Hesston By Massey Ferguson Introduces MF9300 Series RazorBar Rotary Disc Headers For WR9900 Windrowers

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Hesston by Massey Ferguson, an AGCO-owned brand, introduced a new MF9300 Series of rotary disc forage headers featuring its RazorBar cutterbar at the recent Farm Progress Show. (Photo courtesy of AGCO.)

AGCO brand Hesston by Massey Ferguson announced a new MF9300 Series of RazorBar rotary disc headers at this week’s Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The company, says the four headers in the new series are for use with Hesston WR9900 self-propelled windrowers, and are designed to “optimize crop throughput and quality” in order to help cut and condition more acres per day.

Thorough, Uniform Conditioning

According to Hesston, the new MF9300 Series replaces its MF9200 Series, and includes the 16-foot (4.9-meter) MF9316S (single conditioner), 16-foot MF9316D (double conditioner), 13-foot (4-meter) MF9313S (single conditioner), and MF9313D (double conditioner) models. All four headers are equipped with Hesston’s low-profile RazorBar disc cutterbar. The D models also come with Hesston’s TwinMax double-conditioning option that offers “more thorough, uniform conditioning that speeds crop dry-down and reduces nutritional losses.”

To move crop quickly to the conditioners, as well as reduce double-cutting, crop wrapping, and buildup, AGCO designed the MF9300 Series models with new belt-drive augers at the header’s ends. This results in uniform windrows that dry faster and more evenly, Hesston says. “The new design of the 9300 Series RazorBar disc header is all about moving the crop through the mower conditioner as fast as possible into a perfect windrow behind the machine,” says Matt LeCroy, AGCO hay and forage product marketing manager. “Research shows that the wider and flatter the windrow, the faster the dry-down.” That means higher-quality hay and forage, he says.

Steel On Steel

As the 9200 Series did previously, the MF9300 Series features the RazorBar disc cutterbar, which AGCO bills as the industry’s “strongest and most durable.” The MF9300 models also feature tandem hydraulic drive pumps for enhanced throughput, in-cab adjustable hydraulic roll tension for more consistent crimping, automatic knife speed adjustment, and steel-on-steel conditioners that “crimp instead of crush” stems every 1 to 2 inches (2.54 to 5.08 centimeters) for enhanced leaf retention and ideal hay quality.

Source: AGCO