Claas Orbis 900 header Oct 24, 2009
The new head allows high horsepower Claas forage harvesters to maximize their capacity ... The Orbis 900 is engineered with a V-shaped crop flow that funnels the crop smoothly from the head into the forage harvester ... Large drums on the end transport crop to the center and create a windrow effect for the crop to enter the forage harvester, resulting in higher chop quality and increased fuel efficiency. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Germany plans to celebrate reunification with colossal French puppets Oct 1, 2009
For the smaller puppet, there's a forage harvester. What once moved corn from the stalk to a truck has been accessorized to fit the needs of modern giant puppetry. (Harper's Magazine)
John Deere forage harvester, heads Sep 10, 2009
John Deere introduces its 800-hp 7950 self-propelled forage harvester (SPFH) - the largest, most powerful the company has ever built ... "The 7950 SPFH is ideal for customers that require a large-capacity forage harvester for their dairy, beef, or custom-harvest operation. In some cases a single 7950 can replace two smaller forage harvesters," says Tim Meister, division manager of marketing, John Deere Ottumwa Works. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Jardine: When desire is strong, stature doesn't matter Aug 16, 2009
La Follette, who will turn 36 this month, drives a forage harvester for his uncle, Randy La Follette. Those German-made contraptions are very large. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Nigeria: Zimbabwe Farmers Making Progress [interview] Apr 10, 2009
I want to invent (with the help of my engineering colleagues) a cassava forage harvester. I have bought a regular forage harvester and now need to adapt it to cope with the huge vegetative mass that stems from cassava tubers. (allAfrica.com)
