Case IH to supply Turkmenistan with tractors, cotton pickers

PR Newswire
08-17-2006

Turkmenistan has agreed to buy 220 plowing tractors and 100 cotton pickers from Case IH, an order valued at $55 million, Case IH announced Aug. 17. A Case IH spokesman said he expected the tractors to be shipped before the end of 2006, while the cotton pickers would be delivered "well in time for the cotton-picking season next year." The Case IH MX255 is part of the flagship Case IH high-horsepower Magnum line. Rated at 215 PTO hp, it will grow to 242 horsepower under load. Case IH tractors are designed to increase on-farm productivity and make operators more efficient. Case IH Cotton Express cotton pickers harvest from both sides of the plant and have the largest basket capacities in their class.

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