The Fendt Rogator 900 Series applicator has been popular with farmers since being launched into Australia and New Zealand 12 months ago.
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Exclusively available through the Fendt dealer network - which includes Cobram Farm Equipment - it comes from AGCO, which is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology.
The Fendt Rogator offers more opportunity for owners to maximize the potential of their investment with capabilities such as adjustable clearance, a combo-chassis designed for multiple application systems as well as industry leading technology and first-class performance and operator comfort.
“We’re excited to introduce this machine to the Australian and New Zealand market” explained Fendt ANZ and Far East director Warwick McCormick.
“We’ve been working hard internally to put together an expert team focused on the Fendt Rogator, with dedicated staff based across the country to support our dealers, backed up by the global network of professionals at AGCO.
“We have plans in place to ensure that service and parts will be readily available for Rogator customers as well as product and technical training to ensure we hit the ground running on the arrival of the first batch of machines.”
Fendt ANZ and Far East director of marketing Fergal Meehan said the AGCO factory in Jackson, Minnesota his historically built Rogator Sprayers, which have been distributed through a separate distribution network in Australia.
“In support of our long-term strategy for a full line of agricultural equipment designed to provide equipment solutions for farmers across the world, the new Rogator will be distributed through existing Fendt dealers in Australia and New Zealand who are ideally placed to support the Rogator as it joins the Fendt family.
“We make no secret of our ambition to significantly grow our footprint in the broadacre and row-crop landscape and our dealers now have an additional high-performance machine to help service the needs of customers in that segment.
“In recent years the Fendt product portfolio in Australia and New Zealand has expanded from a tractor only product offering to one which includes a wide range of green harvesting equipment including mowers, rakes, tedders, round balers, combination round balers and loader wagons.
“More recently the introduction of Fendt IDEAL combines, as well as 900MT and 1100MT tracked tractors, now all equipped with the well proven Fendt Vario transmission, has provided broadacre farmers with new opportunities to improve their farm business productivity and profitability.”
Fendt ANZ and Far East Fendt Rogator sprayers marketing manager Tom Draffen said the Fendt Rogator is the “next logical progression to expand our broadacre lineup”.
“The Rogator brand has a long and proven heritage which is now coupled with the new technology in the machine to reflect the passion and innovation which we strive for with Fendt,” he said.
“It is the only self-propelled, rear-mounted boom applicator with optional adjustable clearance on the market.
“We also offer a combo-chassis which allows the machine to be easily converted between liquid and dry systems for ultimate versatility.
“The new Rogator can be equipped for nearly any type of crop care application system, Fendt customers will have greater control over when and how products are applied, and the timeliness of application.
“This is a machine that will ensure better product use for higher yields and an overall better return on investment.”
Mr Draffen said the Fendt Rogator is the latest farmer-focused solution in a line of innovations from AGCO.
He said it combines the quality, comfort and reliability of Fendt with the application expertise that began with the introduction of Ag-Chem’s first self-propelled field sprayer in 1972.
“This Rogator is a step forward from the C-series machines with a new chassis, larger engine and horsepower offering, a Fendt cab with great vision for the operator and options on the tech-stacks available, using either a RAVEN Viper4+ terminal and associated hardware or a Fendt AgControl system.
“All models have AGCO Power 8.4L engines and are equipped with the Fendt Liquid Logic liquid management as standard, with liquid capacities up to 6000L and dry spinner systems with capacities ranging from 253 to 330 cubic feet for combo-ready units.
“As you’d expect from a Fendt, they are packed with class-leading options and features giving growers more control and better results”
Like the current C models, operators of the new Rogator 900 machines will benefit from the automatic traction control of the AWD SmartDrive system.
Turn-compensated wheel speed provides independent control of each wheel to assist in tight turns and reduce soil disruption and crop damage.
Optional GatorTrak 4-Wheel Steer offers a tight, 16.5-foot turning radius that dramatically improves field manoeuvrability, crosses fewer rows, and reduces compaction.
For more information on the new Fendt 900 Series Rogator sprayers, contact Cobram Farm Equipment.
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