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CASE IH PUMA SUGAR SPECIALS.....What are they?

Alan Lollback (Mackay)

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Tractors

Ever wondered exactly what the difference is between the Case IH Puma and the Puma Sugar Special which you may have seen advertised? Well, if you are looking at a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) Puma, then the only real difference is that the Puma Sugar Special has already been factory fitted with an on-board compressor which powers the pn...

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