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64 MACHINERY DEC/JAN 2019 • farmers-mart.co.uk Case IH Maxxum 145 Multicontroller awarded Tractor of the Year and Best Design title for 2019 PAN-EUROPEAN judging panel selects top model in four-cylinder Maxxum line as TOTY winner / Blend of compactness, power and transmission versatility recognised / Importance to owners and drivers of oper- ational ease when working with complex equipment acknowledged The Case IH Maxxum 145 Multicontroller has been awarded the title of Tractor of the Year 2019 and Best Design 2019 at an award ceremony on the first day of EIMA International, the farm equipment show, in Bologna, Italy. Launched last year alongside three smaller 116-135hp (rated) models, the highlights of the 145hp Maxxum 145 Multicontroller include its ActiveDrive 8 eight-step semi-power- shift transmission and the Multicontroller armrest and joystick, attributes recog- nised by TOTY judges – professional farm machin- ery journalists from across Europe – for aiding ease of operation and enhanc- ing efficiency. Maxxum tractors are also available with four-step powershift and continuously-variable transmissions. With recent revisions to the Maxxum range having given the line a fresh new look, in a double recogni- tion the same model has also won the Best Design category, recognising the importance to functional- ity and form of a modern tractor’s styling. The winning formula Following its introduc- tion last summer, the new Case IH Maxxum range, in its Multicontroller guise with the new ActiveDrive 8 semi-powershift transmis- sion, was awarded the pres- tigious Machine of the Year title for 2018 at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany. Now the Maxxum 145 Multicon- troller has added to its med- al haul by taking the Tractor of the Year 2019 title, which is also judged by a panel of European agricultural magazine editors. Complementing the exist- ing ActiveDrive 4 four-step semi-powershift and CVX- Drive continuously-variable transmissions, the key devel- opment on the new Maxxum Multicontroller range is the ActiveDrive 8 three-range/ eight-step semi-powershift. The transmission and many other tractor operating functions can be controlled through the Multicontroller armrest and joystick. The TOTY award builds on the Maxxum 145 Multicon- troller’s previous achieve- ments, including the lowest RUSSELL GROUP average specific fuel con- sumption recorded in the Field Work section of the PowerMix test conducted by Germany’s DLG testing station. http://mediacentre. caseiheurope.com COME AND VISIT OUR STAND AT YAMS 6TH FEBRUARY 2019 STAND NUMBER C1 LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND GROUNDCARE EQUIPMENT Branches throughout Yorkshire, contact our Head depot on: t:01653 698000 [email protected] www.russells.uk.com