HMT to showcase its high speed tractor at Hannover

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Bangalore, Apr 21: Public sector Hindustan Machine Tools will display its high speed tractor, which can also double up as a truck, at the Hannover Messe, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 24.

HMT Chairman and Managing Director M S Zahed, who would be leading a delegation of the Indian Institution of Production Engineers, told newspersons here that HMT, which had acquired patent rights for the tractor from Trantor of the UK both for production and marketing worldwide, hoped to win sizeable orders at the fair.

The 75 HP tractor could be operated at speeds of 85 kmph and was the only one of its kind in the world. A company in the United States was trying to come out with a similar vehicle. The operation of the high speed tractor could enhance agricultural productivity considerably, he said.

Mr Zahed said HMT had demonstrated the tractor to the Border Security Force, which was in need of such rugged vehicles in difficult terrains.

HMT would also display small sized tractors, up to 25 hp for garden operations, latest models of watches and bearings, besides components produced by it for aviation and space requirements.

UNI

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