KE 02 Rotamix rotary harrow

The Rotamix system – close-coupled, compact and robust

The KE 02 has 4 tine carriers per metre of working width. The incoming power is evenly distributed across these rotors. The trailing tines produce an excellent crumb structure and level the soil surface perfectly. The new KE 02, equipped with the Rotamix system, demonstrates its advantages primarily on heavy ground and is ideal for optimum seedbed preparation, especially after the plough.

The 4 tine carriers per metre of working width enables a small spur gear diameter. As a result, it makes a very compact design of the rotary harrow trough possible.

The short design of the rotary harrow reduces the leverage effect on the tractor. This means any harrow-mounted seed drill is positioned very close to the tractor when used in combination. The lift power requirement is lower than that of other rotary harrows, which also makes a positive impact on the need for front ballasting.

Tine quick change system

The tines are simply pushed into the sockets of the tine carrier and secured with a lynch pin. It couldn’t be easier or quicker. There are no tine fixing bolts that require retightening. The tines are forged from special hardened steel and are yet elastic and extremely wear-resistant.

The sprung tine fixing system allows the tines to yield when stones are encountered. The tines are firmly clamped in the socket through the centre of the tine carrier. This socket becomes wider towards the outside, so that the horizontal part of the tine can twist out of position. Much of the shock is thus absorbed when the tip of the tine hits a stone. This tine fixing system ensures safe operation in stony soils.

Higher tractor horsepower categories

The heart of the new KE 02 is the DirectDrive gearbox, through which a higher power flow can be transmitted directly to the spur gears driving the rotary harrow tines. As in the case of the KX and KG rotary cultivators, there is no power redirection, thereby ensuring excellent low-wear power transmission. The main gearboxes are mounted on both wings of the folding KE 02-2. The rotary harrow can be used at PTO shaft input speeds of 540/750/1000. Exchange gear sets for other rotor speeds are possible. Higher speeds improve the crumbling performance.

1. Compact spur gear trough with a rigid construction 

• Spur gears with a reduced diameter, slimline design, a robust shaft diameter of 45 mm, a trough wall thickness of 6 mm and a double-skinned trough bottom

2. Tine carriers forged from a single piece
3. Quick+Safe system: quick-change tine system with integrated stone release
4. KE "trailing" tines with a length of 290 mm