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Agricultural machinery/
Tractors, harvesters, Uzbekistan

Customer:
Customer:
Vehicles: tractors and harvesters
Task: fuel consumption monitoring of agricultural vehicles

Solution: differential DFM D fuel flow meters
Result: 30% reduction of fuel consumption

CUSTOMER

The joint Uzbek-British venture is one of the largest agricultural producers in the country. The company specializes in growing of
grain cultures and cotton. Partner company owns the largest complex of hydroponic greenhouses for growing tomatoes and other
vegetables in Uzbekistan. A research center is being created in the company, and shortly, own factory focused on production of
cotton fabric will be launched.

5000 employees 35 000 hectares of arable land 300+ units of machinery

VEHICLES

Main agricultural machinery fleet includes:
џ 120 units of NewHolland universal tractors − power 110 hp, fuel tank 250 l, fuel consumption 26 l/h;
џ 36 units of cotton-growing tractors TTZ − power 99 hp, fuel tank 115 l, fuel consumption 22 l/h;
џ 21 units of Kirovets general-purpose tractors − power 300 hp, fuel tank 640 l, fuel consumption 49 l/h;
џ 46 units of Case cotton combine and thresher harvesters − power 270-300 hp, fuel tank 570-750 l.

According to standards, fuel consumption of tractors is 28-30 l / ha, of combine harvesters – 32 l / ha. On average, one unit of machin-
ery cultivates from 20 to 30 hectares per day. So, daily from 140,000 to 200,000 liters of diesel fuel are written off for vehicles (at a
price of $ 0.55 per liter, total fuel costs amount to $ 75,000 – $ 110,000 per day).
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