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THE PFG Australia Group is ramping up its credentials as a “powerhouse” tractor brand in this country, according to company spokesman Craig Maber.

Speaking at the Kioti-Daedong dealer national sales conference staged at Tangalooma Resort, Moreton Bay island, a stone’s throw away from Brisbane City, he was buoyed by the launch of five new tractor models, four new ride-on mowers and a brand new utility vehicle.

Mr Maber said the company was serious about making inroads into the higher horsepower end of the tractor market with talk of more powerful tractors down-the-track.

“Over the next years we will be looking at heavier, stronger tractors, possibly powered by six-cylinder engines with power shift transmissions and bigger hydraulics,” he said.

Australian farmers are on track to snap up 1000 Daedong tractors this year, underscoring the point its push into the higher horsepower sectors can only but boost sales.

But the big news on the day centered on Kioti-Daedong’s latest 56kW and 67kW (75hp and 90hp) machines, augmented by the addition of a new 75kW (100hp) range-topper.

Equipped with a wet clutch forward/reverse power shuttle transmission, it has a 40kph top speed capability.

They are designated the DX7510, DX9010 and DX100 respectively.

“We are starting to go into a whole new area we haven’t competed in before,” Mr Maber said.

Meanwhile, in the lower horsepower sector, the company unveiled a new 33kW (45hp) utility machine known as the DS4510. It will give the company a stronger foothold in the hobby farmer market by offering slightly less features than otherwise would be expected from a quality product.

As well, expect to get to grips with the de luxe, CD player-equipped and air-conditioned EX50 cabin which previously had not been available on this 37.5kW (50hp) model. Add in a new hydrostatic transmission, able to provide an infinite range of gears, to broaden the appeal of this utility tractor amongst contractors and the municipality markets.

“So our range is going to continue to expand,” Mr Maber said. “We can only get bigger and better.”

Dealers from all around the country gave the “thumbs-up” to Kioti-Daedong’s brand new utility vehicle looks a strong contender to snare a portion of the steadily building 1,200 units sold in this country annually,

Aggressive styling, a canopy as standard, also a front-mounted brush guard are topped off by a 500kg cargo bed. And the ability to carry three small square bales sideways certainly will appear to the horse-owning fraternity.

Power is via a 16.5kW (22hp) three-cylinder diesel engine with the transmission classified as a CVT type and ground clearance a handy 304mm. And an independent adjustable rear suspension, central instrument cluster and turning radius of 3.69m make for an impressive level of technology.

Meanwhile, the addition of four range ride-on mowers aimed at the domestic market sport an easy-on-the-eye nomenclature that sees the first two digits representing horsepower, the latter two denoting cutter deck width.

The DLT1538, DLT1942, DLT2350 units, plus its DZT2354 zero-turn machines are badged with Kioti-Daedong decals – a move that further broadens PFG Australia’s ever-broadening footprint on this country’s farm machinery industry.

For more information please contact Karl Gawlik  marketing@pfgaustralia.com.au

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