When Claas introduced the Tucano back in 2007 it was a case of right place, right time, as a profitable cereal harvest saw many smaller farms grab the opportunity to replace their old combine with a new machine. For the coming season the Tucano family has had a major shake-up. We caught up with a pre-production 570 model to find out the details
The Tucano harvesting product has gently evolved since it was first introduced; for proof, just look at our used machinery guide, which appeared in the 04/14 issue. Now, wanting to get more out of its small- to medium-size farm machine, Claas is giving the range a sizeable overhaul for the 2015 season. In addition to a new range of headers and a top-hinged unloading auger, the latest updates bring hydraulic concave adjustment.
Our test machine was the flagship model, the Tucano 570, which uses a rotor ratherthan walkers as on the smaller Tucano models. To help remove the grain the rotor has a sixth separation concave and manually adjustable rotor flaps, with electric control of the straw chopper. Better still, there is a rotary variator.
Top speed on our pre-production unit was limited to 20km/hr, but production models will be able to trundle along at 25km/hr. Overall 570 width was 3.46m when shod on 680/85 R32 Continental AC70G rubber, which is actually the minimum size boots the 570 can be shod with to accommodate a 12.3t load on the front axle when fitted with a V770 header that scales 2.6t.
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