KUHN FC 3561 TCD RA Center-Pivot Trailed Mower Conditioner with Windrow Merger

More Diversity in Windrow Placement!

The FC 3561 TCD RA is ideal for operators making haylage/baleage, or custom operators looking for a mower conditioner also capable of merging in a single pass. The machine can be used solely as a mower conditioner with the windrow merger in the raised position for use in dry hay applications.

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The KUHN FC 3561 TCD RA center-pivot trailed disc mower conditioner with windrow merger sets a new level of reliability and durability in the market. The trailed machine incorporates the heavy-duty lubed-for-life Optidisc^® Elite cutterbar utilizing a through-bolted design. The ability to vary conditioning intensity to match harvesting windows is assured with the use of the 2-speed DigiDry^® finger conditioner. Operators have the ability to lay the windrow out wide like a standard machine or merge the windrow to either side with the rear mounted foldable windrow merging system providing more diversity in windrow placement.

The Optidisc^® Elite Cutterbar: A Clean and Consistent Cut

Lubed-For-Life Optidisc^® Elite Cutterbar

The Optidisc^® Elite cutterbar provides a flat, streamlined profile so that soil and crop residue do not accumulate and material flows smoothly, even in heavy, difficult crop conditions. These mowers come standard with the Fast-Fit^® quick release knife system. Optidisc Elite cutterbars are designed and tested with a zero oil change interval. The highly-polished gears and synthetic gear oil ensure that this system does not require any regular internal maintenance, eliminating the need for cutterbar oil changes throughout the life of the machine.

Differential Disc Spacing

The innovative design of the Optidisc Elite cutterbar offers exclusive differential disc spacing.

Less Distance for a Clean Cut - Narrower spacing at diverging discs provides greater knife overlap, which results in a clean cut, even when the grass is short or light.
More Distance for Easy Crop Passage - Wider spacing at converging discs provides more space for the crop to pass. Cut crop is quickly carried away from the cutting area, greatly improving the cut quality.

High-Lift Discs and Fast-Fit^® Kit

The cutting discs and end cones provide high crop lift, allowing cut materials to quickly leave the cutterbar and enter the conditioner, especially in thick crop conditions.
The Fast-Fit^® quick-release knife system allows an operator to rapidly change out cutting knives with the use of a simple tool, yet still retain optimum cut quality and knife life. With Fast-Fit, an operator can achieve up to 50% time savings over a standard system.

Protectadrive^® Disc Bearing Stations

Protectadrive^® Safety: Every minute saved during the hay season is precious. Ultimate protection, from the externally removable Protectadrive disc bearing stations, provides maximum reliability and quick service. In the event of an impact between a disc and an obstacle, the shaft holding the disc can shear just above the bearing. This is thanks to its carefully dimensioned shear groove. As a result, the gear teeth are protected.
Extra Rigidity Where it Counts: Disc bearing stations are attached by bolts that pass through the entire cutterbar. This is an exceptionally strong and secure attachment with no risk of mount being torn out of the cutterbar in case of shocks. The disc drive pinion is held precisely in place, all resulting in excellent reliability and reduced maintenance costs.
Gear-to-Gear Power Transmission: Gear-to-gear power transmission, a staple of all KUHN disc mowers, allows for maximum power to be transferred through all gears in the cutterbar. Unlike other gear cutterbars, equal sized gears throughout reduces torque on the gear teeth and leads to unsurpassed reliability and longevity.

Adapt to a Variety of Conditions

Torsion Bar Suspension System

The torsion bar suspension system provides exceptional flotation to precisely follow ground contours. The torsional resistance can be easily fine-tuned to match the header ground pressure to different field conditions and operating speeds. A built-in slotted linkage eliminates the need to run the hydraulics in the float position.

Adjustable Forming Shields

The adjustable forming shields allow the windrow width to be varied to match different harvest practices and weather conditions. Indicators allow you to precisely match the setting on both sides. When not in use the shields are easily removed and placed in the storage position on the tongue.

Rear Hood Adjustment

The rear hood can be set either for windrow formation or flipped over to engage fins for wide spreading. The hood can be angled up and down in the windrow position to form neater windrows. It can be easily flipped to the opposite side on wide spreading models. Both sides have tilt adjustability to either stand crop up for windier conditions or lay crop flat for sunnier conditions. Widespread fins standard on finger conditioner models and optional on roller models.

Gyrodine^® Swivel Hitch

The heavy-duty Gyrodine^® gearbox is designed to withstand the most severe pull-through force from the hitch to the machine. The swivel design allows turns in excess of 90° while keeping the PTO driveline straight. This design allows extremely tight turns for clean, square corners while minimizing PTO vibration and wear. The swivel hitch is available in either a drawbar or two-point hitch configuration.

Uniform Crop Conditioning

Windrow Mergers

The merger on the mower offers the operator more diversity in windrow placement. The wide merger conveyor allows the crop to be easily and gently transferred into the windrow. The merger conveyor belt can be angled and has individual conveyor lift abilities. No tools are needed for belt tensioning adjustments and the merger can be dismounted from the mower.

DigiDry^® Finger Conditioner

The DigiDry^® finger conditioner provides consistent drying of grass and legume crops in various conditions with little maintenance. Wide rotor, fingerstyle conditioning increase crop-on-crop rubbing to create openings in the waxy cuticle layer helping the stems dry at the same rate as the leaves. The built-in breakback feature protects against damage from rocks and other foreign materials.

Equipment

High-Lift Skids Shoes

For customers requiring a higher cut for certain crops or when cutting in rocky conditions. The high skids replace the liners and increase cutting height to 1.8” – 3.4” (45 – 85 mm) depending on header angle.

Crop Lifters

Recommended for sorghum or other hard feeding crops.

1000 RPM Drive

An optional 1000 rpm PTO offers flexibility for the customer to run the mower with a larger tractor and provides dependable operation in varied conditions.

Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS


Working width
Transport width
Cutterbar
Number of discs
Blade retention system
Cutting height
Removable Protectadrive® disc bearing stations
Suspension
Conditioning system
Conditioning speed
Conveyor belt
Suspension - travel
Overall windrow width (min/max) approx.
Wide spreading system
Wide spread - max
Conveyor belt drive
Forage delivered by conveyor belt
Merger operation and function control
Hitch
Tires
PTO speed
Primary PTO
Minimum PTO power requirement
Required tractor hydraulic connections
Required tractor electrical connections
Control box
Road lights and signaling
Machine weight approx.

FC 3561 TCD RA
11' 6" (3.5m)
11'8" (3.6 m)
Optidisc® Elite
8
Fast-Fit®
1.4" - 2.6" (35 to 65 mm) optional raised skids available
Standard
Torsion bar suspension system
DigiDry® steel finger
780 or 1,000 rpm
3'3" (1 m)
+10'' to -5.75'' (+25.4 to -14.6 cm)
3'7" - 8'10" (1.1 - 2.7 m)
Standard
10'4" (3.2 m)
Self contained hydraulic system
Choice of 2 swaths side by side or on top of the windrow for the first pass (or from a front mower if used as a combination)
Belt speed, direction and lift from control box
Trailed, Cat. 2 or 3N, quick-hitch compatible
400/60x15.5
1,000 rpm
1 3/8'' – 21-spline
91 hp (67 kW)
1 SA + 1 DA
3-pin, 7-pin plug, 12V power
KFA 20
Standard
6,724 lb (3,050 kg)

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FC 3561 TCD RA Center-Pivot Mower Conditioner with Merger