Stable and user-friendly machines, which accelerate harvesting noticeably
Stable and user-friendly machines, which accelerate harvesting noticeably
In Frankenberg - Geismar Mr Häcker operates a dairy farm with 200 head of cattle, of which 85 are milk cows. The farm consists of 70 hectares of grass, which is used for the production of roughage. Mr Häckers large three point tedder as well as his trailed twin rotor side delivery rake needed to be replaced. Therefore, his dealer - Krummel in Edertal - Bergheim - arranged for a demonstration at the Häcker farm of a Lely Lotus 900 Profi tedder and a Hibiscus 855 Master central delivery rake.
After having used the Lotus 900 Profi tedder after the second cut on 25 hectares of grassland, Mr Häcker noticed the machine's outstandingly quiet operation in the field, which is a striking feature of the carrier plus long draw bar. In addition, the hook tines ensure an exceptionally gentle and clean pick-up of the crop. Due to the combination of these two characteristics this machine achieves a far more substantial output than Mr Häcker's formerly used tedder of another make. In addition, the distribution of weight in relation to the tractor is far more favourable. The former machine with its weight of 1,100 kg was coupled to the tractor's hydraulic lift, which meant that transport always had to be done very gently. In respect of the trailed Lotus 900 Profi tedder there are no such problems. When in the transport position, the machine runs behind the tractor in a very compact and stable manner.
With the Hibiscus 855 Master rake, Mr Häcker has raked approx. 100 hectares of grass as well as some straw. Mr Häcker noticed right at the start that this machine has an outstandingly rugged build. In addition, thanks to the Ro-tines and the rotors with 13 tine arms, the machine achieves a high output. Herr Häcker operates his machines in hilly conditions and even there he achieves operating speeds of 12 to 13 km/h. The large rotors with their large number of tine arms ensure that the crop is raked together consistently and laid down in even swaths. The difference with Mr Häcker's former twin rotor side delivery rake is especially noticeable if the crop is collected by the pick-up loader wagon. "With the previous rake, I just did not manage to process the crop from 50 hectares of grassland in one day with the aid of two self-loading forage wagons. Now that we use the Hibiscus 855 Master central delivery rake, we can easily manage that output. The loader pick-up wagons can process the swaths made by the Hibiscus 855 Master far more easily."