New Variant 500 Round Bale

by Chris McCullough

Launched for 2023 Season

by Chris McCullough

CLAAS say its latest Disco 1010 Trend/Comfort is the widest mounted mower without a telescopic boom on the market.

In 2021, Claas introduced the unique vector folding system with the Disco 4400 Contour This feature is now also used in the new 1010 and with the largest working width of almost 10m, this enables safe operation and transport even with light tractors in the 150 hp/four-cylinder class

As an alternative to the Trend version, the 1010 is also available as a Comfort variant with load-sensing hydraulics, Isobus operation with Cemis 700 and individual lifting as standard

Thanks to the large working width of 9 70 to 9 90m on the Disco 1010, which can be changed by two setting positions on the booms and the low power requirement of only 150hp, mowing can be carried out more efficiently and with less soil damage than ever before. This is because a wide working width and low power requirement means fewer passes and the possibility of using low weight four-cylinder tractors.

The reduced speed of the Max Cut mower bed, which can be operated with a pto shaft speed of 850rpm, also has a positive effect on the operating costs, with a diesel saving of up to 20 percent

The main frame and headstock has been redesigned, with the main gearbox moved slightly to the rear and the angular gearboxes facing the cutter bars being slanted by 2° This ensures that the drive shafts work in a straight line, which reduces the noise level and wear

Bevelled lower link brackets facilitate attachment by guiding the catch hooks/lower links The mower combination is equipped with colour-coded, non-slip Kennfixx plug-in couplers as standard

Thanks to vector folding, the 1010 can be driven safely and legally on the road and on narrow tracks For transport, the outriggers are first moved hydraulically into the 120° transport position. They then pivot slightly backwards via a ram combined with the hydraulic non-stop collision safety device and are automatically locked hydraulically. Due to the double slanted position, the mower combination remains below 4m transport height, but at the same time lies diagonally behind the tractor on the headstock and thus shifts the centre of gravity to the tractor's longitudinal axis

GRIMME has launched a number of new machines for the vegetable sector including the first four-row trailed potato planter that has a transport width less than 3m

Aiming for the 2023 season Grimme says the new Prios 440 will help fight transport regulations on some roads and has a number of other key features

With the help of a goose neck drawbar coupled to an intermediate frame and a separate lifting mechanism, the planter can be combined with any common implement for active soil cultivation such as a rotary harrow or rotary tiller

This separate lifting mechanism allows a quick change between different soil cultivation implements The depth guidance of the soil cultivation is independent of the potato planter, which means the planting depth of the tubers can be accurately maintained

Focusing on the components of the machine, the depth control of the fertiliser outlet discs, furrow openers, covering discs and the ridge shaping unit are independent of each other Four feeler wheels at the front of the machine and two ultrasonic sensors in front of the ridge shaping unit detect the working depth and thus ensure optimum depth control and consistent emergence of the tubers.

In order to save money and resources, the fertiliser box, the barrel system and the planting elements can be switched on/off separately from each other and for each row individually via Section Control

This can significantly reduce nutrient inputs into the environment, especially when creating spraying tracks or planting on wedge-shaped fields

Unnecessary pulverisation of the fertiliser in the fertiliser box is prevented by the row-specific shut-off of the metering auger and the agitator shaft

To help farmers build up the perfect ridge in the field with a smooth surface, the ridging bodies made of plastic (PE) can be combined with closed ridge crown plates or, for a loose, crumbly surface, with cage rollers.