FX-742 ROTARY CUTTER
- 42 foot (12.8m) cutting width is the world’s largest rotary cutter. Use 1 cutter where traditionally 2 or 3 cutters were needed. Cover more ground & reduce the number of tractors and fuel costs.
- Unique 5-plex design flexibility allows for a 118” (3m) transport width.
- Available with stump jumpers for pasture and grass maintenance or with Schulte’s fixed knife and baffle technology for mulching crop residue such as straw, corn or cotton stalks.
- Unmatched rotary cutter reliability with a premium Bondioli & Pavesi SFT drive & gearbox system.
- Size 10 main CV with an over running clutch provides worry free shut downs.
- Fully compatible for all row crop cutting in 30”, 32”, 38”, 40” and one metre row spacing.
- A parallel solid tongue hitch maintains even load on the tractor draw bar.
- Full rubber grommet suspension across the entire unit reduces shock loading and maintains even cutting, even in the roughest of conditions.
- Unique driveline arrangement allows for independent clutch protection for each down rotor.
- A continuously welded 10 gauge domed deck adds strength and durability to our largest rotary cutter.
| Cutting Width | 42ft (12.8m) |
| Overall Width | 42.9ft (13.1m) |
| Overall Length | 24.25ft (7.4m) |
| Cutting Height | 2" - 16" (51mm - 406mm) |
| Transport Width | 118" (3m) |
| Row Crop Wheel Trans. Width | 146” (3.7m) |
| Transport Height | 165" (13.75 ft or 4.2 m) |
| Weight | 18,000lbs (8165 kg) depending upon configuration |
| Hitch Weight | 6,500lbs (2950 kg) depending upon configuration |
| Cutting capacity | 2" (51mm) |
| Minimum Tractor Size | 250 hp (186 kW) ensure drawbar can support weight |
| Blade Tip Speed | 16,300 ft/min (4970 m/min) |
| Blade Overlap | 6.5" (165mm) |
| Divider Box Rating | 350 hp (261 kW) |
| T Box Ratings | 180 hp (134 kW) |
| Down Box Ratings | 210 hp (157 kW) |
| Deck Thickness | 134" (10 ga) (3.4mm) |
| Skirt Thickness | 1/4" (6.4mm) |
| Inside Wing Operating Range | 11° down to 13° up |
| Outside Wing Operating Range | 8° down to 10° up |
*Divider Boxes have 1.75" 20 Spline input and output shafts
*Down Boxes have 1.75" 20 Spline input shafts and 2.375" down shafts
*Tractor 80 degree CV shaft with 1 3/4” 20 spline coupler with over running clutch is standard
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