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EasyCut F 400 Fold and EasyCut 400 CR: Two new KRONE front mowers with four-metre working widths

Spelle, February 2023: KRONE offers two new 4m front mowers that are based on the EasyCut F 400 CV Fold with its unique and patented folding arm which was launched in 2019. These are the EasyCut F 400 Fold that has no conditioner but a swathing auger and the EasyCut F 400 CR with rigid cutterbar and integrated roller conditioner (CR = Conditioner Roller). Both front mowers are designed for maximum efficiency and the largest possible overlap for Butterfly combinations. In addition, the EasyCut F 400 Fold is the perfect machine for those who cut fresh grass every day. The EasyCut F 400 CR underlines KRONE’s position as a forage harvesting specialist and expands the company’s programme especially for alfalfa growers on the world market.

Alternatively with auger
Combining the best of two worlds, the EasyCut F 400 Fold reflects years of experience with BiG M swathing augers and the EasyCut B 950 Collect butterfly combination with the patented folding cutterbar.
The large 45cm diameter auger swathes the crop between the wheels of ever larger tractors. The swathing width is adjustable ensuring the tractor will not run on the swath and contaminate the crop.
The increased productivity that is gained from the 4m front mower is a particular boon for those who cut fresh forage on a daily basis and harvest it with a KRONE loader wagon. The cutterbar offers convenient hydraulic folding from the driver's seat via a slewing gearbox. Folding into a less than 3m transport package, the rig offers safe road transport and smooth passage through narrow barn gates and in narrow feed lanes.

Full-width and stripeless
Operating within a Butterfly combination, the two EasyCut F 400 models allow users to exploit the maximum possible working width. For example, when combined with the EasyCut B 1000, a working width of more than ten metres with 57cm overlaps on each side is possible. The effect is stripeless cutting in all conditions. The hydraulic cutterbar suspension system, which is conveniently adjusted from the tractor cab as standard ensures optimum ground hugging and the best forage quality. A first-class cut is also ensured by the tried-and tested EasyCut cutterbar, which features SafeCut and SmartCut.

Perfect conditioning
The EasyCut F 400 CR also reflects KRONE’s international approach.  This front mower is equipped with a rigid cutterbar and a standard conditioning unit consisting of two profiled 25cm-diameter polyurethane rollers. Buyers can also opt for the extremely robust steel M-Rolls which process the forage intensively yet gently avoiding fragmentation and speeding up wilting.
The EasyCut F 400 CR is ideal for large-scale alfalfa growers in the USA and Australia, for example. For these applications, the front mower can be combined with trailed mowers such as the EasyCut TC 400 or 500. To boost productivity even further, these rear mowers can be coupled to the EasyCut TC Connect coupling frame. In this configuration and in combination with the EasyCut F 400 CR, they deliver maximum ha/h performance, the best forage quality and soil protection.

Summary: By launching the new EasyCut F 400 Fold and EasyCut F 400 CR, KRONE adds two models to its unique range of 4m front mowers, proving once again that it offer the perfect solution for all conditions and applications. The 4m front mowers present a further step towards implementing even larger working widths and area outputs at increased forage quality.  

Technical data

EC F 400 Fold
Working width: 4.04m
Transport width: 3.00m 
Cutterbar: foldable       
No. of discs/drums: 5/4     
Swathing auger diameter: 45cm     
Conditioner (roller diameter): -       
Pto speed: 1000rpm 
Hydraulic connectors: 1 sa, 1 da
Dead weight: approx. 1,650kg   
Power requirement: approx. 74kW   

EC F 400 CR
Working width: 4.04m
Transport width: 3.90m
Cutterbar: rigid
No. of discs/drums: 5/4
Swathing auger diameter: -
Conditioner (roller diameter): Two 25cm diameter rollers       
Pto speed: 1000rpm
Hydraulic connectors: 1 sa
Dead weight: approx. 1,780kg
Power requirement: approx. 74KW

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Markus Steinwendner
Head of Marketing KRONE Agriculture
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