2023 CLAAS VARIANT 480/465/460 460 RF

2023 CLAAS VARIANT 480/465/460 480 RF

This outstanding performer now features a reworked 360° rotor for ROTO CUT machines, better-shaped bales with the new patented CLAAS Covered and CLAAS Covered XW wrapping system, and increased user convenience, thanks to operation with EASY on board, controlled via the iPad.

Features may include:

• ROTO CUT: new 360° cutting rotor with 14 blades

• Heavy Duty concept: reinforced chains, a special knife protection device, and an extremely robust rotor (VARIANT 465)

• ROTO FEED: spiral rotor for uniform crop flow

• New, patented tying features, thanks to a new guiding plate with CLAAS Covered or CLAAS Covered XW tying

• Bale discharge within 6 seconds

• Suitable for silage, hay or straw

• 83 in (2.1 m) pick-up

• Pick-up featuring 16 double tines

• Oscillating pick-up guide wheels

• Only from CLAAS: active high-power rotor with forced bale start

• ROTO CUT: new 360° cutting rotor with 14 blades

• ROTO FEED: spiral rotor for uniform crop flow

• Heavy Duty concept: reinforced chains and rotor

• Lowerable PRO floor

• High drive torque with a belt speed of approx. 9.84 ft/s (3.00 m/s)

• Four reliable, high-strength endless belts

• Fast, convenient tying

• CLAAS Covered net-wrapping system

• New guiding plate for twine and net wrapping

• Bale density control system with active hydraulics and dual-tensioning arm

• Fast tailgate: bale discharge in 6 seconds

• COMMUNICATOR II / OPERATOR

The completely reworked guiding plate provides even more reliable bale wrapping and tying. The plate is open during baling, then closes during wrapping or tying. The end result is an extremely reliable wrapping system.

The new patented CLAAS COVERED wrapping system provides bale coverage right up to the edge, and the CLAAS COVERED XW system provides coverage that extends over bale edges – for a neat, professional-looking end result.

The new 360° rotor, specifically designed for ROTO CUT and HD ROTO CUT, delivers consistently better-shaped bales, particularly when working with a small swath.

The unique drive concept, in which the rotor gets the bale rolling, provides the perfect bale start. This makes it possible to produce significantly more bales per hour, with increased throughput in all conditions.

The cutting floor on the VARIANT 465 RC is fitted with an early warning alarm, and adjusts automatically to the forage crop flow. In the unlikely event of a blockage, you can easily clear it from the cab.

The machine can be fitted with four different operating systems: OPERATOR, COMMUNICATOR II, S10 steering system and, of course, EASY on board.