The lighter, brighter and quieter (66dBA) cab on the new Optum AFS Connect range provides 7.5% more internal space and an 11% larger glass area. Like the line-up it succeeds, the new range contains three models with rated power outputs of 250hp, 270hp and 300hp.
Entered by a new step arrangement, the redesigned interior of the new cab inherits many of the features from the Magnum, which was upgraded to AFS Connect specification in 2019.
This includes the Multicontroller armrest and its multi-function lever, larger AFS Pro 1200 touchscreen monitor with greater functionality, and A-pillar tablet instrumentation for engine/transmission information read-outs.
The new models are equipped as standard with the firm’s AFS Connect telematics package, for instant-two-way data transfer between tractor and online management portal, real-time machine monitoring and more.
The cab benefits from a new pressurised climate control package and the suspended heated and cooled seat has an upper swivelling backrest. Interior cab storage space has been increased to include an integral coolbox under the passenger seat, and there are a numerous USB sockets.
Night visibility can be enhanced by LED road and work light packages with up to 14 lights in the roof, four in the front of the cab, two on the rear fenders and six in the bonnet.
The new drive pedal provides enhanced precision and control for slow-speed inching, field work with headland turns, and high-speed road travel.
“The first generation Optum CVX took Case IH into a whole new category when it was launched in 2015,” notes Dan Stuart, product marketing director Europe.
“The new generation Optum AFS Connect takes its capabilities another leap forward. It gives users a versatile 250-300hp tractor with continuously-variable transmission that offers even more in terms of comfort, capability and connectivity.”
