| SAS Motors
has introduced a range of farm tractors and implements, christened
Angad that will, for the first time, offer an appropriate technology
for Indian conditions. These new products will cost half the price
of what are available in the market currently and promise to offer
the optimum price-quality-feature mix that has been the crying need
in the rural sector. With Angad, we
have brought a basic functional tractor with high quality implements
within the reach of every single farmer in the country; and in doing
so; extend the tremendous benefit of productivity, employment and
prosperity that mechanisation has brought only to a select few in
rural India.
The future of a prosperous farm sector lies in the de-branding of
machines that are today sold like cars, in turning tractors and
harvesters into commodities that are assembled, deployed and repaired
right in the villages and in providing a farmer with a year long
source of employment and earning. Angad may well become the future
of a prosperous farm sector in India.
The medium-sized Angad 240-D tractor will cost 40-50% lesser
than the cheapest tractor today and will demand 25% and 60% lesser
costs in fuel and maintenance respectively. It will come with
an ideal range of 15-24 Horse Power (HP) engine, which is best suited
for the small and medium size Indian farms. The technology used
is simple and rugged and can be repaired even by a cycle mechanic
in a village. It is designed to suit large variety of implements
making the unit versatile for as many as 40 different crop and soil
varieties. Its multipurpose functionality makes its ideal for use
in various purposes like irrigation and transportation.
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