Valtra/valmet MEGA-HITECH-Baureihe
6 models in this series
Valtra/Valmet Mega HiTech range – the electronically controlled step of the six-cylinder big tractors: 8050 to 8950, 80.9 to 117.7 kW, six-cylinders of 6,593 to 7,365 cm³
The Mega HiTech was, in 1991, Valmet's first generation of electronically controlled big tractors, the Finnish maker from Suolahti with its engine plant in Linnavuori. HiTech denoted a dedicated electronic engine and transmission control with which Valmet upgraded the previously purely hydraulic Mega tractors; the type logic stayed the same as on the base range – the first digit 8 marks the big-tractor class, the following digits the step from the 8050 up to the 8950 as the largest version. The six-cylinder engines come unchanged from Valmet's own Linnavuori plant.
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The register lists here 6 versions with 80.9 to 117.7 kW from six-cylinders of 6,593 to 7,365 cm³, torque from 615 to 650 Nm at rated speeds of 1,800 to 2,200 rpm, unladen weights from 4,740 to 5,720 kg, lengths from 4,757 to 4,940 mm, widths from 2,155 to 2,355 mm and heights from 2,750 to 2,830 mm.
The HiTech electronics – monitoring engine, transmission and hydraulics through a central operating terminal – was Valmet's first step towards data display and diagnostics in the tractor and laid the ground for the later Versu and Direct transmission electronics of the Valtra brand; on the market the range competed with the electronically controlled big tractors of Fendt and Case IH.
On used HiTech tractors the electronics matter most: the function of the operating terminal, sensors and wiring should be checked before the engine itself, along with operating hours, hydraulic tightness, cab and mudguards for rust, and transmission and PTO; parts run through the Valtra and AGCO network.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Valtra/Valmet Mega HiTech-Baureihe, Valtra (AGCO, Hersteller)
Models compared
6 of 6 models.
| 80501998–2004 | 81501998–2004 | 8350 HiTech1998–2003 | 8450 HiTech1998–2003 | 8550 HiTech1998–2003 | 89501998–2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 80.9 kW | 91.9 kW | 99.3 kW | 103 kW | 117.7 kW | 117.7 kW |
| Rated speed | 2,200 rpm | 2,200 rpm | 1,800 rpm | 2,200 rpm | 2,200 rpm | 2,200 rpm |
| Cylinders | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Displacement | 6,593 cm³ | 6,593 cm³ | 6,593 cm³ | 6,593 cm³ | 7,365 cm³ | 7,365 cm³ |
| Torque | – | – | 639 Nm | 615 Nm | 650 Nm | 650 Nm |
| Top speed | 40 km/h | 40 km/h | 40 km/h | 40 km/h | 40 km/h | 40 km/h |
| Wheelbase | 2,558 mm | 2,558 mm | 2,558 mm | 2,558 mm | 2,748 mm | 2,558 mm |
| Length | 4,757 mm | 4,840 mm | 4,940 mm | 4,937 mm | 4,937 mm | 4,937 mm |
| Width | 2,155 mm | 2,155 mm | 2,338 mm | 2,355 mm | 2,178 mm | 2,240 mm |
| Height | 2,750 mm | 2,790 mm | 2,825 mm | 2,790 mm | 2,785 mm | 2,830 mm |
| Unladen weight | 4,740 kg | 5,590 kg | 5,720 kg | 5,310 kg | 5,100 kg | 5,210 kg |
Models
Tractor in 3D section
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8150
The Valtra/valmet 8150 is a model in the MEGA-HITECH series. Production: 1998–2004. The engine delivers 125 hp (91.9...
8350 HiTech
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8450 HiTech
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8550 HiTech
With the 8550 HiTech, Valtra/valmet offers a model from the MEGA-HITECH series. Production: 1998–2003. The engine...
8950
The MEGA-HITECH series from Valtra/valmet includes the 8950. Production: 1998–2002. The engine delivers 160 hp...
Valtra/valmet8050no photo8050
The MEGA-HITECH series from Valtra/valmet includes the 8050. Production: 1998–2004. The engine delivers 110 hp (80.9...