Grimme unveils six new machines at its first Farm Days event

More than 2,700 farmers and growers from across Europe attended Grimme’s first ever Farm Days event last month – with six new machines taking centre stage at a farm in Cappeln, Germany.

Grimme put the spotlight on its Varitron 470 self-propelled harvester, the Evo 280 all-crop two-row bunker harvester, the Select 200 two-row elevator harvester, the Prios 440 four-row cup planter and two Rexor self-propelled beet harvester.

The third generation of the Varitron 470 self-propelled harvester has a new modern design and is available in wheeled and Terra-Trac versions. It adds a 460hp EU Stage V emission compliant engine.

The new haulm topper benefits from more input power and external hydraulic cylinders, allowing more accurate height adjustments. The fine haulm elevator and ring elevator can be individually reversed from inside the cab to remove and prevent blockages.

Innovative features

“It was fantastic to see so many people from across Europe attend the first ever Grimme Farm Days,” says Patrick Graf Grote, managing director of Grimme UK. “It was a fantastic four days and all machines created a staggering amount of interest.

“We are looking forward to receiving our demonstration models and showing UK growers these new models, which offer a fantastic combination of innovative features, performance, comfort and reliability.”

The Varitron 470 can be equipped with different intakes for harvesting potatoes, onions and carrots and when used in a two-phase harvesting system, it can pick up previously windrowed onions and potatoes.

The 2022 Evo 280 All Crop two-row bunker harvester retains the previous model’s compact footprint allowing it to be transported on public roads. But the capacity of the six-ton Nonstop Bunker has been increased to 7.5 tonnes. 

Grimmer also launched its Rexor 6200 (30m³ bunker capacity) and Rexor 6300 (45m³ volume). 

Both models feature redesigned digging attachments with seven cleaning rollers to ensure a gentle yet more powerful and intensive clean. 

The Select 200 is a new two-row elevator harvester featuring the unique ActiveSteering system, a road transport width of less than 3m, and the patented VarioDrive, which combines the benefits of both mechanical and hydraulically driven main webs.

The final new machine on show was Grimme’s first four-row cup planter – the Prios 440. It can be combined with any common soil cultivator thanks to its gooseneck drawbar coupled to an intermediate frame and a separate lifting mechanism.