Almost everyone knows the red machines from Racine, Wisconsin. The rotary threshing system has been a characteristic element of Case IH combines for almost 50 years, and the Magnum model has become synonymous with the powerful American tractor. In Kopaszewo we had the opportunity to see the Axial Flow 7250, Magnum 400 AFS Connect, Optum 340 AFS Connect, Puma 260, RB 466HD and Farmlift 737 models.
Rotor harvesters in Danko plant breeding
Although rotary combines seem to many of us to be quite a recent "invention", the Case IH brand has been equipping its machines with this threshing system since 1977. At that time, the production of the Bizon Z056 began a year earlier. The technological gap was therefore huge, but the first machines of the manufacturer from Racine began to reach state-owned enterprises already in the times of the Polish People's Republic, thus being among the first "Western" agricultural machines in Poland. One such lucky person was Danko plant breeding.
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– The first Case IH combines in Poland were purchased by Danko and Poznańska Hodowla Plant. This was determined not only by efficiency, but also by the cleanliness of the threshing, useful in seed production. The first one was probably the 1440 Axial Flow, about 40 years ago. Later, 2388, brought from Toruń on wheels during snowfall and the cooperation continues to this day – recalls Tadeusz Spurtacz, retired director of the Seed and Agricultural Plant in Kopaszewo.
Case IH 7250 Axial Flow rotary combine
As we were invited to harvest demonstrations, the Casen IH 7250 Axial Flow combine caught the greatest attention of the guests and it was from this that Paweł Kania, manager of CNH rotary combines, began discussing the presented machines. The basic advantages, in addition to the already mentioned efficiency and cleanliness of the threshing system, include the simplicity of the threshing system design, the limited number of belts, chains and lubrication points, as well as a number of modern technologies that ensure that the operator can focus solely on the role of the seat load. , which will allow for long and efficient work.
Case IH 7250 Axial Flow, photo: Maciej Sacha
– The rotary combine harvester represents a completely different philosophy of grain harvesting than the well-known combine harvester. The rotor moves the entire harvest mass in such a way that it is wiped off in almost the same way as when, while walking through a field of grain, we pick up a few ears of grain and rub them with our hands. This is the principle of operation of a rotary combine harvester. Another advantage of Case IH Axial Flow combines is the simplicity of their design. In such a combine, believe it or not, there is not a single daily lubrication point. The most common lubrication point is every 100 hours, so daily maintenance is reduced to a minimum. In the face of today's problems with qualified staff to operate such machines, we propose the AFS Harvest Command system. It is an automation system that takes almost full responsibility for the combine's operation, controlling the elements of threshing, separation and travel speed, and the operator can only be responsible for unloading the grain, says Paweł Kania.
Magnum, Optum and Puma tractors, but also a baler and a telehandler
During the shows in Kopaszewo, we also had the opportunity to see the largest series of Case IH tractors at work, represented by the Magnum 400 AFS Connect, Optum 340 AFS Connect and Puma 260 models. It is worth noting that the presented Magnum is the most powerful tractor in the offer of the manufacturer from Racine with a classic construction. It generates 400 HP from an 8.7-liter engine, and AFS Connect means it is equipped with a factory telematics system.
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Similarly, the presented Optum 340 model is equipped with the AFS Connect system. It is also a high-power tractor, but with slightly more compact dimensions, generating 340 HP from an engine with a displacement of 6.7 l. The mentioned AFS Connect system includes solutions such as precise navigation, communication between the tractor, machine, operator and farm manager, and automatic tractor control within the field.
Case IH Optum 340 AFS Connect, photo: Maciej Sacha
Subsequent generations of Puma tractors have been present on the market for years and during this time they have already gained a reputation, as evidenced by the fact that on many large farms that rely on red machines from Racine, we see several Puma tractors. The presented Puma 260 model generates 260 HP from an engine with a displacement of 6.7 liters.
At this point we can smoothly move on to the RB 466HD round baler with which the tractor was working during the show. It is a variable chamber baler capable of forming bales with a diameter of up to 190 cm. The last machine that was used in Kopaszewo to collect the above-mentioned bales is the Farmlift 737 telehandler. It has a 133 HP engine with a displacement of 4.5 liters. The maximum lifting height is 7 meters and the lifting capacity is 3.7 tons.
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