New Kverneland 97150 C Four Rotor Rake

Kverneland Introduces Latest Technology On its 15m Rake with GEOSWATH

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Kverneland unveils its new GEOSWATH solution for its highly productive 97150 C four rotor, providing better swaths and more capacity. GEOSWATH is designed for preparing ideal and perfect swaths for the following machine, keeping up speed and productivity through the complete harvesting system.

GEOSWATH takes Raking to New Levels

The Kverneland 97150 C is an exceptionally productive four rotor rake, providing an immense working capacity of 15m. Combining the already launched GEORAKE (automatic section and headland control) with GEOSWATH makes the Kverneland 97150 C an exceptionally efficient tool in preparing optimised swaths, minimising waste and significantly improving output.

Optimise for the Following Machines

An efficient raking job is all about making the machine that follows and picks up crop look good. The rake must have enough capacity to keep up with the complete harvesting chain and speed of the following machine, to ensure the complete harvesting system stays efficient. At the same time the quality of the swaths produced determines the quality of the job done by the following machine and eventually the end result.

Makes Straight Out of Curves

GEOSWATH makes straight and easy to pick-up swaths on curvy fields as well. Instead of the swaths constantly following the curves of the field, GEOSWATH levels out the curves for straight swaths. You can basically choose for 3 strategies, when straightening up the swaths. If the field has only smaller curves on the outside of the field, you can choose to straighten up the outside swath immediately, by driving in a straight line and automatically move the outer rotor in and out. If the field is curved, driver can choose to drive in a straight line and use the automatic section control of the rotors to individually lift each rotor when it reaches already prepared swaths or borders of the field. If the field is highly curved, the first couple of passes will be used to gradually level out the swaths and make them straight.

“GEOSWATH and GEORAKE fundamentally changes the work of a rake as we know it today. Our ambition is to maximise productivity of the raking job by preparing excellent swaths that can be efficiently picked up by the following machines. We have actually taken raking performance to a new level” said Sebastian Hagemann, Product Manager for Hay Tools and Smart Farming.

Compensates for Corners and Tight Curves

When picking up prepared swaths at corners or tight curves on headlands there is a high risk of missing out on the complete swath – crop can be left behind if the driver doesn’t slow down and hence loses speed and momentum.

GEOSWATH compensates for this and prepares a narrower swath when raking around corners. This is done by automatically moving the two rear rotors a bit to the inside. The driver of the following machine can keep up speed without missing out on picking up the complete crop. Speed is kept up and no crop is wasted.

Tackles the Corners

When raking corners at headlands it is a classic challenge that you miss out on the crop right at the corner, and this is left as waste. GEOSWATH provides a solution for this as well. When raking along borderlines the front rotor on the outside is moved in and gradually moved to the outside when approaching the corner, so that the rotors reach out completely in the corner, leaving no crop behind. When the corner is passed the rotor is automatically moved in again. Easy and simple without any stress for the driver.