Capital Equipment News January 2019

SPECIALISED VEHICLE

Farming with speed and efficiency

At a time when farmers are increasingly looking for ways to make every part of their farming activities as efficient as possible, Mercedes-Benz South Africa has introduced its new Unimog U529. It is a highly versatile special utility vehicle that can be applied across applications in all four seasons, allowing farmers to farm with speed and efficiency, writes Munesu Shoko .

T hat local farmers are battling to generate sustain- able income to manage operations effectively to deliver on their mandate is no overstatement. In South Africa, the grain sector faces undue pres- sure to produce profitably. In an effort to sustain profitable production, producers are increasingly turning to latest technology available to increase efficiency, speed of production, uptime and ultimately productivity. A farming ve- hicle that can also be applied all year round across an array of seasonal farming applications is a boon to every farmer.

The new Unimog U529 special utility vehicle from Mercedes-Benz ticks all these boxes with its fuel efficiency, lower maintenance costs, high haulage speeds of up to 80 km/hour and its ability to be deployed in all four farming seasons across the year. “The agricultural sector is of huge importance to our South African economy. With the new Unimog U529, we want to support local farmers who have endured a tough operational environment for a while now,” says Maretha Gerber, head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks South Africa.

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