[agspins]

Spotted this piece of equipment, couple of weeks back. Its a made by Case,
looks very much similar to Case Grouser, but this is something different. Anybody knows what this is ?

[amit_purohit20]

Its a sugarcane harvester from Case. Nowadays these are very much in demand due to short time available for harvesting and unreliable and costly labour.

PS: Mods please note that I have used the pic from Internet and hope it doesnot infringe any copyrights.

[agspins]

Hey Amit thanks, i spotted it in coal mines region, and it was too clean to be a mining equipment.

[justin.das]

Originally Posted by agspins

Its a made by Case

Case is a fiat industrial subsidary. CNH(Case IH has more than 160 years of heritage and experience in the agricultural industry) Acquired Full Ownership of Indian Construction Equipment at 2011.

Source:http://www.cnh.com/Media/Pages/CNHAc...ntVenture.aspx
Source2:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNH_Global

[jeepster]

here some pics of the same from my HDD.

rgds,
Nikhil

BTW this machine with some Sugar Cane Infielder cost around 1,50,00,000/-

[D33-PAC]

Originally Posted by jeepster

BTW this machine with some Sugar Cane Infielder cost around 1,50,00,000/-

Did you add an extra 0 by accident or are you sure about the six zeros? Surely these machines must be super rare in India, due to sheer price alone?

[Cesc]

I don't think jeepster added an extra zero by accident. This thing is pretty rare. At 15L it wouldn't be this rare because there are enough farmers who can buy this at 15L. I would love to see (in person) how this one operates. Looks a fascinating equipment.

[jeepster]

Originally Posted by D33-PAC

Did you add an extra 0 by accident or are you sure about the six zeros? Surely these machines must be super rare in India, due to sheer price alone?

Originally Posted by Cesc

I don't think jeepster added an extra zero by accident. This thing is pretty rare. At 15L it wouldn't be this rare because there are enough farmers who can buy this at 15L. I would love to see (in person) how this one operates. Looks a fascinating equipment.

yes, the price is correct but its for whole setup i.e. the harvester + some Sugar Cane Infielders.

these machines are rare but number is increasing fast.

reason, the lack of man power.

today 60% sugarcane factory's in Maharashtra have either bought or booked them.

even Gov. of India had issued a subsidy of 50% on these machines, which IMO has been removed now.

rgds,
Nikhil

BTW the price is correct & its recovered within 2~3 years.

[safari_lover]

Does anybody know how this thing works or has a pic of it in action? Looks fascinating.

[jeepster]

Originally Posted by safari_lover

Does anybody know how this thing works or has a pic of it in action? Looks fascinating.

here are some.

John Deere 3510 Sugarcane Harvester - YouTube

SH30 SUGARCANE HARVESTER.flv - YouTube

New Holland SugarCane Harvester-4000 In India.VOB - YouTube

sugar cane harvester in australia - YouTube

rgds,
Nikhil

[jeepster]

spotted this 4000 one yesterday with a Sugar Cane Infielder.

Case IH Launches the Innovative Austoft 4000 Sugar Harvester

rgds,
Nikhil

[D33-PAC]

Originally Posted by jeepster

spotted this 4000 one yesterday with a Sugar Cane Infielder.

Case IH Launches the Innovative Austoft 4000 Sugar Harvester
Nikhil

Why does one need an infielder rather than a regular tractor with conventional trailer? I don't see the advantage.

[hubolt]

I think it is has a side tilting mechanism with an inclined plate to assist the cut sugarcane to easily roll out when loaded on a truck. This unit must be driving onto a platform / mud bank and unloading sideways onto a truck. Most probably a lift and tilt system. Guessing.

A conventional trailer is normally rear-ward dumping type which would not suit long sugarcane, which could get stuck at the bottom.

[jeepster]

Originally Posted by D33-PAC

Why does one need an infielder rather than a regular tractor with conventional trailer? I don't see the advantage.

Originally Posted by hubolt

I think it is has a side tilting mechanism with an inclined plate to assist the cut sugarcane to easily roll out when loaded on a truck. This unit must be driving onto a platform / mud bank and unloading sideways onto a truck. Most probably a lift and tilt system. Guessing.

yes , hubolt is correct.

the cane goes in infielder which goes to the waiting trailer or truck & dumps the cane.

the number of infielders depends on harvester output.

here are some pics from my farm.

you can see that the infielder going towards the waiting trucks.

you can see how the infielder works in this pic.

rgds,
Nikhil

here is the link to my farm.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ml#post2146012

[agspins]

Today Spotted at least 4 Sugarcane harvesters ( 2 full size and other2 slightly smaller) with 3-4 Infielders. They belong to a Local Sugar Factory. Here are the pics (Couldn't click them all)