A tractor fit for Mad Max: Rugged machine carves up 150 acres of land in a day and can plough round the clock
- Tractor has a rugged look and is the latest in agricultural machinery
- Challenger MT775 can cultivate 150 acres of land in a single day
- It has a GPS steering system so it can drive in perfectly straight lines
- Cab of the tractor has luxuries such as leather seats and a DVD player
Emerging out of the landscape with the rumble of its powerful engine, this sinister-looking machine looks as if it comes from a battlefield or the set of a Mad Max film.
But instead of helping people face a fictional apocalyptic reality, the tractor is the latest in agricultural machinery and is designed to make life easier for farmers.
Called the Challenger MT775, it can cultivate a staggering 150 acres of land in a single day, which is the equivalents of 100 football pitches.
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It may look a little like one of the sinister machines from Mad Max, but this tractor is the latest in agricultural machinery and is designed to make life easier for farmers
The machine can also run around the clock, boosting efficiency and profit for landowners.
The US-made tractor is guided by GPS and steers with an accuracy over the ground of less than an inch.
GPS systems are used to steer tractors in more precise patterns than humans are capable of.
The US-made tractor is controlled by satellite and works and steers with an accuracy over the ground of less than an inch. Its rugged appearance bears some resemblance to the vehicles in Mad Max (pictured)
Called the Challenger MT775, the tractor (pictured) can cultivate a staggering 150 acres of land in a single day, which is the equivalents of 100 football pitches. And unlike the vehicles in Mad Max, it's built to keep drivers comfortable, with leather seats and a DVD player fitted in the cab
Before GPS, it was down to the driver to keep the tractor straight to avoid using too much seed, fertiliser or fuel, but today many farmers have some form of GPS steering, which means overlapping has all but disappeared and straight lines are easy.
This has resulted in significant savings and improved productivity, which is why the innovation is a firm favourite with tech-savvy farmers.
GPS self-steering systems were voted as being British farmners' favourite piece of modern farming technology in a poll by Farmers Weekly.
But not all tractors using the technology are as impressive and inwardly luxurious as this latest model.
Despite its rugged appearance, the tractor offers a comfortable ride for drivers.
The cab is fitted with climate control and the seat is leather and heated.
There is even a DVD player to watch while the tractor follows its pre-set path up and down fields.
Only 28 of the machines - which cost up to a quarter of a million pounds each ($373,000) - will be made, and Britain is set to be one of the biggest markets.
One East Anglian land-owner said: ‘Years ago a 1,000-acre farm would have employed 40 men - but with a machine like this the same acreage can be farmed by just one man.’
In the film, people travel across an apocalyptic wasteland with few resources in a bid to survive. Max, a man of action and few words, seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. This truck is one of the extraordinary vehicles to feature in the latest film
Only 28 of the machines (pictured) - which cost up to a quarter of a million pounds each ($373,000) - will be made, and Britain is set to be one of the biggest markets
The tractor's rugged appearance bears some resemblance to the vehicles in Mad Max. This still from the latest film, shows Tom Hardy, who plays Max riding a motorcycle in considerable discomfort. However, the tractor features luxuries such as leather seats, for example
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