CLAAS Gen III TT System the track story of CLAAS. System solutions. Hagen Adam, Jan 2013, Kansas City. CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH

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1 CLAAS Gen III TT System the track story of CLAAS System solutions. Hagen Adam, Jan 2013, Kansas City CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH 1

2 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

3 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

4 History and inspiration - mobility 4

5 History and inspiration - floatation 5

6 History and inspiration - compaction 6

7 History and inspiration compaction and floatation 1970: Stealtracks in rice harvest on a CLAAS MERCATOR 1989 Royal Show: COMMANDOR 115CS with full track 7

8 History and inspiration - compaction

9 Rubber Track systems in agriculture 1980ies 2010 Increased belt lifetime Increased speed level Increased comfort level Increased pulling forces Increased machine weight Increased soil sensitivity => Established technology Increased volume Increased application areas /01/13

10 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

11 Why tracks? High contact area and very low ground pressure Lower transport width in relation to contact area High level of soil protection goes along with higher yields Low slip capabilities in up hill applications Secure staying on track in side hill operations Harvesting capability also in heavy duty conditions Higher seasonal performance Optimized comfort with full suspension Smoothness for header application 11

12 Legal requirements Weight restrictions driven axle: 11,5 t on wheels vs. 16 t on a 4 roller undercarriage 1 inch = 25,4 mm Limit! 1 foot = 30,48 cm 1 yard = 0,9144 m /01/13

13 Header guidance - Autocontour Lexion with a 40 ft header for small grain 13

14 Compaction results from research A machine on duals (both 680 tires) followed by a 700 tire causes similar soil deformation compared to tracks 0 10 Penetration Resistance (MPa) 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 A Dominator (11 t) causes similar soil deformation as a track machine at 33 t Influence of lugs limited to top mm Different longitudinal soil deformation shown for track (backward) compared to wheel (forward) Depth (cm) Control 900/10.5/ /4.5/1.0 Tracked Machine Dominator LSD Source: Research results from D. Ansorge, Silsoe,

15 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

16 Track undercarriages - state of the art Friction drive system CLAAS, AGCO Challenger, JD-T Series et al. Suspension at the interface Track UC vs. Machine Positive drive system Snowmobiles, Defence, Retrofit et al. Suspension of Midrollers via rubber blocks /01/13

17 1996: GEN 0a Main features: - Friction drive system - one midroller - pneumatic tyres as driver and idler - wheelbase app 1200mm - paylod 12t per axle - no suspension - track frame structure welded 17

18 1997: GEN I Main features: - Friction drive system - two midroller - stamped rubberized wheels as driver and idler - wheelbase 1825 mm - payload 20t per axle - no suspension - track frame structure welded 18

19 2005: GEN II Main features: - Friction drive system - two midroller - stamped rubberized wheels as driver and idler - wheelbase 1825mm - payload 24t per axle - track system suspended versus vehicle - track frame structure casted 19

20 Targets for the new development Increased comfort Improved evenness of ground pressure Capable for higher road speeds Stable costs for drive system same axle structure as for wheels Less weight for drive system /01/13

21 TERRA TRAC GEN III - Development process Sketch on a beer mat Product in the showroom /01/13

22 Development process /01/13

23 Comfort Acceleration chasssi GENII GEN III MAN 10tgl längs 4 längs 6 längs 8 längs 10 quer 4 quer 6 quer 8 quer 10 Straße 10 Straße 20 Straße 30 Straße 40 Gelände 6 Gelände 8 Kind of Measurement /01/13

24 TERRA TRAC Gen III - features 1. Hydro pneumatic suspension 2. Driver, Boogies and Idler are moving independently from each other 3. Improved driving comfort (30% less impulse) mph possible 5. Improved header ground guidance 6. Automatic leveling system 24

25 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

26 Technology push vs. Market pull If I would have asked people what they want, they would have told - faster horses! Henry Ford ( ) 26

27 Credo of CLAAS 100 years old family owned company If you want to be the leader,you must keep on running Helmut CLAAS 27

28 Volumes CLAAS TERRA TRAC More than 10,000 TERRA TRAC rubber track undercarriages have been sold since 1996 in meanwhile three generations. These have proven themselves worldwide.we are pleased with the high level of customer satisfaction with this product Ʃ ~ Stk Summe Konzern Summe Externe

29 Agenda History and inspiration Why tracks? Track story of CLAAS Market creator market success Summary and outlook /01/13

30 Summary and outlook Outlook Tracks will gain even more importance because of bigger machines, higher flexibility and better risk management for farmers Many retrofit companies In 2011 all manufacturer of Self propelled harvesting machines had tracks available CLAAS has a long history in track development and did set a standard in Ag business /01/13

31 CLAAS TERRA TRAC established in AG business Lenkgetriebe 31 1/31/2013 CLAAS Gen III TT System the track story of CLAAS

32 Very special application most probably a niche! 32

33 Thanks for your attention questions? CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH Halberstädter Straße D Paderborn /01/13