Thanks to the 7XL unloading auger, the chaser wagon can now be driven along the last used combine harvester track when the combine harvester is unloading.
Using the 4XL unloading auger (which was the largest available until now) as a starting point, CLAAS has completely redesigned the 7XL and equipped it with a folding endpiece. This endpiece is 2.11 m long and folds by 120 degrees to sit behind the combine harvester during transport. It is operated using the familiar push switch on the CMOTION multifunction lever. A safety mechanism ensures that the endpiece can only be folded and unfolded when the unloading auger tube has been swivelled outwards into its correct position.
Until now, Controlled Traffic Farming has been practised primarily in dry areas of Australia. But farmers in Europe are now showing greater interest. Its fundamental principle is that all vehicles and machinery should only ever use the set tramlines which are established for each area of arable land right at the outset. Combined with plough-free, minimal soil tillage, this should improve soil structure and provide greater protection against erosion, as well as result in more efficient use of soil water and a lower tractive power requirement.
