KUHN will exhibit a 4.5 metre hydraulic folding model from its Venta NCR pneumatic drill combination range at LAMMA 2013, a machine that folds in transport to a compact 2.85 metres.
Seedbed preparation is carried out by Kuhn’s HR 1004 series power harrow (folding), suited to tractors up to 250 hp. With a 1,600 litre rear hopper capacity and the Seedflex coulter bar included – plus the option of additional cultivations on the tractor front linkage - this creates a high output combination that is both accurate and versatile.
Kuhn’s patented Seedflex coulter bar – launched in recent years and now a feature on many drills in the range - is equipped with double discs offset on the parallelogram. Large-diameter press wheels achieve ground pressure up to 45 kg per unit, thus ensuring uniform seeding depth and good seed-to-soil contact even at high seeding speeds.
The new Venta NCR drills include Kuhn’s Quantron S facility coupled to an electric cell wheel drive to provide full seeding control. This allows variable seed rate and allows up to 200 field records to be stored in the memory, including the variety seeded, application rate, date of seeding, and so on.
The introduction of a hydraulic drive machine to its Axis twin disc spreader range offers farmers the best control yet of broadcast fertiliser applications, according to Kuhn Farm Machinery.
Kuhn extends hydraulic drive spreader range
The Axis 40.1 H EMC W, incorporating Kuhn’s Coaxial Distribution Adjustment (CDA) technology – a patented feature on all Axis models – has been added to the company’s hydraulic drive spreader range. This machine allows on-the-move adjustment of application rates, integration with GPS, and – through independent control of each disc - on-the-move adjustment of spread patterns according to borders and field shape. The EMC (Electronic Mass Control) facility provides an automatic and instant monitor of fertiliser spread, whilst two high capacity weigh cells provide a constant record of the amount of fertiliser in the hopper.
The standard Axis 40.1 H EMC W machine has a 3,000 litre hopper and is adjustable to spread from 18 metres up to a maximum of 42 metres. It is available ready to operate directly through a tractor’s ISOBUS terminal, or supplied with the CCI 100 control box for use with tractors without an ISOBUS terminal.
Other features of note include the electrically driven agitators (which stop automatically when the aperture is closed to minimise any grinding of fertiliser at the hopper base), plus – for GPS-controlled machines – a facility to automatically switch the spreader on and off at the headlands and adjust the working width on short work. The Axis 40.1 H EMC W comes with a ladder as standard.
The Axis 40.1 H EMC W ISOBUS (without control box) starts at £20,460 plus VAT.
Steel tine conditioner introduced on Kuhn mounted mowers
Kuhn will include the FC 313 D on its stand at LAMMA 2013, emphasising the new offer of either steel finger and nylon flail conditioning systems on its mainstream mounted mower conditioners going forward.
The popular FC 313 and other mounted mower conditioners in Kuhn’s range have previously only been available with nylon flail conditioners, with steel finger systems confined to certain trailed models. Market demand and a two year development programme have led to a change in policy and the introduction of a choice of systems.
“We’ve gone through a series of tests and monitored the steel finger conditioning system working on a number of our mounted models in recent years and are now in a position to offer the choice of systems on new machines in the future,” says Robert Garthwaite, Kuhn’s technical product manager.
“The degree of conditioning can be an important factor in silage quality, so choosing the right type of conditioner for your system is important. However, whatever the system on your machine, it is equally important to be able to adjust the intensity according to conditions. A good range of adjustment – and a simple system of altering the intensity – is arguably as important as choosing between steel fingers or nylon flails.”
