Healthy cows perform better, provide more milk with a higher quality and ensure more profit.
The choice of the right harvesting method has a great influence on the quality of the forage and is the prerequisite for bringing in forage with a high energy content.
Basically, all the machines in the harvesting process should be designed to meet the high requirements of forage conservation, ground tracking and high output.
To ensure that the ensiling process achieves the best quality, it is important that a large quantity of forage is handled efficiently.
Machine performance needs to be matched to the fields being harvested and the compaction vehicle in the clamp needs to be suitable to handle the rate of crop being delivered.
Even distribution and rolling in the clamp is usually the bottleneck in the harvest chain, since the machine performance available in the field is generally greater than the performance of the machinery in the clamp. This means that the speed of harvesting is actually determined by the machinery working in the clamp.
The rolling weight required when using the loader wagon should correspond to about one third of the material harvested in tonnes of fresh crop per hour.
A uniformly distributed blanket of forage is essential for perfect compaction. Two beater rotors guarantee perfect distribution. The aggressive tines deliver an impressive performance, even with highly compressed forage. Bars on the rotors also ensure maize material can be unloaded effectively. A pressure sensor in the beater rotor bearings controls the scraper floor automatically.
The driveline to the beater rotors is concealed within the frame. The strong drive shaft is protected by a cam clutch at 1200 Nm.
"I was impressed with the chopping quality of the FARO 4510, both for silage making and for harvesting dry forage. Its strong construction, smooth running and simple operation make it fun to work with. As a medium-sized dairy farm, the good price-performance ratio enables us to bring the best forage into the silo when we want, and above all on our own..."
Klaus Oberhofer, Farmer, Bad Waldsee | Germany