For the 2010 harvesting season Deutz-Fahr has introduced the 60 Series combine harvesters – a completely new range of machines that offer new styling, improved technical specification and, as a result, higher outputs.
Topping the range are the six-walker 6095HTS and 6090HTS models which are powered by 366hp and 310hp Deutz engines respectively. Three five-walker models – the 6065HTS, 6060HTS and the 6060, rated at 310hp, 250hp and 250hp respectively, complete the new line up.
All models in the range are available, if specified, as Balance machines which use hydraulic rams to keep the combine level when working on cross slopes of up to 20% and 6% on fore and aft slopes. This ensures that maximum threshing efficiency is always maintained.
In terms of styling, the 60 Series now benefits from a more modern look through use of rounded cowling and a dark chassis and header. This styling is also enhanced to some extent by the repositioning of the working lights and the new straw chopper transmission cover.
| Deutz-Fahr 60 Series combine harvesters | ||||
| Model | Power (hp) | Walkers | Headers (m) | Grain tank (litres) |
| 6060 | 250 | 5 | 4.2-6.3 | 7,500 |
| 6060HTS | 250 | 5 | 4.2-6.3 | 7,500 |
| 6065HTS | 310 | 5 | 4.8-6.3 | 7,500 |
| 6090HTS | 310 | 6 | 5.4-7.2 | 8,500 |
| 6095HTS | 366 | 6 | 5.4-7.2 | 8,500 |
Designers of the new combines have also given consideration to engine compartment access and have provided wide opening doors on both sides of the combine for this purpose.
Included in a long list of technical improvements is use of a single-piece grain pan with grain pan reinforcement, larger stone trap opening, strengthened sieve box and a new chaff handling system that improves chaff flow to the spreader for a wider and more even distribution.
The new 60 Series also benefits from a load-sensing hydraulic system that now provides power on demand and allows more power to be allocated to the threshing of the crop. The system also results in reduced fuel consumption and faster operation cycles.
A generous options list includes four-wheel drive, wider tyres, CCTV and an onboard air compressor with outlets at key points around the combine. Header widths are 5.4m, 6.3m and 7.2m and for users of the wider headers there is the option of a longer unloading auger to provide greater clearance. This allows tractors and trailers to straddle the straw swaths when unloading takes place.
For the operator, the Commander Cab 1V offers a high degree of comfort – air conditioning, seat suspension, ergonomically positioned controls, new lighting – in fact, all that most would expect from a modern combine – and perhaps just a little bit more.
For more information visit: www.deutz-fahr.com.
