With the new Disco 1100 Direct Swather, Claas is adding another model with variable swathing to its range of large-scale mowers. The combination has a working width of 10.70 m and works without a conditioner, with conical swathing augers for four placement options and is currently the largest mounted mower with swath merging available on the market.
When used without a conditioner, it is important to be able to utilise the full mowing width as a wilting area if required. Thanks to the external auger drive on the Disco 1100 Direct Swather, the augers can be swivelled out hydraulically at any time to deposit the crop over the full mowing width, half the mowing width or completely onto a centre swath. The augers can be conveniently controlled individually or in parallel via ISOBUS – even during the harvest in the field.
With half-sided wide spreading, 21 m of mowing width can be deposited from two adjacent passes to 13 m – ideal for a following 4-rotor rake, which, with this “21 to 13” mowing strategy, has to cover around 32 km less distance per 100 ha of land (compared to the previously common method with a 12.50 m wide four-rotor rake) compared to wide spreading at full working width, as does the forage harvester following at the end of the harvest chain. In practice, this means a time saving of around three hours in the forage harvesting chain. As around 65 per cent more forage enters the swath, the forage harvester is also better utilised – the thicker swaths with lower driving speed also improve the chop quality and reduce fuel consumption. The process therefore saves diesel and time while protecting the soil.
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