This rear-mounted mower ensures maximum driving stability thanks to its telescopic counterweight and horizontal folding mechanism for road transport. The new ECR 450 was presented to the public for the first time in France recently at the Salon de l’herbe et des fourrages.
The EasyCut 450 mower can be operated with all Krone front-mounted mowers up to and including a working width of four metres, always ensuring an optimum overcut, according to the company. Adjustable lower link holders and outrigger arms, which can be mounted in different positions, ensure perfect swathing.
The EasyCut R 450 is equipped with a hydraulically telescoping mechanism which can be optionally loaded with up to 10 plates of 50kg each. This greatly improves the handling characteristics of the mower in the field. The weight, which can be up to 500kg, moves outwards by 60cm in a fully automatic sequence-controlled manner. This allows the ballasting of the machine to be optimised and the lower links of the tractor are loaded more evenly. As a result, the power requirement is only around 74kW or 100hp.
The patented DuoGrip suspension ensures outstanding ground tracking across the entire working width, even in the most difficult conditions. An integrated pendulum stop cylinder pulls the mower unit onto the outrigger arm in the headland position, ensuring smooth driving behaviour even on uneven ground and during fast turning manoeuvres. This maximises headland lifting.
The technical basis for the EasyCut R 450 is the all-round welded EasyCut cutterbar, lubricated for life, with eight cutting discs and two mower drums. The patented SafeCut cutterbar protection system and hydraulic impact damage protection system prevent the machine from extensive damaged.
The EasyCut R 450 is hydraulically swivelled horizontally to the rear for transport. In doing so, the counterweight is automatically retracted so that the transport width is less than 2.5 metres. With the standard LED lighting including a warning panel the rear mounted mower can be transported in complete safety on public roads. When the work is done, the mower can be safely parked using the standard parking supports which remain on the machine.