New butterfly mowers and twin rotor rakes expand Massey Ferguson’s hay and forage range

Massey Ferguson has added two new heavy-duty butterfly mowers to its DM range featuring options to improve performance and crop conditioning. Alongside these, MF’s RK twin rotor rake range has also been updated, with six new models, offering users GPS section control on all new machines.

The new heavier-duty MF DM 9614 TL offers a 9.6m working width, while the larger MF DM 10114 TL has a 10.1m working width. The two new models will be available alongside the established and streamlined MF DM 8612 TL and MF DM 9614 TL mowers.

All new models are equipped with the latest heavy-duty, spur gear cutterbar and a conditioner is fitted as standard. There is a choice of the tined ‘KC’ version, or ‘RC’ roller, which now features drive to both rollers and a more aggressive ‘steel on steel’ option, for heavier crops such as lucerne.

‘Pro’ models include ISOBUS control, allowing operators to automate functions to improve ease of use and forage quality. Conditioning intensity can be adjusted to match the crop and produce a uniform dry matter.

The Pro models also connect the front and rear mowing units, offering manual or automatic side shift for the front mower, to reduce missed areas on hills. The system automatically adjusts the ground pressure, via MF’s TurboLift, in relation to the rear mower. GPS section control lifts the mower on the headland to avoid previously worked areas, while the rear mower automatically raises and centres when reversing.

All ‘Pro’ models are also available with a belt grouper that transfers crop to the centre to form swaths from 1.6m to 3m wide. New sensors on the system monitor the belt units’ position and automatically adjusts this to maintain the optimum centre of gravity.

Twin rotor rake additions

There are six new MF RK twin rotor rakes with working widths from 7.6m to 10m. Building on the proven design, the new models feature ISOBUS operation (Pro), speed related height adjustment, as well as section control and maintenance-free rotor heads.

A new flexHIGH speed-dependant raking height system automatically raises and lowers the machine to maintain the optimum working height, reducing contamination and increasing output.

All rotors feature maintenance-free heads, while a standard switch box or load sensing on the Pro models, allows individual control of the rotors. Section control is available on all new models to increase accuracy and reduce contamination by automatically lifting and lowering the rotors according to the GPS position.

A new MyMemory option makes it faster and easier to change between fields by saving the working height, working width and swath width before switching to the transport position. A new gearbox design allows all models below the largest MF RK 1102 TRC Pro to fold to less than 4m high without removing any tine arms.