Claas Matador Gigant

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Matador giant

Matador giant
Manufacturer: Claas
Sales designation: Matador (until 1965)
Matador Gigant (from 1965)
Production period: 1961-1969
Engines: Diesel engine (64 kW)
Length: 9830 mm
Width: 4200 mm
Height: 3530 mm
Wheelbase: 3200 mm
Gauge: 2500 (front) / 1280 (rear) mm
Standard tires: 15 - 30 AS (front) / 11.5 - 15 AM (rear)
Separation system: Horde shaker
Threshing system: Tangential
Cutting width: 3 m
Threshed material unloading: in sacks / from grain tank with discharge pipe
Grain tank volume: 2.155 m 3
Top speed: 19.85 km / h
Dimensions: 5360 kg
Previous model: Claas SF
Successor: Claas Dominator 80

The Matador Gigant , originally just called the Matador , is a self-propelled combine harvester from the agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas from Harsewinkel . The Matador Gigant is the larger combine harvester of the Matador series; its smaller counterpart, the Matador Standard , was subsequently launched on the market. Around 35,000 Matador Gigant and Standard were built from 1961 to 1969.

Conception and production

The Matador replaced the self-propelled combine harvester, the self-propelled harvester, which was built from 1953 until then , and was designed for large farms and contractors with arable land from 40 ha. Its threshing capacity is on average 3.3 t / h, in one hour at a driving speed between 2 and 4.5 km / h 0.5–1.1 ha of area can be harvested. The average fuel consumption is 9.6 l / h; the tank has a volume of 150 l. In 1963 the new price for a Matador Gigant was DM 34,130, which corresponds to around € 71,006 in 2017 due to inflation. Most of the Matador Gigant were exported.

The production line in Harsewinkel was rebuilt to commence series production of the Matador Gigant. The combine harvesters were now pulled across the assembly line across the direction of travel so that transport vehicles could cross the line if necessary. At the end there was a test stand with three test stations. The smaller combines were produced on a separate assembly line.

technology

For the corresponding illustrations, see details below.

Cutting unit

The Matador Gigant was supplied with a spring-loaded three-meter cutting unit as standard, which has a hydraulic cutting height adjustment, automatic adjustment to uneven ground and 20 crop lifters. The straw dividers are three-part and adjustable. The pick-up type reel has spring tines and is also hydraulically height adjustable; the rotation speed can be adjusted continuously. A slip clutch should prevent damage to the threshing mechanism. Independently of this, there is a manually operated emergency shutdown that stops the cutting unit.

Threshing mechanism

Six beater bars are attached to the 1250 mm wide threshing drum with a 450 mm diameter; the rate is infinitely variable hydraulically 650-1400 min -1 adjusted. Ten basket rails are built into the concave, which can be extended by three basket rails when the awning is switched on. However, further deburring sheets can be attached under the concave. The distance between the threshing drum and concave can be varied continuously by means of torque adjustment. In the standard setting, the distance between the threshing drum and the concave is 13 mm at the entrance and 3 mm at the exit. In addition, fine adjustment of the concave is possible using adjusting screws.

Residual grain separation

The long straw is fed to the residual grain separator by a turning drum, behind which a spray cloth is attached to catch flying grains in front of the shakers and feed them to the sieves. Four rack shakers with an area of ​​4.5 m 2 , mounted on two crankshafts, work in the Matador Gigant. The straw walkers have return pockets that open forward to allow the grain to fall towards the prep floor in the center of the combine.

cleaning

The preparation floor is step-shaped and mounted on crankshafts so that it conveys the threshed material in the direction of the lamella sieve with shaking movements. A wire screen ensures the first stage of separation. The grain falls onto the adjustable lamellar sieve behind it, which is blown at an angle from the underside by a two-stage adjustable pressure fan so that the chaff falls out of the back of the Matador. The lamellar sieve is also mounted on crankshafts and transports the grain components towards the rear of the combine until they either fall through or are caught at the end of the nasal sieves. Unfinished threshed components of the threshed material get from the nasal sieves via the tailings return floor into the tailings and from there back into the threshing drum. Under the lamellar sieve, depending on the type of grain, there are interchangeable and adjustable lower sieves with wooden frames that take over the final cleaning step. From there the grain arrives via the grain return floor in the trough of the grain elevator, which transports it to the roof of the thresher. The total screen area is 3.15 m 2 .

