Tafe and Massey Ferguson Eicher 480

Tafe and Massey Ferguson Eicher 480

Indian based company TAFE known as large privately held company in Conglomerate industry that makes Tractors, farm machinery, diesel engine, batteries, gear & transmission components, engineering plastics, hydraulic pumps and cylinders, vehicle franchises and plantations. The company was founded in 1960 that headquarters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India).

Tafe and Massey Ferguson Eicher 480 Tractor is a less than 50 tractor which is very comfortable for many type of farming applications. Apart from this the tractor has many features. The detailed description of the tractor is given as follows.

Dimensions

This solid design tractor is measured with 1905 wheelbase and it weighs 1955kg.

Engine Specification

It has 3 cylinders, T III A S325/ E2-F2.4 engine with a displacement of 2500cc. It has inline fuel injection pipe and the HP range is 42. Its gearboxes are packed with 8 forward and 2 reverse gears. Its speed is 540 rpm.

Braking and Handling

It has been featured with mechanical steering and power steering as an optional one. The braking system is disc brake and oil immersed brakes as an optional one. The tyre size measures 6.00*16, 14.9*28, 13.6*28 (optional) for front and rear respectively. It has smooth transmission control and it has central shift, combination of constant and sliding mesh, side shift (optional) type transmission. It allows easy and smooth gear shifting operation thereby ensuring longer life for the gear box and less driver fatigue. It comes with automatic depth and draft control linkage and controls and 1300kg lifting capacity. It comes with 12V 75Ah Battery. Its forward speed @ rated RPM is 32.3kmph.

Applications

It is used in various applications. Some of them are listed below:

1) Rotavation
2) Cultivation
3) Sowing
4) puddling
5) Threshing
6) Spraying, etc.
7) All haulage operations

And not only the above it is also used in cultivating various kinds of orchards. Some of them are: Grapes, Mango, Oranges, and crops like soybean, cotton, maze, sugarcane.

Verdict

It is one of the best suited tractors for farmers. It is used in various kinds of applications. It has good engine specification and also the braking and handling system.