In January 2016, Perkins made its first appearance at LAMMA, the UK’s largest farm machinery and services showcase. The event was held at the 125-acre East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK, and gave us the opportunity to demonstrate our continuing commitment to end users, dealers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the agricultural sector.

LAMMA ’16 was held over two days, with more than 40,000 end users visiting the 900 exhibitors at the site. Perkins was appearing in partnership with DiPerk Power Solutions, our appointed distributor for Great Britain.

Perkins engines on display

Visitors to the Perkins stand saw a range of our engines, all focused on the agricultural sector and demonstrating our determination to keep ahead of the competition in agricultural power solutions:

• The compact 4 cylinder 404F-E22TA with common rail direct injection and full authority electronics, for tractors and mowers
• The turbocharged, air-to-air chargecooled, 3.4 litre 854F-E34TA for use in applications such as loaders, tractors, tree shakers and grape harvesters
• The 4.4 litre 1104D-44TA used in applications such as loaders, combines and tractors
• The 1206F-E70TTA EU Stage IV/U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final engine
• The 1204F-E44TA IOPU (Industrial Open Power Unit), a flexible and adaptable engine designed to provide excellent power density and fast response in a compact package

Product support and services

Specialists from Perkins service, engineering and distribution teams were all on hand to meet existing and potential Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and bring them up to date on latest developments, including the launch of Perkins own-brand diesel engine oil. Visitors took advantage of the opportunity to talk to specialists about our aftermarket offerings.

OEMs at LAMMA

Perkins technology was on view not just at our own stand, but built into the products of several of our existing OEMs. These included:

• ArmaTrac – two Perkins-powered tractors were on display, alongside an 854E-E34TA Stage IIIB show engine
• Claas – a large display of machines, including an Axos tractor powered by a Perkins 1104D-44 engine with RHS PTO and a Lexion 760 harvester with a Perkins 2206F-E13TA engine
• Landini/McCormick – McCormick X5 and Landini 5H 88-113hp tractors, both powered by the Perkins 854E-E34TA engine, along with Landini-branded narrow/orchard tractors with the Perkins 1104D-44 engine.
• Manitou – an MLT 629 Telehandler powered by a Perkins 854E-E34TA.
• Vicon – iXdrive Sprayer powered by a Perkins 1206E-E70TTA