MacDon Windrowers: An effective way to manage your harvest

M155E4 Model with Tier 4 final engines / Dual Direction® for speed and comfort / Draper, rotary and auger cutting platforms / Harvest Manager Pro cutting control

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MacDon Windrowers are ideal for producers looking for alternatives in weed management or who need harvesting control in regions with shorter growing seasons. Windrowing practices are also ideal for specialty crops that are prone to shattering, allowing cutting to happen before the crop becomes too brittle. In addition, MacDon Windrowers are excellent for forage harvesting.

Manufactured by a leader in windrower technology, MacDon M155E4 Windrowers deliver speed, innovation, and performance. Dual Direction® steering, Tier 4 final engines, an unobstructed 116 cm (45”) below-frame clearance, three cutting platforms, and Harvest Manager Pro cutting control are some of the notable characteristics of MacDon’s M Series Windrowers.

Efficiency, comfort, and speed

With 148 hp (156 hp boosted) tuned for performance to handle fluctuating loads in less-than-ideal harvesting conditions, the highly efficient Cummins 4.5 l, 4 cylinder, turbo diesel engines deliver excellent fuel economy with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) consumption as low as 3% of fuel. These Tier 4 diesels have no Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF), making this a low maintenance system.

The Ultra Glide® cab features a four-corner independent gas shock suspension system for a smooth ride. The cab’s forward design and curved glass provides unmatched visibility of the cutterbar and field conditions. The ergonomic cab design is ideal for operator comfort and control, and reduces operator fatigue even on long working days.

Dual Direction® turns the driver seat and controls 180 degrees allowing for quick travel between fields with speeds up to 37 kph (23mph).

Choice of cutting platforms with simple intuitive control

Rotary, Auger and Draper Headers are available for MacDon Windrowers. The R Series Rotary Disk Headers are available in 4 m (13’) width, there are two A Series Auger Headers with 4.9 or 5.5 m (16 or 18’) width, respectively, and six sizes ranging from 4.6 to 12.2 m (15 to 40’) in the D65 Draper Header segment.

Harvest Manager Pro is a fully computerized monitoring and header control system, providing real-time readouts of the header’s performance and other critical information.

“All header functions are controlled intuitively at the operator’s fingertips, including MacDon’s popular “Return-To-Cut” feature, which returns the header to its previous cut settings after being lifted. The Hydraulic Center Link also allows for on-the-go adjustments of the header angle, allowing operators to instantly adapt to changing field conditions. These are just a few of the features that make operation of our windrowers so simple and efficient”, explains Benedikt von Riedesel, General Manager of MacDon Europe GmbH.