Editorial team · Livestock farming, Spreading
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Published on 17 December 2019 · 2 min read
The tractor is a familiar base: a XERION 4000 SADDLE TRAC, in other words the high-power carrier tractor of the range, powered by a Mercedes engine of 10.6l developing 435 cv. Its cab is fixed at the front, which gives it generous clearance over the rear saddle and allows it to be fitted with a large-capacity tank. It is equipped with a CMATIC continuously variable transmission, which provides genuine driving comfort despite its very high power and imposing size. The main attributes of the XERION are retained, namely the integral chassis with permanent 4-wheel drive, and outstanding maneuverability with the 4 steered wheels. This is also what makes it a formidable asset as a self-propelled seeder, or as a high-capacity tractor for silo compaction. Technology is also an integral part of this tractor, with CLAAS auto-steering that controls the tractor whatever steering mode is selected.
CLAAS relies on its Dutch partner KAWECO for the spreading equipment. Here the XERION is fitted with a front unit. It consists of a double-articulated arm that makes it possible to pump effluent directly from a pit, but above all into a ?buffer? or refilling tank at the field edge. This system gives the driver an optimal view. Indeed, the arm is located directly in front of the cab, which makes it easier to control. The front unit is also equipped with a chopper and a stone trap to limit the pumping of foreign bodies. A hydraulic booster feeds a large-capacity lobe pump (9000 l/min) so that the 16m3 tank can be filled in less than 2 minutes. Polyester was chosen for the tank in order to achieve the lowest possible empty weight. It fits within the tractor's dimensions, so as to maintain rear visibility and the XERION's overall footprint. Once in spreading mode, a 3-way valve located at the rear makes it possible to spread or to recirculate the liquid.
Two advantages: limiting sedimentation and then speeding up the priming of the rear implement. The rear implement is anything but fixed: mounted on the tractor's 3-point hitch, it can be an ORTHOGRAPG-type boom, a trailing shoe boom (just like the first model exhibited), a tine or disc injector, or a work tool such as a strip-till unit. The complete equipment is controlled from the cab via an ISOBUS terminal, together with a multifunction joystick. It can also be fitted with an NIR sensor, which analyzes the constituents of the effluent being transported.
The combination of the XERION SADDLE TRAC and KAWECO spreading equipment is a solution to maximize the performance of liquid spreading operations. Ideal in the field, this self-propelled machine is designed to pump and then spread quickly and precisely effluent that may come from conventional farms or from anaerobic digestion plants. Its ?crab? steering mode and its articulated linkage also make it an excellent protector of soils. The first combination of this kind was sold this winter to an agricultural contractor in Brittany.
CLAAS now offers a fully integrated liquid effluent spreading solution
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 17 December 2019 · 2 min read
CLAAS France is presenting for the first time in France the combination of a XERION with an integrated tank for liquid effluent spreading. An efficient, innovative and precise solution for spreading professionals and for the high-potential anaerobic digestion sector.
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A XERION agricultural tractor as the carrier tractor
The tractor is a familiar base: a XERION 4000 SADDLE TRAC, in other words the high-power carrier tractor of the range, powered by a Mercedes engine of 10.6l developing 435 cv. Its cab is fixed at the front, which gives it generous clearance over the rear saddle and allows it to be fitted with a large-capacity tank. It is equipped with a CMATIC continuously variable transmission, which provides genuine driving comfort despite its very high power and imposing size. The main attributes of the XERION are retained, namely the integral chassis with permanent 4-wheel drive, and outstanding maneuverability with the 4 steered wheels. This is also what makes it a formidable asset as a self-propelled seeder, or as a high-capacity tractor for silo compaction. Technology is also an integral part of this tractor, with CLAAS auto-steering that controls the tractor whatever steering mode is selected.
High-end spreading equipment
CLAAS relies on its Dutch partner KAWECO for the spreading equipment. Here the XERION is fitted with a front unit. It consists of a double-articulated arm that makes it possible to pump effluent directly from a pit, but above all into a ?buffer? or refilling tank at the field edge. This system gives the driver an optimal view. Indeed, the arm is located directly in front of the cab, which makes it easier to control. The front unit is also equipped with a chopper and a stone trap to limit the pumping of foreign bodies. A hydraulic booster feeds a large-capacity lobe pump (9000 l/min) so that the 16m3 tank can be filled in less than 2 minutes. Polyester was chosen for the tank in order to achieve the lowest possible empty weight. It fits within the tractor's dimensions, so as to maintain rear visibility and the XERION's overall footprint. Once in spreading mode, a 3-way valve located at the rear makes it possible to spread or to recirculate the liquid.
Two advantages: limiting sedimentation and then speeding up the priming of the rear implement. The rear implement is anything but fixed: mounted on the tractor's 3-point hitch, it can be an ORTHOGRAPG-type boom, a trailing shoe boom (just like the first model exhibited), a tine or disc injector, or a work tool such as a strip-till unit. The complete equipment is controlled from the cab via an ISOBUS terminal, together with a multifunction joystick. It can also be fitted with an NIR sensor, which analyzes the constituents of the effluent being transported.
Performance and professionalism for liquid spreading operations
The combination of the XERION SADDLE TRAC and KAWECO spreading equipment is a solution to maximize the performance of liquid spreading operations. Ideal in the field, this self-propelled machine is designed to pump and then spread quickly and precisely effluent that may come from conventional farms or from anaerobic digestion plants. Its ?crab? steering mode and its articulated linkage also make it an excellent protector of soils. The first combination of this kind was sold this winter to an agricultural contractor in Brittany.