Midland Machinery


Special edition as Spearhead celebrates 20 years of Multicut


R


otary mower manufactur- er Spearhead Machinery has launched a special model to


mark the 20th birthday of the Mult- icut 460.


The company says the Spearhead Multicut 460 Y20 delivers the best-ev- er specifi cation at a celebratory price. It says the machine saves time behind the wheel while delivering a superior cut – improving pasture quality.


Presented in Y20 grey, the special edition model includes more features than the standard 460 model – but at a similar price. It includes a new, more ro- bust 165HP gearbox, covered by a com- plimentary fi ve-year warranty. A further standard inclusion is a six-blade Starcut Knife system. Usu- ally seen on top models, this ensures the Y20 delivers superior cutting than the standard three blades – cutting at


least 10ha per hour. The mulch is much smaller – ef- fectively below 60mm – speeding up breakdown, while the spread is said to be more even. Finally, the Y20 model offers a fuel saving of up to 60% com- pared to fi xed knife systems.


The popular Multicut machine celebrates its 20th


anniversary this year


Machinery world pays tribute to Helmut Claas


Tributes have poured in to agricultur- al machinery pioneer and Claas chair- man Helmut Claas, who died aged 94 on 5 January.


Described as one of agricultural engineering’s most signifi cant busi- nessmen, Mr Claas took the family- named fi rm from a small business em-


ploying 100 people to a muti-national global company with a workforce of 11,500.


Born in 1926 in Germany, He re-


mained fi rst fi rst and for most a farm- er. He farmed in East Anglia and often stayed there with his wife Erika. He counted other local farmers among his


friends and had a passion for hunting. During his time at the helm of Claas, he oversaw the development of the Lexion combine harvester, the Jag- uar forage harvester and the Xerion tractor. Today, Claas is one of the most arm machinery manufacturers in the world.


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