The CLAAS VARIO range of cutterbars are currently available in working widths from 5.0 to 13.8 m. However, it is the three largest working width versions, from 10.8 to 13.8 m, that have been updated with additional equipment and optimised standard features, including a new reel drive and improved access to the stripper bars for the intake auger.
Powerful rapeseed knives with tool-free fitting
For 2022 models, new rapeseed knives will be available for the VARIO 1080, VARIO 1230 and VARIO 1380. These feature mechanical drives with an integrated overload clutch and a 50 percent greater cutting force. This means that even the most challenging areas at the edges of fields and along hedgerows or those with heavy weed growth can be driven through reliably without any difficulty. A well thought-out plug-in system with quick-release couplers allows the rapeseed knives to be fitted on each side in a matter of seconds without using tools. When performing this task, operators also benefit from the 33 percent lower weight which makes handling the knives even easier.
Fitting and removing the dividers for grain threshing is also made easier thanks to a new clamping system. Dividers continue to be available in three versions/lengths, as before.
