The FD2 header: MacDon's cutting edge harvest tool

by

Farmers looking to upgrade to a header designed to cut through tough conditions and allow for higher cutting speeds can check out the MacDon FD2 header.

Wayne Krowelski, with MacDon, says the FD2 header is in full production this year after its release in 2021. He says they’ve reengineered several aspects of their past header models to create the FD2, which is lighter and wider.

The biggest difference between the FD2 and the previous model is the 8-inch wider 50-inch draper. The FD2 also has reengineered guards and sickles to create a larger cutting surface, which allows for higher operating speeds and ease or operation in tough cutting conditions, Krowelski says.

“The redesigned sickles keep the cutter bar clean in tough conditions where past models may have had problems with green matter build up,” he says.

The knife drive has been moved directly to the end wobble box, eliminating the belt between the hydraulic motor and the knife drive. The unit also features updates to the float module, hydraulics, and pump system to allow for ease of flow. The linkage system has been updated as well to have a larger range of motion up and down and easier operation when approaching an obstacle, he notes.

Check out the video below for more on MacDon’s FD2 from AgriTrade in Red Deer, Alta.:

Related:

MacDon and New Holland team up on new flex draper

 


Please register to read and comment.

Privacy Preference Center

Necessary

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

gdpr, __cfduid, PHPSESSID, wordpress_test_cookie, woocommerce_items_in_cart, woocommerce_cart_hash, wp_woocommerce_session, wordpress_logged_in, wordpress_sec, wp-settings, wp-settings-time, __cf_mob_redir, wordpress_cache, realag
__cfduid

Marketing

Measuring interactions with the ads on the domain.

__gads,fsk_ut_2317
IDE

Statistics

These are used to track user interaction and detect potential problems. These help us improve our services by providing analytical data on how users use this site.

_ga,_gid,_gat,_cb,_chartbeat2,_chartbeat4
_ga,_gid
metrics_token

Preferences

Preference cookies enable the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

chartdefaults, comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_author_url
JSESSIONID, _os_session,anonymous_votes,csrf-param,csrf-token,user,user-id,user-platform,intercom-session,intercom-lou,intercom-session
personalization_id, tfw_exp

 

Register for a RealAgriculture account to manage your Shortcut menu instead of the default.

Register