Fendt expands its range of self-loading forage wagons with the Tigo MS, MR and MR Profi
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 19 September 2018 · 5 min read
Better forage quality
All three models in the range are equipped with a camless pick-up. Even at high speeds, it ensures smooth driving and a uniform forage flow.
The suspension of the 1,80 m wide pendulum pick-up allows excellent ground adaptation, even on uneven terrain.
Five rows of tines ensure optimal pick-up performance. All models are equipped with a tine-loss protection device to prevent a tine from getting into the forage and potentially injuring animals or causing mechanical damage.
Because the pick-up is camless and fully galvanized, all three models in the range offer a long service life and require almost no maintenance.
An additional feeler roller protects the pick-up and prevents the tines from digging into the ground by guiding the pick-up extremely precisely, even on uneven terrain or wet ground. The result: better forage quality, free of soil and dirt.
The Trimatic system
All three models in the range are equipped with the spring-based Trimatic safety system, which ensures excellent cutting quality on a continuous basis.
The individual protection system protects the knives and the rotor from any foreign objects. If the rotor presses a foreign object against the knife, the spring compresses and greatly reduces the force exerted on the knife. Thanks to this tension, the knife automatically returns to its original position after the foreign object has passed.
Conveyor belt solutions
On the smaller models in the range, two conveyor belt chains with a breaking load of 25 t ensure precise loading and unloading of the forage.
The larger models, such as the Tigo MR Profi and the models from the Tigo MS 60 upwards, are equipped with four chains with a breaking load of 50 t and staggered rails. On all models, the conveyor belt is made of wood impregnated under high pressure.
If the loading space is full, the conveyor belt stops automatically and a signal is sent to the driver to avoid any possible damage. In addition, all three self-loading forage wagons can be equipped with two or three unloading rollers.
For daily feeding, a hydraulic side discharge conveyor can be used in combination with the dosing rollers to distribute the forage immediately and in the right way. The 700 mm wide conveyor can discharge the forage to the left or right and can be folded away for normal use.
Spur gear drive
Like their predecessors, the new Fendt Tigo models are based on a spur gear drive.
By dispensing with the chain drive, it was possible to reduce the necessary maintenance and prevent any contamination of the forage by chain lubricants. Thanks to the drive system, driving remains smooth and easy even at high performance levels.
The new Tigo MS self-loading forage wagon
The high-capacity wagon with comb feeder is equipped with a loading unit that preserves the properties of the forage.
Because the feeder combs are positioned on the cam track, the combs retract once the forage has been loaded into the loading space.
This prevents forage from remaining on the comb and causing a blockage at the scrapers.
The fork effect, which conveys the forage in layers and gently, protects the forage during its transfer to the loading space. Thanks to the unique inclination of the self-loading forage wagon, the new Tigo MS impresses with its quiet operation during unloading, which takes place evenly.
The loading unit shows excellent durability and low maintenance requirements thanks to the individual mounting of each comb, as well as the standard centralized lubrication for the individual feeder combs.
The loading unit is driven by a spur gear drive, which stands out for its stable and quiet operation even under alternating or particularly heavy loads.
Cutting quality
All Tigo MS models are equipped with a main cutting system with 17 knives, which can also be supplemented by a silage pack comprising 16 additional knives.
The knives allow a theoretical cutting length of 38 mm and their shape ensures a clean cut. If a knife needs to be replaced, simply swing the knives downwards. For more extensive maintenance work, the cutter bar can also be swung out to the side.
Thanks to the double row of tines on each comb, the spacing between the knives is so small that the cutting quality is further improved.
Automatic loading system
For improved loading of the wagon, the Tigo MS can also be equipped with a two-stage automatic loading system. The automatic loading system provides light compression using the combs, as well as medium to high compression using the automatic loading wall.
This system pushes the forage completely from the bottom to the top until the space is completely filled. As soon as the loading space is filled, the moving floor activates automatically.
If the entire loading space of the wagon is full, the conveyor belt stops automatically and a signal is sent to the driver.
The new Tigo MR and MR Profi: loading performance and gentle forage handling
The new Tigo MR and MR Profi self-loading forage wagons stand out with a low-maintenance rotor featuring reinforced, individually replaceable rotor segments.
With a contact surface of 25 mm, the rotor tines offer a large conveying surface.
Because the tines leave the forage at an angle of 90°, they help to protect the forage. The perfect combination of pick-up and rotor also allows the forage to be conveyed while being protected.
The shorter the distance between the pick-up and the rotor, the better the forage flow. In addition, the synchronized and adapted speed of the pick-up and rotor further contributes to protecting the forage.
Moreover, the standard spur gear drive requires little power and ensures extremely quiet operation. The rotor requires little maintenance thanks to its technology, which allows each rotor segment to be removed and replaced individually.
Cutting quality
All models in the range have 31 knives with a theoretical cutting length of 45 mm. The wide rotor tines ensure a particularly small cutting gap. The result: the forage cannot deviate from its path, but is actively pushed by the knife with the help of the rotor tines and cut precisely.
The cutter bar can be swung out sideways without any tools in order to replace or maintain the knives.
Loading technology
Like the Tigo MS models, the MR models can also be equipped with a two-stage automatic loading system, which provides light to medium/high compression. Owners of MR Profi machines can look forward to enjoying all the benefits offered by the VarioFill system and the front wall. As with the previous models, the multifunctional front wall, movable by 80°, provides additional loading space of 5 m3.
Thanks to its compact structure, which allows excellent weight distribution, the Tigo MR Profi stands out with a higher payload.
The VarioFill automatic loading and unloading system applies the desired pressure during unloading, ensures better use of the loading space, and provides cleaner and more efficient unloading.
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