whatmakesthistractordifferent
thanothersonthemarket,
accordingtoNewHolland.
Thetransmissionwithpower
shuttleis a semi-powershift
wheretheoperatorcanselect
eightspeedsviaupanddown
shiftbuttonsonthecontrollever.
A thirdbuttonselects
therangechange.
Thisenablestheoperatorto
selectuptoeightspeedswithout
usingtheclutch.A largedisplay
clearlyshowsthegearselected.
Liftcapacityofallunits
is 5200kgatballends,and
the 145ℓ fuel tank provideslong
hoursofcontinuouswork.
activitiestolook
forwardto
Inadditiontomorestallsand
parkingspace,NampoCape
boasts a new 4x4 track.
The old trail has been
moved and upgraded, and
demonstrations will take place
daily at 10am and 2pm.
A daily livestock programme
will include several
demonstrations and competitions,
as well as the Overberg Youth
ShowChampionships.
Visitorscanonceagainlook
forwardtoa flowerexhibition,
andnumerouscompaniesand
institutionshaveplantedon-site
triticaleandwheattrials.
Theshowwillfeature
thefamousfarmer-patent
competitioninwhichfarmers
cansharetheirinventions.
AccordingtoWessels,Nampo
Capehasalreadyreceived
morethan 30 entries.
Thewineindustrywillalso
participateintheexpoforthefirst
timethisyear,andtheSouthern
CapeGameBreeders’Association
willhosta gameauctionon
Thursday,5 September.
A specialwomen’sprogramme
willalsobeonoffer.Gettheapp
NampoCapehas
developed a mobile
application for its
2019 event.
The customised
app puts information
about Nampo Cape
2019 at your fingertips
and can be downloaded
from the App Store
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Tickets can be bought online
at ticketpros.co.za.
Prices for adults are R60
(online) and R70 at the gates,
while the cost per ticket for
school children is R20 (both
online and at the gates).
Nampo Cape will be open
daily from 8am to 5pm.- For more information on the
equipment in this report, email Denene
Erasmus at [email protected].
Subject line: Equipment. ▪FW