Driving impression: JF-Stoll GXT12000/GD3205 F mower combination While most of Europe’s mower makers have been heading down the ‘butterfly’ route to maximising output, Danish firm JF-Stoll has seemed noticeably reluctant to follow suit, preferring to stick with the conventional approach of pumping out its solo trailed machines wider – and even wider. That changes in 2008 when UK farmers are likely to get their first glimpse of JF’s monster GXT
If any JF machine were to warrant the title ‘Great Dane’, then the new GXT12000 must surely be it. For this is an 11.55m trailed mower that, some might observe, rather cheekily reckons to compete with the likes of the 9.75m wide Krone Big M and 14m Claas Cougar self-propelleds.
Whether such claims can be substantiated remains to be seen but, irrespective of the eventual stats, what is clearly beyond doubt is that the GXT represents proof of some ingenious Scandinavian design thinking. Or, to be more accurate, it’s the result of Danish and German teamwork, as this is the first physical manifestation of JF and Stoll toiling in harness, JF taking care of the crop cutting element and Stoll utilising its rake expertise in developing the chassis and running gear.
As already mentioned, the intention is clear: To provide contractors with a trailed butterfly-type mower that has potential to compete with SP machines, assuming, of course, that there is sufficient tractor hp available within these contracting firms to work the GXT at maximum output. Here we are talking of at least 200hp muscle for the mower-only unit and about 300hp when a conditioner is added.
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