CROP PROCESSING

• Variflow™ system strongly reduces fuel consumption in grass crops

  Reducing the distance between cutterhead and blower by 60% when working in grass, dramatically decreases the power requirement for the blower. Unlike fixed blower concepts, the Variflow™ system maintains the speed of the material, as it is transferred from cutterhead to blower: there is virtually no requirement for re-acceleration of chopped material. Tests have shown that the variable position blower reduces the power requirement with around 30kW[40hp(CV)] when working in grass crops.

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  Variflow™ blower positioning system reduces conversion time

  To optimize daily performance in periods when harvesting grass and maize or whole crop are overlapping, the Variflow™ system can change between the two positions in less than 2 minutes by one person without tools. While switching positions there’s no need to worry about the belt tension anymore, with New Holland’s patented tensioning system ensuring the correct belt tension in both positions. Between crop seasons an optional hoist allows removal of the crop processor in less than 20 minutes.

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  Maximum precision

  For a uniform kernel cracking, the processing rolls on FR9000 models have a full 750mm width. In line with the wide cutterhead the crop is spread over a wide passage thus reducing the layer thickness and allowing a more precise processing. Depending on the kernel characteristics and the processing requirements different roll serrations are available and there is a choice of speed differential configurations. Aggressive kernel processing is possible thanks to its robust, over-sized driveline.

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  Powerful blowing

  No limitations in the blowing of the chopped material: the spout of the FR9000 models is 330mm wide: the widest available! The maximum height of the spout is 6.40m. which means that it easily fills forage trailers of any size.

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  Stream-lined crop flow

  An unobstructed powerful crop flow, which profits from the optimum positioning and speed of the different components, enhances throughput considerably. Theoretical studies and extensive laboratory test allowing variable component positions, have produced the precise component configuration. In combination with the Variflow™ possibility to switch the blower position, the FR9000 models feature an extremely smooth crop flow.