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My name is Carsten Stegemann and I am

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the operations manager here at Trantow.

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We are located in

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a traditionally

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agricultural region on the German Baltic coast.

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We grow rapeseed, wheat, barely, sugar beet 

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and legumes, and we

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also operate two biogas plants.

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These industry branches naturally

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involve an incredible amount

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of transportation.

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So we have always wondered how we

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can shift this transport role

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to a machine which

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is a bit more powerful

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whilst still remaining cost-effective.

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The alternative was an agricultural lorry.

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But, in the end, we chose

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this Unimog.

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We first conducted a short test phase

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and actually realised that

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its impressive horsepower of

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350 hp, the

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tyre pressure control system,

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traction profile and,

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of course, a great driver's workplace,

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meant that all our employees

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loved driving it.

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During the tests, we ran it

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alongside other tractors

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but always

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naturally focused on this

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key transport area.

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We realised that we were using

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less fuel.

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So we reduced fuel consumption

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per tonne

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of transported goods.

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All trailer combinations on a

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tridem tipper or a trailer combination of

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218 tonnes fit this vehicle well.

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And as a result, we naturally

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work this Unimog an incredible

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number of hours

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throughout the year.

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So it is particularly important that

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we have low wear and tear,

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especially when it comes to tyre wear as

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we are on the road a lot.

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This is helped a little by the fact that

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we have an active

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tyre pressure control system

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so that we can always perfectly adjust the tyre pressure

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of these slightly smaller tyres

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on the Unimog.

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Shifting between the modes, we can

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choose higher traction or less

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ground pressure in fields,

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and sometimes we need a bit more

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air pressure to keep

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the heat low

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because we are driving on the road.

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I have actually always been a

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Unimog fan. Even in my younger days, I always

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had my eye on the

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the Unimog a little bit and,

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of course, I always enjoyed

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driving it because

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it feels a bit like driving a lorry.

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But our first Mercedes was actually

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this MB-trac, the MB-trac 1100 in fact.

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That was the classic tractor that

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was so popular in the 80s

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and 90s

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because it had a great cab

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and was simply great to work with.

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And that naturally stays with you when you

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start out as a farmer.

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Things you learn in training stick with you

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and you are always looking

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back and wanting the

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same things you had then.

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I managed to do that at some point

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and today it is a part of our

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machine fleet.

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Sietrac here in

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern gave me

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the feeling

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that they would help us

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on this journey and were always interested

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in discussing with me how

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working with such a machine

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could actually pan out

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in our operations.

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We realised we could

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discuss this with them and always

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found a solution.

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And that is why Sietrac is

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naturally such a reliable partner

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helping us to keep this machine

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running perfectly at all times.