JCB has launched new Fastrac 4000 and 8000 Series tractors with an all-new electronics infrastructure that delivers higher levels of performance and convenience while giving operators unprecedented choice in the way they operate their machine.
The 175hp to 348hp (133kW to 260kW) Fastracs feature the new iCON armrest console and touch-screen display that provides outstanding flexibility in control allocation and operator information, and a new transmission control strategy to deliver ultimate operator comfort and powertrain efficiency.
The tractors are also available with fully-integrated ISOBUS, precise JCB GPS guidance and implement control applications that minimise the need for additional displays.
The new JCB Fastrac iCON tractors feature:
- New iCON armrest console with position-adjustable 12in colour touch-screen display
- Optional integrated ISOBUS for efficient touch-screen implement control
- Fully integrated GPS guidance and precision farming application options
- Smart Transmission Control for added powertrain efficiency and operator comfort
- Unique choice of ‘classic’ and ‘pro’ joystick transmission control formats
- Multi-function auxiliary joystick with configurable buttons, rocker and x-y hydraulic controls
- Memory for up to 50 different control profiles for different machines and operators
- JCB Headland Turn Assist now has up to 50 individual sequences with up to 50 steps each
- New automatic climate control air conditioning with solar load and temperature monitoring
JCB Agriculture managing director John Smith said: “We had three major objectives with this important project for the JCB Fastrac: to create a bespoke operator experience; integrate electronics technology such as ISOBUS and GPS guidance; and redefine the already high level of operator control and driving comfort that the Fastrac offers.
“At the same time, we wanted to maintain a familiarity in terms of the controls and information displays to ensure existing users can quickly adapt to the new system.
"Feedback from our extensive development and testing work with evaluation customers shows we have achieved all of these objectives, making the Fastrac an even more attractive proposition in terms of performance, productivity and operator appeal.”
At the heart of the new Fastrac iCON models is a new electronics infrastructure that enables a host of modern technology features to be fully integrated as standard or optional equipment.
The most obvious manifestation of this development is the new iCON seat-mounted armrest console and a 12in colour touch-screen display that can be positioned ahead of the controls for easy viewing or moved to one side to maximise visibility through the Fastrac’s large windscreen.
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