The new Pöttinger Novacat X8 mower

The new Pöttinger Novacat X8 mower has a working width of 8,30 m. It can be equipped with or without conditioners and swath merging belts.
The proven Pöttinger cutter bar is the heart of this machine. The working width of the Novacat X8 is 8,3 m.

The front mower completing this combination can be mounted either on the front of the tractor for conventional use, or directly on the frame of the Novacat X8 for tractors fitted with a reversible driving position.

The Novacat X8 is available with or without a conditioner (tine conditioner or roller conditioner).

Metal tine conditioners allow the forage to be spread widely. The roller conditioners naturally retain their double drive but are now fitted with polyurethane rollers hot-vulcanized onto the tube (a principle already proven on the Pöttinger Novacat T and V10).

The side guards can be folded hydraulically from the cab using the Power Control system, which is Isobus compatible. As standard, transport safety is provided by hydraulically controlled locking hooks.

Select Control or Power Control systems are available as an option.

Select Control allows the function to be selected and carried out via the hydraulic valve, whereas Power Control directly controls the hydraulic functions, including those of the front mower (requires a continuous pump or a load-sensing LS hydraulic circuit).

The Poettinger Novacat X8 Collector is equipped with swath merging belts that can be raised individually.

This system offers great flexibility of use, as it allows either wide spreading, the laying of 3 swaths, or the merging of the entire cutting width into a single swath.

Depending on the circumstances, a reduction of up to 40 % in swath-raking work is possible. The swath merging belts can easily be retrofitted to Novacat X8 models with tine conditioners.