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W & T Operation and Adjustment. Section 140 W & T Residue Management . Residue Management. Flexibility Windrow straw and spread chaff (1) Chop straw and spread chaff (2) Remove chaff spreader to get chaff in the swath (e.g. for biomass) (3) Meets all customers residue requirements
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W & T Operation and Adjustment Section 140 W & T Residue Management
Residue Management • Flexibility • Windrow straw and spread chaff (1) • Chop straw and spread chaff (2) • Remove chaff spreader to get chaff in the swath (e.g. for biomass) (3) • Meets all customers residue requirements • Even uniform residue distribution • Even nitrogen fixation over the whole area • Prevents erosion • Better rotting • Lower disease risk for following crop • Even crop emergence • Reduces input costs for • Tillage • Fertilizer • Chemicals • “Increases following year crop yield!” 1 3 2 W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Residue Management • Standard straw chopper • 56 knives, 54 counter knives - 5 walker • 68 knives, 66 counter knives - 6 walker • Easy, quick changeover from chop to windrow – no tools required • Pivotable counter knives to adjust aggressiveness and quality of cut • Best in class chopping quality • Hydraulically powered chaff spreader (option) • Reliable, maintenance free drive • Spreads chaff evenly over the full cutting width • Can be easily removed if necessary W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Residue Management Dual speed chopper drive (optional) • Two chopper speeds, by changing over the belt: • 1800 rpm (rape ,corn) • 3600 rpm (small grains) • Fits all crops and conditions ”Gives you the flexibility you need!” Vane tailboard • Electrically adjusted from the cab (optional) • Spreads chopped straw evenly over the whole working width of the platform W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Chop or windrow W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Residue disposal All W & T - series combines can be equipped with a Standard or a Premium Chopper. W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Premium straw chopper • Higher number of knives. • Double number of knife rows. • Higher speed of discharging air. • Shorter chopping length. • Best straw distribution. W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Standard Chaff Spreader Standard Spreader W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Premium Chaff Spreader Premium Spreader Adjustment Premium Spreader W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Premium chaff spreader • Patented concept • Chaff is spread with chopped straw. • Alternatively chaff can be spread separately to the side. • Stair step chaff pan rapidly moves material to the twin spreaders W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Premium Chaff Spreader options 1. 2. 4. 3. W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Premium Chopper W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Reasons for premium chopper • Heavy yields and long-strawed varieties. • Better straw distribution. • Cutting platforms > 6,5 m. • Fast rotting of the straw mat due to shorter cutting length. • Ideal for minimum tillage practice. • The retention of nitrogen by soil organisms can be enhanced. • Thick straw layers mixed into the root zone stop capillary water transport and cause water stress in next season. W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Straw Chopper “W” and “T” Combines W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management
Tailboard deflector plates • Patented Tailboard and Deflectors: • Optional electric motor adjusted tailboard (Standard on premium chopper) can be used for side wind compensation. • New automatic side swap button in the CommandCenter. • Tailboard vanes change side automatically. Straw Straw Wind compensation:> 50 % of straw is directed to one side W & T Ops & Adj- Residue Management