Round bales
New Holland’s BR7090 round balers feature new bale-forming rolls with integral formed ribs, which are designed to provide aggressive crop movement to start cores in crops and conditions that were previously too difficult to bale, such as dry, slick Bermuda grass or short straw.
This new design reduces by 25 percent the time between initial crop entering the bale chamber and the start of the core rotation.
The balers are designed to form uniform five by six foot round bales in any crop.
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A new hydraulic bale ejector ramp is available as a dealer-installed option for the BR7090 models. This ramp uses a one-way hydraulic cylinder that allows the ramp to move down when the tailgate is raised and bale comes out. When the tailgate is closed, the ramp rises back to the home position and the bale is pushed away from the tailgate, allowing the tailgate to close.
Stronger shot-peened tines replace the previous music wire tines on the pickup. These new tines are designed to be more durable in tough conditions. They are curved for optimal crop lifting. For better bale formation, the bale chamber has two formed ribbed rolls, which replace two dimple rolls. These formed ribbed rolls are made of thicker steel and have improved life and durability.
There is one less spreader roll to improve net loading and spread. The reduction in rolls provides a more even flow of the net for smoother, more uniform net spread.
For more information, visit www.newholland.com.
High powered harvester
Now that’s juice. Class has recently introduced a double six-engine in the Jaguar 980 and 970 forage harvesters.
Two identical Mercedes diesel engines are joined with a belt to deliver up to 830 horsepower. The operator can opt to disable the use of one engine for greater fuel efficiency. The two engines control various components of the machine. The rear engine operates hydraulic and cooling functions. A switch located in the cab ignites the second engine when the forage harvester needs more capacity.
This concept is available only in the Jaguar 980 and 970 forage harvesters.
For more information visit www.claas.com and follow the links for ‘North America’ and then ‘hay and forage.’
High powered harvester
Now that’s juice. Class has recently introduced a double six-engine in the Jaguar 980 and 970 forage harvesters.
Two identical Mercedes diesel engines are joined with a belt to deliver up to 830 horsepower. The operator can opt to disable the use of one engine for greater fuel efficiency. The two engines control various components of the machine. The rear engine operates hydraulic and cooling functions. A switch located in the cab ignites the second engine when the forage harvester needs more capacity.
This concept is available only in the Jaguar 980 and 970 forage harvesters.
For more information visit www.claas.com and follow the links for ‘North America’ and then ‘hay and forage.’
Drag scraper
Leon’s Manufacturing of Yorkton, Sask., has a new line of drag scrapers. The Grafields come in 10, 12 and 14 foot widths. The smallest unit has a 2.25 cubic yard capacity, the mid-sized machine holds three yards of material.
The smaller one is designed for tractors of 75 to 90 horsepower, while the 12 foot is aimed at the 75 to 100 h.p. power units.
The 14 foot scraper, along with a heavier duty version of the machine in that width, is designed for tractors above 100 h.p.
For more information, contact Leon’s at 800-667-1581 or at www.leonsmfg.com.
Drive assist
Poclain AddiDrive Front Assist system is an on-demand all-wheel drive system and engages on the fly. According to Poclain, it is the ideal traction control system for trucks that travel off-road.
The system can be used with grain trucks, logging trucks and utility trucks.
Speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km-h) are achievable in both forward and reverse. The system will automatically disengage above 20 mph and engage when rear wheels lose traction at zero to 20 mph.
The AddiDrive Front Assist system consists of a standard front axle with two Poclain MFE 08 hydraulic motors that are integrated inside the wheel-ends and are powered by the Poclain P-90 pump, which feed the system.
The system also includes Poclain’s patented free wheeling valve, which splits the flow to the front drive motors.
An advantage of this system is that the hydraulic motors are free wheeling or disengaged when the vehicle is travelling at normal highway speed.
For more information visit www.poclain-hydraulics.com.
