Transformer VF
Precision and efficiency
Its assets
- Excels due to acreage performance and stability
- Sturdy and at the same time compact design
- Combines variability and precision
- Simple handling
Four basic frame concepts
- 6 m working width
- 9 m working width
- 12 m working width
- 18 m working width
The ideal machine in four working widths
6 m working width
9 m, 12 m and 18 m working width
Special features of the 9 m, 12 m and 18 m versions
- Folds in five sections
- Cylinder of the 180° folding is located in a protected position inside the frame
- Stable, hydraulically adjustable support wheels
- Bending due to double lifting cylinders for a 90° folding allows for:
- More comfortable turning due to slightly raised side wings
- Excellent adaption to hilly terrain due to floating position in working position
Slight V-position due to bending
Folding process
Details and highlights
Frame
- Frame height of 660 mm allows for a late use in high crops
- Inside clamping profile guarantees maximum variability with regard to the arrangement of the tools and at the same time allows for a compact design for large working widths
- Torsional stiffness and stability due to frame concept with square tube and welded clamping profile
- Fully integrated side sliding frame with a range of 450 mm
- Saves weight
- Allows for a low overall design depth
- Leads to more precision
- Cylinder with inside odometer sensor
VF stands for VariableFrame – a sturdy and versatile frame for the most different applications.
Fully integrated sliding frame
Stable parallelogram with mechanical or hydraulic down force
Adjustment without tools
New standard
Parallelogram
- Solid 3-bar parallelogram for different row spacings: 25, 30, 45, 50, 60, 70, 75 and 80 cm
- With a row spacing of 25 cm two resp. three rows are hoed with one parallelogram
- Simple and quick adjustment of the working depth without any tools
- Maintenance-free
- Mechanically adjustable down force is standard, hydraulic coulter pressure that can be adjusted from the cabin is optional
- Wide parallelogram, stable bearing and large tyres for a long operating life and good working effects, even on heavy and stony soils
- Hydraulic body retraction for a transport width of 3 m and SectionControl
Hoeing in different row spacings
Our tools
Finger hoe
EdgeOn coulter
- 80, 150, 180 or 230 mm wide points for precise, shallow cutting – adapted to the respective row spacing
- Welded to a slim shaft, for only little movement of the soil
- Simple fixing of the tine at the upper spring to make sure that the height position is kept up even in hardest conditions
- Carbide coated for increased stability (optional)
Precise wings
- The precise wings are recommended for cutting quite closely to the plant
- They can be used from row spacings from 45 to 80 cm. The earth at the plant is incorporated in the gap to prevent for example small plants from being buried by the earth flow
Crop protection discs and crop protection plates
- To prevent small plants from being buried or being damaged by stones or clods, the machine can be equipped with protection discs or protection plates
- For row spacings from 45 to 80 cm
Ridging plate
- For row spacings up to 50 cm we recommend the symmetrical version of the ridging plate. It incorporates earth between the plants to bury small weeds and for example to cover the adventitious root of the maize plant with earth
- For row spacings from 60 to 80 cm we recommend the individual version of the ridging plate. It can either be mounted directly to the first or to the second bar of the hoeing unit.
Following harrow
- The adjustable following harrow allows for harrowing behind every hoeing row with a row spacing from 45 to 80 cm
- The harrow can also be placed on the plant row to work between the plants
Finger hoe
- With the finger hoe you can work in all row spacings from 45 to 80 cm in respectively near the plant row
- The elastic “fingers” adapt to the soil, break crusted surfaces and fight small weeds in the plant row
- A steel rim drives the “finger disc” and thus creates an optimum work pattern
EdgeOn point 80 mm
EdgeOn point 150 mm
EdgeOn point 230 mm
Precise Wings
Crop protection discs
Crop protection plates
Following harrow
Ridging plate symmetrical
Ridging plate individual
RowLift
The ISOBUS SectionControl function allows for an automatic lifting of the individual segment. The current position is detected via GPS. Thus, the parallelograms are lifted individually automatically at field boundaries, on the headlands, in case of overlaps or in defined areas.
Advantages of RowLift
- Overlapping on the headlands and at field boundaries is reduced to the minimum
- Constant working quality on the whole field
- Increase of the productivity under various conditions (day and night, fog)
- Relief of the driver
- Precise lifting of the individual row at high operational speeds
- Lifting height approx. 20 cm
Lifted
Middle position
Lowered
Relaxed working
Camera system
- Well-proven technology
- Efficient weed control by driving close to the plants
- Perfect for organic and conventional farming, especially for populations with herbicide resistances
- Wide range of application due to colour-independent 3D row detection
- Colour selection in 2D mode guarantees more applications possibilities
- Small plants as of 2 cm can be detected
- Proportional valve for smoother and more precise movement of the frame
Optional
- Two cameras, one at the left and one at the right side
- Lighting kit to be able to work at night and in bad lighting conditions
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| HORSCH Transformer | 6 VF | 9 VF | 12 VF | 18 VF |
| Working width (m) | 6.00 | 9.00 / 6.00 | 12.00 | 18.00 |
| Transport width (m) | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 5.85 |
| Transport height (m) | 3.10 | 3.13 | --- | --- |
| Machine height (m) | --- | --- | 3.97 | 4.67 |
| Length (m) | 2.40 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| Weight (kg)* | 1 700 | 2 950 | 3 500 | 4 500 |
| Row spacing (cm) | 15 / 25 / 30 / 45 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 75 / 80 | 15 / 25 / 30 / 45 / 50 / 70 / 75 | 15 / 16.60 / 25 / 30 / 45 / 50 / 70 / 75 | 25 / 30 / 70 / 75 |
| Row spacing (inch) | 10" / 20" / 30" | 10“ / 20“ / 30“ | 10“ / 20“ / 30“ | 10“ / 30“ |
| Tyre size support wheels | 23 / 10.50 – 12 | 23 / 10.50 – 12 | 23 / 10.50 – 12 | 23 / 10.50 – 12 |
| Frame height in the field (mm) | 660 | 660 | 660 | 660 |
| DA control devices | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 3-point (linkage) | Cat. II / III | Cat. III | Cat. III | Cat. III |
| Horsepower requirement from (kW/hp) | 90 / 120 | 140 / 190 | 180 / 250 | 200 / 280 |
* Weights of the machines with minimum equipment and a row spacing of 75 cm
Combination options with the Partner FT
| Mounted implement type | Pneumatic system single tower | Pneumatic system double tower |
| Transformer 6 VF | Ø 110 mm | --- |
| Transformer 9 VF | --- | 2 x Ø 110 mm |
| Transformer 12 VF | --- | 2 x Ø 110 mm |