Claas has announced full availability of its new Rollant 375 and 374 fixed-chamber round balers for the coming season. Designed to cope with the heavy crop conditions typically found in the UK and Ireland, the new models are based on the well-proven Rolland 355 and 354.
This new addition to the Rolland range features heavier-duty drives and stronger, long-life chains. To ensure that optimum outputs can be maintained in heavy crops, the Rollant 375/374 also feature a hydraulic drop-floor below the chamber that enables the operator to push the baler to its limit without the risk of blocking it.
From the 2.10m wide pick-up, material is fed into the chamber either via a Roto Feed star rotor or the 16-blade Roto Cut chopping cylinder. For increased density, the Rollant 375 also features the new MPS II pressure system that has three rollers in the chamber that swing down to exert pressure on the bale in the early stages of formation.
The new hydraulic drop-floor is operated via a double-acting valve that allows the floor to open slightly allowing smaller lumps to pass through without causing a blockage. At the same time the operator is notified via a buzzer so they know that they are working at maximum throughput. In the event of a blockage, all the operator has to do to clear it is lower the floor at the press of a button then re-engage the drive to allow the blockage to pass into the main chamber, after which the floor will automatically rise again.
In last year’s difficult baling conditions, it was this feature that preseries users found invaluable and enabled them to operate at maximum output.
“The new drop floor in the chamber is the biggest improvement Claas could have made and has helped save so much time and stress when baling,” said farmer Richard Thornber, who recorded 100 inches of rain on his Pennine unit last year. “It’s always at night or when it’s due to turn wet that you want to push the baler, and the drop-floor gives you the confidence to push-on without being worried about blockages.”
For more information visit: www.claas.co.uk.
