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FIMA, held in Zaragoza, Spain, is one of
Europe's leading agricultural events and showcases the latest machinery to
discerning visitors from around the world.
Xavier Autonell, New Holland Marketing Manager for Europe, was clearly delighted
with the judgments. "We are used to winning awards but we are never complacent.
The verdicts from a highly respected show, such as FIMA, recognise the
innovative thinking that goes into all our products and allow our customers to
see benefits in quality and productivity from this approach. From our cash crop
customers benefiting from the latest driver aids to our vineyard customers
benefiting from high quality harvesting techniques, New Holland seeks to excel
in every field."
Maximising the quality and quantity of the harvested crop is at the heart of the
SmartSteer™ system. The hands-free steering system allows the operator to
concentrate on monitoring and adjusting the important collection and cleaning
controls during harvest, while the SmartSteer system guides the combine. This
division of labour reduces operator workload and fatigue and improves
productivity.
Available on CX860, CX880, CR960 and CR980 models, the SmartSteer system
comprises a laser scanner mounted underneath the cab roof extension linked to
on-board computer that controls the steering. Two emitted signals are reflected
from either the cut or the standing crop, enabling the computer to determine the
crop edge and steer the combine automatically along the next pass between two
opposite headland turns. The driver can return to manual steering at any time,
by simply moving the steering wheel. The SmartSteer system ensures the full
header cutting width is used, increasing work rate by reducing the number of
passes over the field.
The benefits to productivity by aiding steering control are also central to New
Holland’s Fast Steer™ system which reduces cycle times and increases work rate.
By depressing the steering wheels’ inner ring, lock-to-lock wheel turns can be
achieved with just 8 degrees of steering wheel movement with fully proportional
control of the steering angle. Releasing the inner ring and returns the tractor
to conventional steering.
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