Self-lubricating cuts tractor maintenance by 21 hours a year

The first fully battery-powered tractor is one of John Deere’s winners for innovation at the SIMA 2017 show, which gets under in Paris on Sunday.

For John Deere’s 6R Series tractor with 1,000 operating hours annually, greasing time for the tractor and its implements can be reduced by 21 hours a year, by using the company’s new Smart AutoLube system, which is a silver award winner for innovation at the SIMA 2017 show, which gets under way in Paris on Sunday.

According to the tractor company, Smart AutoLube also improves the machines’ life expectancy, service costs and resale value.