Case IH Optum 300 CVX shines bright

A Case IH Optum 300 CVX tractor review featured in July 2024 Farmers Guide Magazine.

‘The Optum 300 is the hire tractor you’ve been waiting for’ says Paul Pitney, General Manager of ASHBROOK Ltd- plant, access, and agricultural machinery hire experts.  ‘It perfectly fills the gap between the Puma and the Magnum. A Puma can be a little light for some jobs, so when extra traction is needed, the Optum is on hand with additional power and weight. However, it treads more lightly than Magnum, preserving all important soil structure’.

He describes it as ‘a jack of all trade’s tractor’, perfect for tillage, planting, haulage, mowing and baling. It works just as well with a 6m drill as an 18t silage trailer.

‘The weather this year has stacked jobs up in an unprecedented manner, therefore it’s likely that we’ll need to do more in the darker hours!  So, it’s worth noting that the light quality of the work lights is superb, turning the darkest fields into a floodlit environment’, Paul added.

All ASHBROOK’s Optum 300s for hire are equipped with the Case IH four-range continuously variable transmission with a 6.7-litre FPT engine and AFS connect.  ‘The fuel efficiency of these tractors is fantastic, helping to keep running costs down, and the Stage V engine will keep emissions to a minimum’.

‘With ASHBROOK you can try the Optum 300 on your farm for as little as a 10-week hire or commit to a 24-month contract for the most cost-effective way to hire’, concludes Paul.