Forage Rake Handles Tough Conditions

Forage Rake Handles Tough Conditions FORAGE HARVESTERS Reiter Innovative Technology identified a need in Europe’s forage management market made evident by hills uneven terrain and rough conditions Its specially designed machine was developed to fill this void The Respiro R9 Profi is a 9-meter 29 1/2-ft wide hydraulically driven forage and swath rake It has a 4-wheel chassis for optimal weight distribution and four undercarriage spinning discs to effortlessly “float” the machine without bulldozing the soil The rake handles all forage varieties plus triticale green rye when conditioned corn rapeseed and hay The R9 offers excellent chassis and pickup floatation due to its large 500/50-22 5 tires It’s designed to rake and windrow an existing swath or gather forage spread evenly throughout a field leaving center-positioned left or right side or half-and-half windrows as desired “One of the keys to our machine is to make a uniform and large swath for the chopper ” says Thomas Reiter company owner and R9 inventor “To bring the chopper to its highest efficiency we must create big swaths ” The unit’s main components are a small-diameter camless pickup an upper rotor to ensure even material flow and wide belts to carry the crop to the desired drop-off point The pickup is flexible and features trailing tines for less wear and breakages “Stones and foreign objects stay on the ground where they belong helping us deliver the cleanest and lowest forage contamination on the market ” Reiter says The upper rotor floats hydraulically and opens and closes to accommodate material flow The transfer belt speed also fluctuates depending on ground speed and crop size All components are manipulated from the tractor cab with manual and automatic selections Wheel sensors control the opening of dual axial pumps to address speed changes providing swath uniformity regardless of crop bulk or machine speed “The R9 Profi can operate up to 17 mph while still conserving leaves although this depends on field and crop conditions ” Reiter says “We recommend speeds between 7 and 12 mph for best results ” The rakes are manufactured in Austria and sold in 30 countries worldwide including the U S where they operate in Pennsylvania Ohio and upstate New York Costs depend on shipping rates so Reiter recommends inquiring through the website or contacting North American Sales Director Nick Beard Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Nick Beard Reiter Innovative Technology RT Engineering GmbH Eben 5a A-4716 Hofkirchen an der Trattnach Austria ph +43 0 7248 66717; 519-709-3070; thomas reiter@reiter-respiro com; reiter-respiro@execulink com; www reiter-respiro com

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