This week, our friends of www.agriaffaires.co.uk will talk about sugar beet harvesting and more specifically, two sugar beet harvesters (we think this post could be interesting for our Spanish followers because these harvesters aren't used in our country). Photos were taken in a sugar beet field in Picardie (North of France). Indeed, France is the second largest sugar beet producer in the world, just after Russia. Harvesting period usually takes place during the autumn, from September to December. And the majority of sugar beet crops are located in Northern France and the Paris Basin. Let focus on the operating two sugar beet harvesters: the yellow Ropa Tiger on the left and the red Holmer Terra Dos T3 on the right.
The Ropa Tiger offers a tank capacity of 40m3 whereas the Holmer Terra Dos T3 of 28m3. Both harvesters have an articulated frame. Ropa Tiger has a 598HP Mercedes V8 diesel engine with a maximum of 2,800 Nm torque and can receive 6, 8 or 9 ranks. The discharge height is set at 4m. It has a scalping system called Micro-Topper that allows higher and regular scalping regardless of the size of the beets. Holmer Terra Dos T3 runs with a 480HP MAN engine. The discharge height is a slightly lower at 3.90m. The topping thickness of 6 scalpers is hydraulically adjustable.
The big advantage of these farm machines is that you do not need any tractors or trailers. This way, you will need less farming works and thus, you will avoid soil compaction induced by tractors operating on the land repeatedly.
Photos courtesy: http://www.agriaffaires.co.uk
The Ropa Tiger offers a tank capacity of 40m3 whereas the Holmer Terra Dos T3 of 28m3. Both harvesters have an articulated frame. Ropa Tiger has a 598HP Mercedes V8 diesel engine with a maximum of 2,800 Nm torque and can receive 6, 8 or 9 ranks. The discharge height is set at 4m. It has a scalping system called Micro-Topper that allows higher and regular scalping regardless of the size of the beets. Holmer Terra Dos T3 runs with a 480HP MAN engine. The discharge height is a slightly lower at 3.90m. The topping thickness of 6 scalpers is hydraulically adjustable.
The big advantage of these farm machines is that you do not need any tractors or trailers. This way, you will need less farming works and thus, you will avoid soil compaction induced by tractors operating on the land repeatedly.
Photos courtesy: http://www.agriaffaires.co.uk
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