New Holland/FPT TK4 Tractor | 2021

Designers: Jakub Sulikowski, Alessio Cadalora, and Simone Molesini, Industrial Italia SpA., Modena (MO), Italy
Manufacturer: CNH Industrial Italia SpA., Torino (TO), Italy

New Holland and FPT have worked together to create the TK Methane Power vineyard crawler tractor. Powered by bio-methane, they thus feature a carbon footprint of zero. The tractor has been designed with care in every detail, creating a balance of style and function together with sustainability.

This is more than a concept, the tractor has been working in the La Rosa cru Nebbiolo for Barolo grape cultivation area within the Fontanafredda farm in Serralunga d’Alba (CN), where the engines will have the chance to prove their worth on hilly terrain.

In fact, the bio-methane F28 engine that powers the New Holland TK Methane Power vineyard crawler tractor prototype destined for the Fontanafredda farm has a 75HP capacity with a maximum torque of 330Nm. This means that it can guarantee entirely safe performance directly comparable with that of the diesel model, even on the steepest hills and slippery terrain that characterizes the most prestigious vineyards in the Langhe area.

Conceived as a multi-mission design and to be powered by diesel, and natural gas and with a hybrid system, the FPT Industrial F28 engine was created to be compact, productive, and environmentally friendly. In fact, it is capable of meeting all the power, performance, and low environmental impact requirements in applications like orchard and vineyard tractors, where small size, and therefore limited bulk, are essential prerequisites.