Centre delivery rotary rakes Swadro TC

• Variable work widths – 10.80 m to 13.70 m
• Hydraulic rotor suspension
• Integral vibration damper with Soft-Down drop rate control
• Electric rotor height control with two selectable height options
• Flotation tyres – 710 tyres on the transport running gear and 16x9.50 tyres on the bogies
• Hydraulic beam control for less than 4.00 m transport heights
• KRONE Easy-Line driveline for optimum swaths and rakes

The Swadro TC 1370 four-rotor centre delivery rake makes its appearance in a modern styling and with plenty of landmark features including convenient setting options that make the job a lot easier for operators and produce optimum swaths at high outputs.

Telescoping hydraulic arms adjust the positions of the two leading rotors left and right separately. This way, the rake can vary its working width from 10.80 m to 13.70 m to adapt to varying field conditions. The rotors resume their previous positions automatically when lowering into work.

The swath width is adjusted irrespective of the work width by varying the distance between the two rear rotors between 1.40 m and 2.20 m. As another key feature, the tine arms on the rear rotors have five double tines which optimize the work and quality for the following harvester.

The hydraulic rotor suspension that is integrated in the lifting cylinders provides gentle treading also in difficult conditions. The system is set up steplessly and conveniently from the tractor and separately for the leading and rear rotors. The new and integral Soft-Down drop rate control lowers the rotors particularly softly into work – a boon for the quality of feed.

The operator controls the work height from the terminal so there is no need to dismount the tractor. You can either adjust all rotors at the same time or each rotor separately. Also, you can program two different heights to the system and retrieve them later by fingertip control.

620/40 R 22.5 transport tyres are standard specification. But you can also opt for hydraulic brakes and wider 710/35 R 22.5 tyres to improve the performance in boggy terrain. Both tyre sizes are small enough to ensure that the 40 km/h machine doesn’t exceed the statutory 3 m transport width.

The rakes that run on standard transport wheels have caster-steer bogies with pivoting wheels that are clad with 16x6.50-8 tyres. The rake can also take the wider 16x9.50-8 tyres on the bogies provided the tyres on the transport running gear are the optional 710/35 R 22.5 size. Both tyre sizes are also available for 6-wheel bogies with rear tandem axle.

You can set and retrieve separate lift-out heights for the leading and rear rotors from the tractor terminal. More than that, you can set the lift-out height and also time the front and rear lift-out according to the prevailing conditions, making the most of narrow harvest windows.

The beam lowers hydraulically to a transport height of less than 4 m, meaning you don’t have to fold or remove any tine arms.

The TC 1370 is attached to the tractor via the pivoting two-point headstock which allows the machine to follow tractor roll for agile manoeuvring. But you can also opt for a bottom-mount 80 ball hitch.

The TC 1370 offers clear and comfortable navigation. No matter which terminal you opt for – your existing ISOBUS tractor terminal, the ISOBUS-compatible CCI 800 or CCI 1200 terminal or the KRONE DS 500 unit – each option offers user-friendly machine setups at just two menu levels.

The DS 100 is an entry-level control unit for the TC 1370. Provided a UT terminal is in place, this unit can also be conveniently mounted on the armrest. But the TC 1370 can also be operated from the ISOBUS-compatible WTK joystick or the CCI A3 joystick for convenient and fatigue-free work.

The SectionControl feature lifts and lowers the individual rotors separately to avoid multiple rakes in awkward patches. The feature reduces operator stress and boosts productivity thanks to faster headland turns.