Deere Unveils High Horsepower Track System

Deere Unveils High Horsepower Track System TRACTORS Traction Devices 22-6-5 Here's an advance peek at a new track system Deere is developing for its 300 hp and larger 4-WD tractors. On display at recent farm shows, the prototype tracks were installed on a Deere 9300. The new track system has more than 400 hours of field tests on it and is expected to be avail-able next year. Featuring Goodyear rubber and a Deere-built undercarriage, the track pictured is 36 in. wide but could be wider or narrower when it goes into production, depending on field test results. "We're using technology we developed for the 8000 series and adapting it to the 9000 series," Dale Bender, Deere product specialist, told FARM SHOW.

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