Zetor companions with VST to increase Compax vary

Zetor is increasing its vary of compact tractors with the addition of three new fashions produced together with VST Tillers Tractors of India.

Referred to as the Compax collection, clients can now select from an enlarged vary of six fashions stretching from from 18hp to 37hp.

Broader marketplace for Zetor

The corporate describes them as versatile and compact machines which are simple to function and possess a strong design and are actually obtainable by authorised Zetor sellers.

The Compax vary was launched in 2020, increasing Zetor’s providing within the decrease energy section of compact tractors.

The corporate claims that they’ve rapidly turn out to be fashionable with clients because of low operating prices, appropriate alternative of energy and a variety of purposes.

Petr Konstacky, director of gross sales and advertising at Zetor Tractors notes that “when increasing the Compax vary, now we have based mostly the brand new tractors totally on the expertise and needs of our clients, in order that they meet their present necessities within the office”.

“The newly prolonged mannequin vary now presents a large alternative of machines for each skilled and passion customers,”

Decrease vary

The newest three fashions slot in beneath the prevailing fashions, providing 18.5hp and 24hp. The bigger machine being obtainable in two variants, the CL26 and the CL26 Plus.

They’re produced in partnership with VST Tillers Tractors Ltd., based mostly within the Pune area of western India.

The CL20 (18.5hp) and the usual CL26 every have a guide transmission of six gears, whereas the marginally bigger CL26 Plus has eight speeds and a 50% higher elevate capability at 765kg.

The 24hp fashions even have a four-cylinder engine versus the three cylinders of the smaller machine.

The engines are described as being designed by Mitsubishi and the smaller mannequin seems to make use of the VST-made K3C engine, though there’s little info on the bigger unit.

Who’s VST?

VST Tillers Tractors Ltd., was established in 1965 as a part of the VST group, which itself was based in 1911 by Sri.V.S.Thiruvengadaswamy Mudaliar.

That is the third yr of collaboration between the 2 producers. The primary results of the three way partnership was a brand new tractor designed particularly for the Indian market, unveiled final autumn at CII Agro Tech India 2020.

These new Compax fashions had been on show for the primary time final week on the worldwide agricultural exhibition AGROmashEXPO in Hungary and shall be proven at different venues over the approaching months.