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MF 2200 series baler.
Designed to clear large areas quickly by producing dense well-formed bales, the output of MF 2200 series balers looks likely to move up a notch with the new Pro-Cut option.
The Pro-Cut option will deliver a finer, more uniform chop length resulting in denser bales.
From the pick-up, quad augers constantly feed the 650mm diameter Pro-Cut rotor, which spins at 120rpm and utilises 26mm wide fingers laid out in a spiral 'v' formation to deliver crop to the knife system. Rotor fingers are a three-piece design with each finger clamping around a central tube and secured by bolts, and offering quick replacement of any damaged items in the event of a foreign object being ingested.
The chopping knives are mounted in two banks fitted in a hydraulic 'drop down' magazine which can be easily rolled out to the nearside of the machine for maintenance or repairs. With a knife spacing of 43.5mm, the 80cm chamber carries 17 knives (the 120cm version uses 26) and offers a fine consistent chop. Each 4mm knife has a new serrated edge design said to increase intervals between sharpening and reduce overall power consumption.
Each bank of knives has individual hydraulic control which allows engagement or disengagement of the chopping function and the ability to change chop length. Foreign object protection is achieved by a hydraulic accumulator system that allows knives to fold back if an object is encountered. The system is ISOBUS compatible and utilises the MF C1000 terminal.
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