Splendimo Classic

Modular and flexible

The Splendimo cutter bar consists of mowing units that rotate to the left or to the right and spacers. All these components are held together under immense pressure on a chrome-steel torque bar. The number of mowing units and variation of the direction of rotation and the main drive simply provides a wide range of working widths and models. This also has benefits for the supply of parts because a minimum number of components are sufficient to ensure proper servicing.

Direct drive ensures outstanding output

The main benefit of the Splendimo cutter bar is the unique drive system. Every mowing unit is directly driven by a drive shaft and not by gears, such as used by every other disc mower. The special hexagonal shaft is made from very high-grade steel and runs through the centre of all the discs. Each mowing unit obtains the necessary power from the shaft and power losses due to friction and heat are kept to a minimum.

Fuel-saving

The Lely cutter bar therefore has greater efficiency and lower power requirements, as much as 15 to 20%, than conventional cutter bars. The wider the working width, the greater the difference in the power required. You will notice this in the reduced fuel consumption!.

Overloading

Overloading the main drive is prevented because the flexible shaft efficiently absorbs the shocks. Should a disc become seriously overloaded, the hexagonal shaft protects the other elements by twisting or, in the event of extreme overloading, by breaking

No loss of friction

With conventional gear-driven cutter bars at least two gear transmissions are needed between two adjacent mower discs. Each transmission causes a 5% loss of friction and this loss will grow proportionately with the power to be transmitted.

Overlap between knives

The cutter bar and its components are so designed so that the “heart” of the mower discs is close to the front of the cutter bar. Consequently, the mower disc rotates in the crop for almost 180° while in addition, there is more room between the discs. The overlap between the 120 mm knives of the Splendimo mower is not equalled by of any other mower on the market.

Grease

Every mowing unit is packed with grease and permanently sealed. Even at extreme working angles the grease stays in the gears and does not flow to one side of the bar, as with conventional cutter bars.

Substantial amount of clearance underneath cutting disc

The major benefit of bolt fixation for the mower blades is that the maximum amount of clearance is created underneath the disc. There are no additional components to limit the space and there is therefore no restriction to the cutting pattern, power requirements or durability of the cutter bar. Safety also plays a role: there is always a visual check of the knife bolt when changing the knives.

Easy change – never blunt blades again

The major benefit of a quick-change system is of course the ease with which a knife can be replaced. Consequently, users will tend to replace the knives on their mowers more frequently. This is a good thing because mowing with blunt knives will severely reduce re-growth.

The solution

The innovative Splendimo Clip consists of a wearproof knife fixed by a very hard bolt, which is secured by a spring-steel plate – the Splendimo Clip – and a cam on the mower disc. This method of knife fixation combines the best features of both the bolted and the quick-change system:

• Quick and easy to replace knives.
  
  • Ample space beneath the mower disc.
  • Good check on wear of the knife pin.
  • Smallest amount of components.

Removal and Fixation

Removal

To change a worn knife, you release the clip from the cam on the disc with the aid of the special Lely tool provided, after which you can easily remove the clip from the knife pin. Using the same tool, you then tap the knife pin out of the mower disc.

Fixation

After changing the knife, the knife pin and the new knife are replaced through the mowing disc from underneath. Once in place, the Splendimo Clip is slid into the groove in the knife pin up to the cam on the mower disc. One tap from the Lely tool re-secures the clip behind the cam on the mower disc.