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Published on 1 February 2012 · 2 min read
?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header expands biomass options for forage harvester users FR9000
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 1 February 2012 · 2 min read
• Biomass: a cornerstone of the Clean Energy Leader strategy
• Biomass in Europe: a fast-growing sector, driven by the rapid increase in direct cutting operations
• ?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header: superior performance and exceptional reliability
The importance of biomass continues to grow in the agricultural sector, and it is a cornerstone of New Holland's Clean Energy Leader strategy. To meet the ever-increasing demand for direct cutting of cereals and grasses, customers with FR9000 forage harvesters can now choose the ?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header. Hedley Cooper, Harvesting Product Management Manager, said: ?The ?Marangon for New Holland' header will become the default choice for farmers running intensive biomass operations, who are looking for direct cut headers with unrivalled performance that offer absolute flexibility when switching from one crop to another.?
Biomass: a cornerstone of the Clean Energy Leader strategy
Biomass is at the heart of New Holland's Clean Energy Leader strategy, as it could well be considered the renewable energy source par excellence. The endless cycle of sowing, growing and harvesting will continue for as long as there are farmers and contractors to work the land. Biomass gives farmers the opportunity to meet their own energy needs and sell the surplus back to the national grid, thereby increasing their profitability.
New Holland offers a complete range of equipment for growing, harvesting and processing biomass crops. The FR9000 range of self-propelled forage harvesters is at the very centre of this strategy, with super-fine cut biomass choppers and a complete series of fully compatible equipment, including maize headers, a header for harvesting short rotation coppice and direct cut.
Biomass in Europe: a fast-growing sector, driven by the rapid increase in direct cutting operations
Biomass continues to gain ground in Europe: by 2020, experts forecast that 8600 MW of electricity will be generated from more than 2,5 million hectares of carbon-neutral biomass crops. Direct cut headers currently account for 12% of the market share, a figure expected to rise to 25% by 2015.
?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header: superior performance and exceptional reliability
The ?Marangon for New Holland' header has been specially designed to significantly improve the productivity of direct cutting of cereals and forage crops, as well as for super-intensive dairy operations that mainly use silage. With its 14 discs, the six-metre header delivers an ultra-fine cut.
The exclusive ultra-flat round discs ensure a smooth, uninterrupted flow of crop, so that no stress is transferred to the cutter bar. This improves machine reliability and reduces downtime, which is financially costly during the short cutting periods. In addition, an extremely efficient drive mechanism indirectly drives each individual disc, significantly reducing parasitic losses and enhancing reliability.
And to complete this ultra-efficient package, the large-diameter auger feeds the crop into the machine.
The main frame consists of a module to which the cutter bar is fully welded, to increase strength and inherent stability. The fold-down tailgate allows ultra-fast inspection of the cutter bar and faster servicing of the drive module, without having to open the cutter bar. And when cutting tall whole crops, you can raise the cover using hydraulic cylinders to avoid hitting valuable seeds.
• Biomass in Europe: a fast-growing sector, driven by the rapid increase in direct cutting operations
• ?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header: superior performance and exceptional reliability
The importance of biomass continues to grow in the agricultural sector, and it is a cornerstone of New Holland's Clean Energy Leader strategy. To meet the ever-increasing demand for direct cutting of cereals and grasses, customers with FR9000 forage harvesters can now choose the ?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header. Hedley Cooper, Harvesting Product Management Manager, said: ?The ?Marangon for New Holland' header will become the default choice for farmers running intensive biomass operations, who are looking for direct cut headers with unrivalled performance that offer absolute flexibility when switching from one crop to another.?
Biomass: a cornerstone of the Clean Energy Leader strategy
Biomass is at the heart of New Holland's Clean Energy Leader strategy, as it could well be considered the renewable energy source par excellence. The endless cycle of sowing, growing and harvesting will continue for as long as there are farmers and contractors to work the land. Biomass gives farmers the opportunity to meet their own energy needs and sell the surplus back to the national grid, thereby increasing their profitability.
New Holland offers a complete range of equipment for growing, harvesting and processing biomass crops. The FR9000 range of self-propelled forage harvesters is at the very centre of this strategy, with super-fine cut biomass choppers and a complete series of fully compatible equipment, including maize headers, a header for harvesting short rotation coppice and direct cut.
Biomass in Europe: a fast-growing sector, driven by the rapid increase in direct cutting operations
Biomass continues to gain ground in Europe: by 2020, experts forecast that 8600 MW of electricity will be generated from more than 2,5 million hectares of carbon-neutral biomass crops. Direct cut headers currently account for 12% of the market share, a figure expected to rise to 25% by 2015.
?Marangon for New Holland' direct cut header: superior performance and exceptional reliability
The ?Marangon for New Holland' header has been specially designed to significantly improve the productivity of direct cutting of cereals and forage crops, as well as for super-intensive dairy operations that mainly use silage. With its 14 discs, the six-metre header delivers an ultra-fine cut.
The exclusive ultra-flat round discs ensure a smooth, uninterrupted flow of crop, so that no stress is transferred to the cutter bar. This improves machine reliability and reduces downtime, which is financially costly during the short cutting periods. In addition, an extremely efficient drive mechanism indirectly drives each individual disc, significantly reducing parasitic losses and enhancing reliability.
And to complete this ultra-efficient package, the large-diameter auger feeds the crop into the machine.
The main frame consists of a module to which the cutter bar is fully welded, to increase strength and inherent stability. The fold-down tailgate allows ultra-fast inspection of the cutter bar and faster servicing of the drive module, without having to open the cutter bar. And when cutting tall whole crops, you can raise the cover using hydraulic cylinders to avoid hitting valuable seeds.
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