Massey Ferguson Launches the 9280 Delta

October 12th, 2009 | Tags:

The keenly awaited Massey Ferguson cross-breed mix will undergo further testing in 2010, before being made completely available for harvest 2011.

Designated a Class eight machine by MF, the supposed 9280 Delta is alleged to be capable of outputs on a par with those of similarly sized machines – the Claas Lexion 580 and New Holland CR9080, for instance – and as such will become Massey Ferguson’s flagship harvester. But it is the machine’s operational efficiency that’s being stressed instead of just its out-and-out output potential.

‘Tests have already shown that this hybrid harvester uses ten percent less fuel than rival machines while still achieving the same output. It’s this operational efficiency that sets the Delta apart,’ claims Adam Sherriff, AGCO’s manager for powered cropping products.

According to Mr Sherriff, there are plenty of components of the design that contribute towards the Delta’s low fuel consumption, and that the harvester’s seven-cylinder 496hp ( with boost ) Sisu Power engine can’t take all of the credit.

Picking out some of the highlights, crop enters through MF’s 9m PowerFlow belt-feed header and passes into the 1.68m wide Hi-Inertia threshing cylinder/concave where the max concave opening is now 40mm. From there the crop is fed on by a rear beater and rotor feeder, the second splitting material flow into 2 475mm diameter, 4.2m long HiSeparation rotors. At the rear, the Min-till chopper bristles with 108 knives mounted in eight rows, and there’s an option to fit a Maxi-Spread hood for the most heavy straw conditions.

Down below, the inventive Venturi Cleaning System is said to generate large volumes of crop-cleaning air without consuming any extra power – another fuel saver, according to MF.

Looking to build up machine numbers continuously, MF is expecting to sell around 20 Deltas in the United Kingdom for harvest 2011.

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