Tafe and Massey Ferguson Eicher 485

Tafe and Massey Ferguson Eicher 485

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 485 is a high performance Tractor that gives a heavy duty at fields and very comfortable for many type of farming applications. Tractor comes with many impressive features that make it perfect agriculture vehicle and some of the impressive features are comfortable seats, easy gear shift, stylish design and LED headlight. The detailed description of this tractor is given below.

Dimensions

It has 2008mm wheelbase dimensions for smooth and comfortable riding. It weighs 2045kg in weight.

Engine Specification

It has 3 cylinders with a displacement of 2945cc. It has inline fuel injection pipe and the HP range is 45. Its fuel tank capacity is 47 litres. 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 optional one. The braking system is dry brakes and oil immersed brakes as 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 and side shift as optional one 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 three point linkage and controls and 1300kgf lifting capacity lower link in hitch position. 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) Threshing
5) Spraying
6) Orchards
7) Crops etc.

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. It is a high performance tractor too which can perform heavy duty at fields.