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At the rear, the machine is fitted with the Double-U self-cleaning and anti-clogging roller, designed to provide optimum soil consolidation.
Kuhn has extended its range of independent disc stubble cultivators with the addition of the high capacity Optimer L Series.
Available in 9 and 12 metre working widths, Optimer L is designed for high quality shallow cultivation at operating speeds of 13 to 18 km/h. With a working depth range from 3 to 10cm, it is sufficiently versatile to fulfil a range of roles including enhanced crop residue management, stale seedbed creation and fine seedbed preparation.
The layout sees two rows of 510mm diameter discs operate set at 16˚ from horizontal and 6˚ from vertical for optimum tilth creation. Discs, available with small notches (for shallow cultivation) or large notches (for deeper soil penetration), are mounted individually on support arms, using four integral polyurethane elastomeric blocks to provide protection and depth control.
Each disc uses a single maintenance-free bearing, which combines with an underframe clearance of 55cm, to ensure a clear residue flow through the machine, prevents disruptions due to blockages.
Working depth is hydraulically assisted, allowing easy and accurate adjustment that, once set, is maintained across the full width of the machine via hydraulically controlled pressure in the extension cylinders – the Kuhn’s Steady Control system.
At the rear, the machine is fitted with the Double-U self-cleaning and anti-clogging roller, designed to provide optimum soil consolidation. By turning on the roller at the headlands, the machine maintains stability and minimises any risk of soil compaction in these areas.
For transport, machines fold to 3m width and 4m high, using a four-step process, activated by a mode switch on the in-cab control panel.
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With the biannual Italian EIMA machinery Expo less than a month away, Case IH has taken out a Technical Evolution award for the Advanced Vehicle Suspension system available on its Optum 360–440 series tractors.
The Advanced Vehicle Suspension system, available on Optum 360, 390, and 440 models, responds to changing conditions, automatically adjusting how the suspension reacts to absorbs shocks and controlling vehicle movement.
In operation, sensors monitor the vibrations transmitted from the tractor chassis to the operator cabin, allowing the system to adjust suspension damping in real time. The control system incorporates key priorities, such as comfort at lower speeds and stability as speed increases, while also reacting to factors such as lower tyre pressures, where the tyres absorb more of the initial shock.
Case IH said as suspension requirements change throughout the working day, as tractors move between the paddock and road transport, the system manages suspension response in the background as tasks, speeds and conditions change, leaving the operator without the need to make manual adjustments.
Richard Hollins, Optum series tractors global product manager, said: “Pioneering technology must earn its place in the working day. Farmers and contractors will judge an investment by what it delivers, including manageable ownership costs, dependable up-time and the versatility to tackle different jobs. With AVS, we are putting intelligent control to work for comfort and stability, without giving the operator another setting to manage.”
Organised by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, the contest has been part of EIMA since 1986, with the Technical Evolution distinction awarded to products that introduce original improvements to solutions already manufactured or patented.
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