You can see at first glance … this Claas tractor is missing its front axle
Located bang in the middle of Asia, Turkmenistan ranks as one of the largest cotton producers in the world. Although the 1.6 million hectares of agricultural land is vast, it only accounts for a modest 1% of the country’s area. Situated on the Caspian Sea, the climate is baking hot in summer and bitterly cold in winter.
Keeping it simple
The main crops are wheat, rice and cotton. The shrub-like cotton plants are sown as a row crop, with three-wheel tractors used for sowing, row work and harvesting. There are a good number of base spec Claas Axos 340 models in a special three-wheel configuration. The Axos is largely based on the Celtis, one of Renault’s last developments before the Claas takeover. These feature a four-cylinder, 74kW/100 Perkins motor with a basic transmission, without a powershuttle, and two spools; there’s not even a passenger seat. Up front, it has a simple turntable with a single front wheel instead of a conventional front axle.
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