Pöttinger previewed its new automatic swath placement system at Agritechnica 2025. This digital upgrade to Novacat V 10000 ED/RC Collestor mowers, will from now be available on the market.
Automatic swath placement ensures that mower combinations with a cross conveyor belt always deposit the forage correctly. Merging swaths to one side of the machine, intelligent mowing, is now more efficient and easier.
Around 40 percent less raking work, lower fuel consumption, better utilization of harvest machinery because there is more forage in each swath.
These factors lead to more cost effective harvesting. Skipping lanes enables larger turning circles at the headland, which reduces damage to the sward.
Previously, swath merging systems were a challenge for the drivers because they had to keep switching the cross conveyor belt manually. The automatic swath placement system from Pöttinger automatically switches the cross conveyor unit depending on which lane is being mowed. As a result, he forage is always placed correctly, reducing the risk of operator errors. Drivers can focus fully on the mower and the surroundings, clearly reducing fatigue.
If the machine is equipped with Pöttinger Connect, the mowing pattern is intuitively displayed on the map in the Harvest Assist app. This means that the drivers always have a complete overview to efficiently plan their working day.
