A new version of the Landini Rex tractor will be launched at Fruit Focus on 21 July at East Malling Research Centre, Kent.
Engineers at the Argo Tractors development centre in Italy have gone through the tractor with a fine-tooth comb to produce numerous improvements.
These include a tighter-steering front drive axle; a revamp to the main controls with hydraulic lift and spool valve levers located in a new right-hand console; and a new engine.
Landini specialist Eamon Howden said: “The new versions of the Rex are easily identified by the restyled hood design, which has a larger cooling air intake area, and the rectangular instead of round front lights. Underneath, though, it’s ‘original Rex’, with many refinements improving an already successful package.”
There are three build variations: ‘F’ is the narrow model for small orchards and narrow-spaced trees; the ‘GE’ is a little wider but lower; and the ‘GT’ has a stance that gives it good stability for work in fields and more open orchards.
New remote valve configurations are available and controls for the hydraulics, including spool valves, have been repositioned to make them easier to use, as has the parking brake lever.
Howden adds: “The Rex didn’t need anything more than these detail changes; it’s already a very refined and productive performer. The emphasis has been on updates that operators working long hours on the tractor will appreciate.”
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