McCormick manufacturer Argo Tractors signals engine pollutants solution
Tue 30/11/2010
Argo Tractors, the manufacturer behind the McCormick range, has indicated how it intends tackling the next stage of exhaust emissions rules on its bigger models.The ‘McCormick X70 Autoshift’ exhibited at the recent EIMA agricultural machinery show in Italy is a prototype due to enter production next autumn as a successor to the current TTX.
In most respects, it echoes the TTX model’s proven package, which channels economical and responsive power from a 6.7-litre engine through the versatile XtraSpeed semi-powershift transmission.
In the X70, a revised version of the TTX tractor’s six-cylinder Betapower engine features selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the exhaust gases.
New rules that take effect in 2011 require manufacturers to significantly reduce the amount of this pollutant released by diesel engines in off-highway vehicles.
Further information can be found on the press release from under the 'downloads' section on the right.
