Hay and silage equipment group Krone has released a narrow folding centre pivot trailing mower conditioner designed especially for Australian farmers.
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The EasyCut TC’s centre pivot design allows mowing up and down paddocks in either direction minimising the number of turns required and then folds to a neat 3.0 metre transport width in under 30 seconds via an optional transport system.
Krone product specialist Michael Whish said the company had been asking for this style of machine for over a decade.
“We won’t have any machines available for retail this season but will have three machines for field and demo days.
“We’ve never had a roller conditioner machine in four and five metres so it automatically opens us up to markets we hadn't competed in,” he said.
The optional hydraulic transport kit switches the mower from working width to narrow transport position in about 30 seconds and without the operator leaving the cab.
“The system will save time and money,” Mr Whish said.
“It is setting us apart in the market. Other manufacturers need to move four and five metre mowers down the road so still need transport permits.
“For a contractor transporting between farms there is a great convenience to it.”
The optional transport kit retails for about $12,000.
Mr Whish said other key features of the EasyCut TC was the direct drive cutterbar that features a blade overlap for reduced streaking and cleaner cuts, offset pinion gear drives and individual mower discs for better performance.
The safecut hub system protects the cutterbar when a disc hits stone or foreign object.
“It is very simple and very effective,” he said.
“The disc has a pin that shears and it then travels upwards away from the neighbouring disc to stop it setting off a chain reaction and cause other disc damage.
“To relocate the safecut system you simply screw back the hub and put in another shear pin.
“It can be done in the field in a matter of moments.”
The new linkage design has a quicker float response and requires less power from the tractor provide a smooth cut.
“With this mower we now finally have a four and five metre roller conditioner machine,” Mr Whish said.
There is a selection of four conditioning types available - no conditioner, steel v-tynes or either steel or rubber intermeshing rollers.
“There is a significant size market here that we haven't really entered into before,” Mr Whish explained.
“The demand is definitely there.”
