Achieving work rates of up to 20ha/hr, the Krone Swadro 2000 six-rotor rake is truly a high-efficiency machine. It offers 10-19m work widths, which are adjusted infinitely variable on the move to respond to varying conditions and produce 1.6m-2.8m swaths. These options make this high-output rake a suitable machine to work ahead of powerful harvesters such as forage wagons or forage harvesters.
Swadro 2000, like all Krone rakes, features the enclosed and fully maintenance-free cam track housing and the especially hardened DuraMax cam track. The tine arms run in sealed races and require no lubrication at all. The 250-hour service intervals for all drive shafts suggest Swadro 2000 is a particularly low-maintenance machine.
The rotors are 3.3m in diameter. The four leading rotors have 13 tine arms, whereas the two rotors at the rear boast 15 arms. The leading rotors operate at a higher speed than the rear units to optimize the flow of crop as the leading rotor transfers it to the rear rotors. This patented Krone system produces fluffy and light swaths without roping and offers optimum conditions for the following harvester to perform most efficiently at a minimum risk of blockage.
This innovative technology ensures that the material is raked into clean and uniform swaths in all conditions while tridem axles and rotor wheels running closely to the inner tines ensure exemplary ground contour following.
Up to 800/40-26.5 flotation tyres are available for the transport running gear to reduce the ground pressure and provide sustained turf protection.
Swadro 2000 folds to a 3m transport width and a 3.995m height without folding the tines. Quiet running on the road and in the field is provided by the intelligent steer axle, which performs passively in the swath to ensure the rake produces uniform and straight swaths.
The steer axle is activated automatically on the headland, giving excellent manoeuvrability even in very small plots. In addition, when the machine is travelling through narrow gates or is raking up wedges the operator can correct the current position of the steer axle from the tractor.
The rake is also convenient to operate. The operator sets or programs work depth for each rotor separately or all rotors simultaneously at the touch of button. The system allows him to lift only one rotor out of work to rake up corners. The six-rotor rake operates behind a tractor of 130hp or more.
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