Kuhn Krause unveils Excelerator 8005 vertical tillage system

Aug 18, 2016

Machine can help farmers stay in the fields longer

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

Kuhn Krause introduced the Excelerator 8005 to its vertical tillage machinery line.

New features of the Excelerator 8005 include Peer Tillxtreme maintenance-free bearings.

“No daily grease maintenance is required for the Excalibur gangs,” the company said in a release. “No daily grease features allow the operator to convert hours devoted to daily maintenance into additional field time for added tilled acres per day.”

Kuhn Excelerator 8005 Specs

Transport Width	19'4" / 5.88m
Transport Height	14'9" / 4.5m
Number of blades	153
Working Width	50' / 15.2m
Blade Spacing	8" / 20.3cm
Hitch	Guardian Hitch 2-3/4" Pin Hole
Wing Fold	(2) 5" x 40" (4) 4-1/2 x 24"
Depth Control	Center: (2) 4-1/2" x 10" Inner Wing: (2) 4-1/4" x 10" Outer Wing: (2) 4 x 10"

Kuhn says an innovative, patent-pending and easily adjustable constant-flow hydraulic wing down-pressure system can help increase reliability, eliminate wing cylinder shear pins and decrease folding cycle time for transport.

Kuhn Excelerator 8005

Other features include high flotation metric tires with increased weight carrying capacity for folding models, new heavy duty 24/7 flat and round bar conditioning reels and a new articulating ball cast clevis hitch.

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