Powerstarâ„¢ Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Highest capacity rake available worldwide apparently. Certainly looks huge! And not a machine for the Devon area! A few specifications for you... 6 Rotors Working width fully extednded of 19m (62. FT) Suprisingly folds to 3.0m transport width. And needs 180HP minimum to run it Now for the bit you've been waiting for....Pictures Powerstar - First for new silage kit features Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Holly mother of silage, that is one small rake :D talk about one pass in some paddocks So whos going to build the model then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Think of the forager chomping away at the swath left by that I'd want to see how they take on first before buying a model. No denying, some piece of kit though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 woo :o some machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 One word: overkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Why would you want to rake up that much grass into one row any way?would'nt it be beter to go faster up two small rows that plug away with one big row? (sorry not a silage man) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Thats just what my mate needs for his seven acre ridge and furrow pasture!! It's like an arms race, wait for Claas to beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Do you think you get a free grease gun................ :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Why would you want to rake up that much grass into one row any way?would'nt it be beter to go faster up two small rows that plug away with one big row? (sorry not a silage man) I could be wrong here ol but its easyer to chew one huge row quick than than race up two rows becouse if you get a bit of wire or metal you get one huge pile up when the choper stops and acts as a bulldozer ( saw a big x do this in maze) You get the drift ol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Yer kind of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 A Krone BIG X V12 would comfortably go near enough the same speed through that as well as a smaller one. I think it's aimed at large capacity foragers capable or eating 62 foot of grass at a time. Imagine following that with a Claas Jaguar 60 trailed harvester :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Something to follow the class cougar that. And its huge i want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Handy if you've got a 62ft field i spose Way to big for my liking personally but i respect that is one heck of an chievement, that is a monster As Tris said can't wait to see what Claas bring out in the rotor rake arms race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENSTHEWAYFORWARDS Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Wonder how heavy it weighs? cos i 4 rotor claas rake weighs about 4.5 tons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 ive been told that if your new into a contracting gang you go on the rake first of all and work up so if you got that in your fleet i dont think the newbie will be on it worth a bit to much for a newbie i think i dont think it would be for south wales ither \ just a bit too big \ 4 rotor's are classed as big round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Look at the size of the wheels :o :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 what size of trailers would you need to follow the Big X Anything less that 20T would be a laugh Wouldn't think there would be much use for it in the UK definately a GREAT achievement as others have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 i guess its the next logical progression wonder how it folds the claas liner 3000 all jokes aside about some of there quirks, they really reduced the chopping time for or local contractors, made them slow down in the field, helps keep the harvesters opperate at there optimum capacity. they are not cheap, but they don't take long to pay for themselves there are a few more refinements on the new claas 850's etc that have made a big difference round here, one contractor here operates in a very dry climate, has a stone guard?....and varie length crop cutter? and speedster have helped his operation, and i think the first two are reducing wear on high wear parts......i think he also has a liner3000 with machines getting bigger in size to find capacity, this rake will fit in well, its also interesting to see manufactures building small self propelled harvesters better, they are also gaining in capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWINZ Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 if you didnt fold it out to its maxium like you can do on the class rakes. and if for some reason you wanted to not sure why but you could toe it behind the class cougar and mow and rake it all in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I wonder if its not aimed at the US market where they chop alfalfa pretty light windrows so a machine like that would be ideal to rake up enough to feed a big chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 if you didnt fold it out to its maxium like you can do on the class rakes. and if for some reason you wanted to not sure why but you could toe it behind the class cougar and mow and rake it all in one go. does the cougar have a pto on it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 a claas 900 would even die looking at the heap of grass from that, defidently not built for irish fields and weather in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 I wonder if its not aimed at the US market where they chop alfalfa pretty light windrows so a machine like that would be ideal to rake up enough to feed a big chopper That's a pretty intelligent guess. I'd second that. i guess its the next logical progression wonder how it folds the claas liner 3000 all jokes aside about some of there quirks, they really reduced the chopping time for or local contractors, made them slow down in the field, helps keep the harvesters opperate at there optimum capacity. they are not cheap, but they don't take long to pay for themselves there are a few more refinements on the new claas 850's etc that have made a big difference round here, one contractor here operates in a very dry climate, has a stone guard?....and varie length crop cutter? and speedster have helped his operation, and i think the first two are reducing wear on high wear parts......i think he also has a liner3000 with machines getting bigger in size to find capacity, this rake will fit in well, its also interesting to see manufactures building small self propelled harvesters better, they are also gaining in capacity What would you do without me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 can just see you trying to put that 6 rake one out in a typiacl devon filed luke, thing would hit the cob walls before it touched the ground eh :D thats a huge bit of kit, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 You wouldn't get to the field in the first place \ Trying to get off a lane in to a field with that thing being 50ft long would be the hardest part! No steering axle either \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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