The Claas MAXFLO proves its special efficiency above all in places with average yields. The idea is simple: the crop is cut by the knife bar and brought to the feeder housing on conveyor belts as opposed to with cutterbars with a feed auger. This ensures that even low quantities of material are harvested reliably.
In the middle of the cutterbar, the crop is not brought to the feeder housing on a belt running in the direction of travel. With MAXFLO, feed augers mounted laterally on the intake auger pick up the material and with the support of a guide element deliver it in a cam track to the intake auger and from there the feeder housing. This design from CLAAS ensures a particularly even flow of crop.
How the technology works.
The synchronised, counter-directional knife bars are driven by drive shafts on the left and right on the feeder housing.
The augers in the cutterbar are driven by gears or hydraulically.
The speed can be adjusted to three settings (150, 200 and 250 rpm)
The speed of the feed belts in the cutterbar can be adjusted in CEBIS from the cab.
The belts can be reversed.
An overload safety feature protects the linear synchronised knife drive from damage.
The unique form of the centre-bearing supported reel prevents the crop from wrapping.