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McConnel Tuffcut 650
McConnel’s new Tuffcut 650 rotary mulcher features a new flat top deck and comes with a 7-year gearbox warranty as standard. The all-new flat deck design minimises the build-up of debris in work and ensures quick and easy cleaning between jobs.
With a working width of 6.28m, 8 transport wheels and option of 3, 4 or 6 blades per rotor, the new Tuffcut 650 can cover large areas quickly and efficiently, perfect for stubble management, grass maintenance, scrub clearance and cover crop mulching.
Ideal for large-scale farmers, local government teams, and professional mowing contractors, Tuffcut machines can be used in a huge variety of applications from airports and sports venues to pasture and stubble.
Overview
Capable of tackling everything from grass to gorse, the Tuffcut 650 can cut material up to 100mm thick, and has a fast-cutting action which enables operators to tackle up to six hectares an hour. Flexible wings with 60 degrees of movement ensure the Tuffcut 650 closely follows the contours of the ground and delivers an attractive cut with an even spread, while walking axles deliver a smoother ride
Key features
- 6.28m working width
- High and low hitch options
- 60 degrees of wing movement (+45° up, -15° down)
- Bondioli & Pavesi gearboxes and drivelines
- Five powerful rotors
- 1000rpm wide angle PTO
- Slip Clutch Protection
- Front and rear chain guards
- Hardened updraft swinging blades
- Cutting heights from 25mm to 210mm
- 500mm cutting capacity
- 9, 12 or 18 blades
- 4,740m per minute blade speed
- Walking axles
Features
Blade options
The Tuffcut 650 offers operators a choice of cutting options, including a six blade shredder kit with four updraft blades and two special blades for improved mulching. A blade tip speed of 4,740m per minute ensures a powerful cutting action which makes light work of maize stubble
Productivity
McConnel’s Tuffcut series machines operate quickly and effectively while delivering an attractive cut. The Tuffcut 650’s 60 degrees of flexibility also ensures it closely follows the contours of the ground making it equally as effective in undulating terrain.
Designed for high-performance mowing, McConnel’s range of Tuffcut flex-wing mowers can be used to maintain vegetation in a wide range of environments, including: airfields, racecourses, crop stubble, orchards, scrub control, parks, golf courses, pasture, and many others.
Specification | |
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Model | TUFFCUT 650 |
Working width | 6.28m / 20′ 7″ |
HP Requirement | 90hp / 67kW |
Machine weight | 3100kg (6834lbs) |
Attachment | Multi Position Drawbar |
Cutting height | 25mm – 210mm (1″ – 8 1/4″) |
Cutting capacity | 100mm (4″) |
Deck height* | 0.23m / 9″ |
Overall width | 6.47m / 21′ 3″ |
Overall length | 5.07m / 16′ 8″ |
Transport width | 2.70m / 8′ 10″ |
Transport height | 2.90m / 9’7″ |
PTO speed | 1000rpm |
Deck construction | All welded construction |
Deck material thickness | 6mm (1/4″) |
Skid construction | Replaceable bolt on skid shoes |
Side skirt material thickness | 5mm (3/16″) |
Driveline | ASAE category 6 |
Protection | 2/4-way slip clutches on rotor gearboxes. Overrun on input shaft |
Number of blades | 15, 20 or 30 blades. Each 12mm (1/2″) 30 Carbon Boron hardened and tempered. Free swinging high lift – low friction |
Blade bolts | M24 C/W shank grade 8.8 |
Number of rotors | 5 |
Blade overlap | 110mm |
Blade tip speed | 79mps / 15551fpm |
Hydraulic wing flex | 45° up / 15° down |
Anti-scalp dish | 6mm (1/4″) round pan with blade holder bar |
Input shaft | 1-3/8″ Z21 or Z6 SFT 6/8 tractor end |
Gearbox [splitter] | Splitter – Cast Iron housing |
Gearbox [rotor] | Rotor x 5 – Cast Iron housing |
Gearbox oil capacity [splitter gearbox] | EP80-90W – 2.7 litres / 4.7 pints |
Gearbox oil capacity [centre gearbox] | n/a |
Gearbox oil capacity [rotor gearboxes] | 85W – 140 Oil – 1.3 litres / 2.3 pints |
Wheels and Tyres | 8 wheels – 21×9 14 PLY wide pneumatic tyre with steel hub |
Wheel mount assembly | Tubular welded walking axles |
Front guard | Single chain guards on each deck |
Rear guard | Single chain guards on each deck |
*Underside of deck to skid |