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Approaching the 21st Century
As the company moved toward the 21st century, the innovations it offered to its customers continued. These included:
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| A 4450 tractor demonstrates its tight turning radius in this 1982 photo. |
- Bypass-start override valve developed to prevent bypass starting, 1984
- 8560 and 8760 four-wheel drive tractors, 1988
- 9600 combine featuring air-to-air charge cooling, 1989
- First electronically controlled fuel injection system on an off-highway heavy-duty diesel engine, 1989
- Five-row narrow and wide model cotton pickers, 1990
- Closed-handling-system for chemicals, 1990
- 9976 6-row cotton picker, 1997
- Triple-link suspension front axle on tractors, 1998
- STS combines, featuring patented single-tine separation, 1999
- PowerTech 12.5 L engines with electronics to increase power output, 1999
- Reverse-implement safety option on riding lawn equipment, 1999
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