Side delivery rotary rakes Swadro S | TS

• „9.70 m (31'10") work width for highest work rates
• Electric work height control and height indicator
• Hydraulic caster control for optimum road stability

Raking nearly 20 metres into one double windrow, the KRONE Swadro TS 970 is the ideal match for a high-capacity precision-chop forage harvester. Offering stunning work rates of up to 10 ha/h, this machine is the
performance booster in your harvest chain. A wide wheel base and Ackermann steering give this high-capacity rake an enormous agility and very easy shunting.

As conditions may vary within one field it is essential to adapt the working height instantly. You can set each rotor to its own individual work height by operating a control on the control box. Then the height is shown on the display screen.

As an option, the swathing curtain on the TS 970 folds hydraulically into a parking position for double swaths. The curtain is folded automatically when the rotors fold into transport position to reduce the transport height to less than 4 m. It resumes its previous position when the rake is lowered into work.

A hydraulic cylinder on the headstock (left photo) alters the steering angle of the running gear in an easy and convenient way (right photo). This Ackermann steering system makes for optimum castering and agile turns.

The leading rotor has 10 tine arms and the one running in the middle has 13 arms and both rotate at a higher rpm than the rear rotor. The slower-rpm rear rotor has 13 tine arms with five double tines each. This configuration leads to a smooth crop flow through the machine and an optimum presentation of the swath.

The three rotors change quickly into transport position. The central rotor measures less than 3.00 m in diameter and so its tine arms are not folded to achieve a good transport height.

In this type of harvest chain, no crop is run on, because the tractor that is pulling the Swadro TS 970 runs in the wheelings of the KRONE BiG M high-capacity mower conditioner.