Amazone nozzle technology reduces spraying costs
Amazone has released an electric control system that automatically selects the best nozzle according to operating conditions and it can reduce spraying costs by up to 10%. Source: AFDJ eNews Cost saving depend on the field size, working width and the number of part-width sections used. Available for its UX trailed sprayers and the Pantera […]
CLASS’ mobile RTK
CLAAS has released a mobile RTK base station that provides high accuracy for automatic steering systems in any location, however remote. Source: AFDJ eNews CLAAS Harvest Centre Product Manager – Precision Farming, Travis Ryan-Salter says RTK FIELD BASE is ideal for use in regions that are unserviced by a RTK base station network or have poor mobile phone coverage. “Automatic steering systems […]
CLAAS NEXOS narrow-width tractor
Specialist crops such as wine and fruit or municipal work call for small, manoeuvrable tractors with powerful engines, which offer the driver a high level of comfort. Source: AFDJ eNews The new series of the CLAAS NEXOS narrow-width tractor meets all these requirements. As well as powerful engines, smaller dimensions and higher manoeuvrability, the new […]
CLAAS S10 terminal gets improved ISOBUS
CLAAS has updated its popular S10 terminal used in ARION, AXION and XERION advanced technology tractors to become fully ISOBUS-compatible, allowing it to simultaneously operate the tractor’s steering system and ISOBUS compatible implements. Source: AFDJ eNews Available with all 2017 delivery machines or as a retrofit option for existing terminals, the improvement means that simple, one-terminal control of multiple implements is now a reality. Besides […]
CLAAS launches new Jaguar
For 2017 the Jaguar 980 and 970 models from CLAAS have been improved and have many new equipment features that include a continuously variable front attachment drive, an enhanced crop flow system, redesigned running gear and the CLAAS Auto Fill system for automatic trailer loading to both the side and rear. Source: AFDJ eNews The optional new continuously variable […]
Automatic turning system back on track
CLAAS has released an automatic guidance system that allows fast, easy and accurate turning at headlands. Source: AFDJ eNews CLAAS TURN IN automatically identifies the next track and then guides machinery during the turn. “Without fixed reference points, it is often difficult to line up with the next track at headlands,” CLAAS Harvest Centre Product […]
Mitas well float on water
Mitas high-horsepower tyres helped a Claas Axos 320 tractor weighing four tons to “walk on water”. Source: Tyre Press Thanks to careful calculation and Archimedes’ principle, the tractor successfully navigated the port and then returned to dry land without the captain getting his feet wet. Mitas, part of Trelleborg Group, and its partners carried out the unusual stunt in […]
Claas ties itself in knots
CLAAS claims the new QUADRANT 5300 and 5200 – the replacement models for the popular QUADRANT 3300 and 3200 – are the fastest square balers on the market. Source: AFDJ eNews The QUADRANT 5300 produces 1.2 x 0.9 metre bales, while the 5200 produces 1.2 x 0.7 m bales. Product Manager – CLAAS Greenline, Luke […]
TractoBrick
France’s first museum of agriculture, the Musée du Compa, has a new highlight: a full-scale CLAAS tractor built entirely from Lego bricks. Source: AFDJ eNews The ARION 460 PANORAMIC is made up of almost 800,000 bricks, including 388 different parts. The mammoth task of construction was undertaken by the only certified Lego builder in France […]
A cut above for Claas
For 2017, the CLAAS VARIO cutterbar range see’s the addition of a new model, the VARIO 1080 which, with the wider VARIO 1230, incorporate new features, such as integrated filler plates, previously introduced on smaller width VARIO cutterbars. Source: AFDJ eNews The new VARIO 1080 has been added in place of the VARIO 1050 because […]