Grain unloading

The Matador Gigant has a grain tank with a capacity of 21.55 hl on the roof behind the driver's cab. A distribution auger ensures that the grain is evenly distributed in the tank. Refueling via the pipe offered as a special request can take place while driving.

As an alternative to the grain tank, a conventional bagging stand with sorting cylinder was offered. This sorts the grain into three quality classes: broken grain , good grain and coarse parts . From there the grain is bagged and loaded into a trailer via the bag chute. The bagging process requires a second operator for the combine.

drive

The engine is mounted on the roof of the thresher behind the grain tank or the sorting cylinder. All components of the thresher are driven independently by the engine. As standard, the Matador Gigant has a water-cooled six-cylinder diesel engine, either type Perkins 6.354 with 5801 cm 3 displacement or Ford 590 E with 5415 cm 3 displacement. Both engines produce 87 hp (64 kW). There are also other types of built-in motors for the Matador not specified by Claas, but known.

For the drive, the Matador Gigant has a manually shiftable three-speed gearbox and a hydraulically adjustable V-belt variator; the driving range is between 1.9 and 19.85 km / h, in reverse gear 3.3 to 7.9 km / h are possible. The steering is a hydraulic power steering.

Accessories available on request

An attachment for the grain tank was available ex works, which can hold up to 26.9 hl of grain. The standard cutting unit with a cutting width of three meters was also available in 2.6 m, 3.6 m, 4.2 m, and 6 m, a pick-up was also available for swath threshing and there was a three-row maize picker for maize. Additional devices were a straw chopper and a straw press as well as a discharge pipe. In addition, there was a header trailer for all cutterbars from 3 m width. For the threshing of special crops, appropriate special threshing devices such as special concaves and basket inlays were available.

Types of fruit

With the appropriate settings, the Matador Gigant can be used to harvest the following types of fruit:

Details of the Claas Matador Gigant

  • Side view

  • Cutting unit, 3 m working width, stalk divider removed

  • A beater bar of the threshing drum

  • Shaker seen from behind

  • Shaker in action

  • Shaker return bag

  • Shaker crankshaft. The shakers are removed. The fan is working in the background below, and the rotating threshing drum is visible above.

  • Sieves in action, below the shaker

  • Lamellar sieves from above, nasal sieves visible on the left edge of the picture

  • Grain tank with a capacity of 21.55 hl

  • Grain tank auger

  • Diesel engine type Perkins 6.354

  • V-belt variator for the drive

  • Straw chopper available on request

  • Type plate (mass data incorrectly as force data in kilopond )

literature

  • Operating instructions Claas-Matador Gigant
  • Manfred Baedecker, Ralf Lenge: The Claas combine harvester story . 2nd Edition. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Hiltrup 2003, ISBN 978-3-7843-3053-2 , p. 64-67 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Gebrüder Claas Maschinenfabrik: Claas Matador Gigant . July 1965, accessed August 4, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c d Gebrüder Claas Maschinenfabrik: MDB to MATADOR ( Memento from September 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved August 4, 2015
  3. ↑ The Claas combine harvester story p. 64
  4. ↑ The Claas combine harvester story p. 65
  5. ↑ The Claas combine harvester story p. 66
  6. ↑ a b Operating Instructions p. 6
  7. ↑ Operating instructions p. 20
  8. ↑ a b Operating Instructions p. 7
  9. ↑ Operating instructions p. 36
  10. ↑ Operating instructions p. 9
  11. ↑ Operating instructions p. 44.
  12. ↑ Operating instructions p. 101.
  13. ^ Claas Matador registration certificate from 1969
  14. ↑ Operating instructions p. 95.
  15. ↑ Operating instructions p. 102.
  16. ↑ Operating instructions , p. 61 ff.

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