Staalmeester | DS 540

Staalmeester | Double Chop Forage Harvester DS 540

The DS 540 is rated amongst the best in the world. This implement harvests grass, lucerne, beet tops, etc. which is suitable for making silage directly from the land. With the Double Chop action one gets high quality silage. This implement is robust and very sturdily built, with a high output and outstanding features that none of its overseas competitors have.
This machine has additional wearing and final re-chopping plates, to ensure a finer cut, and to get more material into the trailer. Can harvest wet or dry material and cut grass into a windrow. Can pick up directly from the swath – handles anything from grass to maize stalks.

Staalmeester DS 540 Brochure

Product Overview

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Power requirement 45–70 kW
PTO speed 540 r.p.m
Cutting flails 36
Flail rotor speed 1655 r.p.m
Flywheel diameter 810 mm
Flywheel speed 1258 r.p.m
No of drive belts 3
No of cutting blades 6
Cutting bed width 1,6 m
Cutting speed 8-10 km/h

Additional Info:

Double Chop Forage Harvester (DS 540) on Grass

Watch the Double Chop Forage Harvester (DS 540) on Grass demo video on our YouTube channel.

Double Chop Forage Harvester (DS 540) on Wheat residue

Watch the Double Chop Forage Harvester (DS 540) on Wheat residue demo video on our YouTube channel.

Forage Harvester Playlist

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