“The Beta combines, with five or six straw-walkers, offer large to medium scale operators a combination of premium and practical features that provide high capacity, flexibility and performance,” MF’s powered harvesting manager Adam Sherriff said. “Massey Ferguson is now introducing new technology and increased cab comfort while maintaining the Beta’s straightforward design and ease of operation.
“Massey Ferguson Beta combines have gained an enviable reputation for low cost of ownership, combined with high harvesting efficiency in a wide range of crops and conditions, which is reflected in their high residual values. The new models continue this legacy of providing maximum durability and longevity and are the ideal machines for those looking to upgrade to benefit from faster, more economical harvesting from an uncomplicated design.”
The new MF 7300 Beta combines now feature higher power from economical SCR engines, larger grain tanks along with new touch-screen operation with auto-crop setting and new auto-reel control. Both models are also available with the novel ParaLevel auto-leveling system.
The new MF 7300 Beta combines are equipped with Agco Sisu Power’s advanced Citius engines featuring selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust after treatment, which is now well proven in a range of Massey Ferguson tractors and combines.
By treating the exhaust gases after combustion, the SCR process does not add any complexity or additional cooling packages required by mechanical systems. The latest Generation 2 system now also employs a diesel oxidation catalyser that includes the AdBlue dosing injector nozzle. From here exhaust gases receive further treatment by SCR Catalysers and slip cats.
Using SCR and AdBlue after treatment allows engineers to set the engine, as normal, for optimum power and economy, which reduces fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent. The advanced, four valve/cylinder and common rail Citius 7.4-litre, six-cylinder generates 276hp in the MF 7360, while the larger MF 7370 has an 8.4-litre version that develops a maximum 360hp including boost. Economy is further enhanced by tuning the engines to achieve the top roads speed of 25km/hr at 1,900rpm and 20km/hr at just 1,560rpm.
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| The MF 7370 Beta offers six straw walkers and 360hp. |
Both new MF 7300 Beta combines now have electronic control via an advanced Canbus network, which comes with a new C2000 touch-screen terminal with soft keys and scroll wheel to select functions and scroll-through pages. This is mounted conveniently on the end of the operator’s armrest and not only monitors all the main combine functions, but also provides automatic machine setting for 15 different crops.
Now all the operator needs to do is select the crop on the screen and the system automatically places the key components such as the threshing cylinder speed, concave setting and fan speed to default positions. Operators can fine tune these adjustments and save three different customised settings of their own choice. Reel speed is now adjusted automatically in relation to forward speed, which is adjusted through the C2000 terminal.
The new system also improves service and support with three diagnostic procedure levels. The first level allows customers to check their own machines, while the second provides higher level access for dealer staff. With the top, third level, Agco engineers can carry out a full check of the entire electronic system.
Both models also benefit from a new hydrostatic pump, delivering 30 per cent more capacity. This generates higher torque and hydrostatic power, particularly for the ParaLevel version on which four-wheel-drive is standard. This helps the combines to climb the steepest slopes and have positive steering and balance to increase harvesting efficiency.
The new premium features on the latest MF 7300 Beta combines join the practical and proven systems that have established the harvesters’ performance credentials in a wide range of crops and conditions across Europe.
The 600mm diameter Hi-Inertia cylinder – which is 1,340mm wide on the five-walker MF 7360 Beta and 1,600mm wide on the six-walker MF 7370 Beta – offers flexible threshing for all crops and conditions. The concave uniquely has differential spacing; tight at the front for more aggressive threshing and wider at the back for increased separation, It can be electrically adjusted – front and rear individually – via buttons in the cab to obtain maximum threshing capability balanced with throughput.
The Multi Crop Separator system behind the cylinder and concave provides a rotary separator to deal with longer straw and higher-yielding crops for enhanced separation. Uniquely, the concave can be taken out of action if really dry conditions are experienced to preserve the straw and maintain the sample. The 4.3m long straw walkers have four steep steps and 210mm high Active Walls that increase the open area providing a total separation area of 6.7sq m on the five-walker model and 8.0sq m on the six-walker.
Excellent cleaning from the large grain pan with high dividers and optimised air flow results in a superb sample in the 9,000-litre capacity grain tank (8,600 litre on ParaLevel version). This is fitted with electrically opening lids, which are waterproofed against light showers.
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Massey Ferguson’s ParaLevel axle system provides automatic levelling across slopes of up to 20 per cent. |
The innovative Massey Ferguson ParaLevel system provides automatic levelling across slopes of up to 20 per cent, using a completely new parallelogram linkage. The compact and clever system connects the front wheel hubs to the chassis via a lower triangular-shaped bracket and a link arm above forming a parallelogram shaped linkage.
| New MF 7300 Beta combine harvesters | ||
| Model | MF 7360 Beta | MF 7370 Beta |
| Engine | Six-cylinder, 7.4-litre | six-cylinder, 8.4 litre |
| Engine power | 276hp | 360hp (with boost) |
| Transmission | Four-speed hydrostatic | |
| Straw walkers |
Five | Six |
| Grain tank |
9,000 litres |
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For more information visit: www.masseyferguson.co.uk.
