Pottinger has announced that its new Jumbo 8000 has finer dicing and only requires 15% extra power to operate its 65 knife bank. The latest release can now reduce the average material length to 25mm, with the firm saying that it believes it’s closer to achieving precision chop harvesters. Despite the latest foraging wagon not being self-propelled, the harvester’s power requirement and fuel consumption can be reduced by up to 20%.
The knife spacing of the machine is 25mm and it is still possible to use the autocut automatic knife sharpening system. On highlighting the beneficial traits of the harvester the company says that the wagon can match the end result of self-propelled harvesters. The knives are individually mounted and can simply move out of the way of foreign objects independently of each other, thus helping protect them from damage.
There is the option of an additional sensor on the rotor scrape carrier, bringing a total number of four sensors that could be used to optimise the loading process. The latest arrangement detects the pre-compaction density of the forage directly above the rotor and activates the scraper floor to move it rearwards before any mechanical damage can occur.
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