to 40 more engine hp can be converted into usable power, which also helps to save fuel.

The new 8530 tractor will be shown alongside a 160hp 6920S tractor, 800 Series sprayer, 3420 telehandler and the latest generation Agricultural Management Solutions (AMS) GreenStar 2 products for precision farming applications. These include the new GreenStar Display (GSD) 2100 and 2600 colour displays, which can be used to show key tractor functions.

The displays feature a 128MB memory, USB port and compact flash memory card slot, and both come packaged with all-new guidance and documentation software to operate Parallel Tracking, Field Doc and Harvest Doc. They are also fully ISOBUS compatible, and can be used to monitor and control a wide range of implements including potato harvesters, ploughs and fertiliser spreaders.

John Deere's StarFire positioning technology processes differential GPS signals to pinpoint a machine's location in the field, to improve accuracy and productivity. Customers can now choose from three levels of positioning accuracy down to +/-2cm without changing the receiver hardware, allowing them to be tailored to specific applications.

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