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Sugar Cane Harvester Austoft 8000
  • Austoft 4000 Sugarcane Harvesters

358 (hp)

Sugar Cane Harvester Austoft 8000

Unique Options

Unique Options
Total Package

Built with efficiency and longevity in mind, Case IH 8000 Series Austoft® sugarcane harvesters deliver farmers and contractors the total package in cane harvesting:

    High capacity

  • Industry-leading control and adjustment features
  • Superior cab comfort for the operator
  • Greater harvest efficiency and profitability

    A8000

  • Equipped with tires
  • Excellent maneuverability
  • Faster, 12.4-mph (20-kph) transport speed
  • Reduced maintenance costs

    A8800

  • Equipped with tracks
  • Improved stabilityon sloping terrain
  • Agriculturally designed grousers
  • Significantly reduce soil compaction.


Engine

Engine
    Engine function gauge

    Every machine is equipped with a digital engine function gauge which replaces previous analog gauges on the cab A-post. Displays major functions:
  • Forward speed
  • Engine hours
  • Coolant temperature
  • Engine load percentage
  • Oil pressure
  • Any applicable engine error codes.

    The cooling package

    The 8000 Series Austoft® cane harvester cooling package has been completely redesigned. Updated features include:
  • Remote cooling package with hinged screens
  • Reduced maintenance
  • Fully reversible hydraulically driven cooling fan
  • Ejection of trash removed from the screens (blown from the screen by fan reversal)
  • Auto - reversing with operator override.


Feeding System

Feeding System
Rain, strong winds, heavy cane varieties and seed can all present unique harvesting challenges. The Case IH feeding system can tackle challenging conditions, even in lodged and tangled cane.

  • HARVESTING FUNCTIONS

      Topper

    • Removes the tops from the cane stalk and spreads them evenly on the ground
    • Single-cut topper standard--Recommended in regions where trash and cane stalks decompose quickly
    • Optional shredder topper — cuts and shreds the tops into 100-mm pieces
      - Designed to supply more fragmented material and spread more evenly on the ground
      - Best option for locations where cultivation is required for trash blanketing.
    • All 8000 Series Austoft® cane harvesters now come standard with a new, high-horsepower topper motor on the severing drum:
      - 20% increase in severing drum rpm
      - 44% increase in motor horsepower
      - Better suited to top new, heavier cane varieties.


      45-Degree crop dividers

    • Deliver the best performance in down cane
      - Gently lift and separate the stalk row to be harvested from adjacent rows
    • Exclusive rotating toes improve lifting
      - Replace the fixed shoes
      - Move less soil
      - Minimize dirt entrance and harvester wear.


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      Optional side trim knivers

    • Cuts the lodged cane not seperated by crop dividers
    • Minimizes stool damage


      Knock-down rollers
    • Hydraulic adjustable
    • Adjust effortlessly for changing crop conditions


      Basecutter
    • Cuts cane efficiently and precisely at ground level
    • Feeds cane into the feedroller train butt-end first
    • Removable Discs:
      - Five replaceable blades on each disc
      - Deliver clean cutting to ensure ideal rattoning conditions
      - Preserve stools to maximize future yields.


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      Additional feeding features

    • Vine knives prohibit cane and weeds from entangling in the dividers
    • Buttlifter roller lifts the cut cane bundle and feeds it into the feed rollers
      - Choose open or closed blades, depending on soil type
    • Optional Auto Tracker provides automatic control of basecutter height
      - Provides more sensitivity and quicker response time
      - Creates a precise and uniform cut
      - Reduces losses and damage to stools
    • Feed rollers carry the cane evenly to the chopper system
      - Allow for removal of dirt from the crop mat
      - Upper rollers float, allowing for even feeding of large volumes of crop
    • Chopper drums
      - Cut cane and trash cleanly
      - Provide maximum life with replaceable blades
      - Deliver consistent, optimum chop length
      - Feed billets into the primary extractor cleaning chamber
    • Billet length can be adjusted electronically from the cab
      - Choose a three- or four-blade configuration, depending on required billet length

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Cleaning

Cleaning
The 8000 Series Austoft® Cane Harvester cleaning system uses the Anti-Vortex System, designed and developed by Case IH. This system is the most modern and efficient cleaning system, it reduces extraneous matter and cane loss and dramatically improves the load density for transport, which lowers operating costs.

    • Cleaning system design

    • Hydraulically driven via a vertical shaft mounted in a two-piece, high-density plastic hood
    • Separates trash from cane billets, and deposits trash in a controlled flow behind the machine
    • Fan operating speed is reduced from 1,300 rpm to 850 rpm
    • Design reduces vortex effect while also reducing cane losses by up to 50%
    • Required operating power is reduced by approximately 30 hp (22.4 kW)
      - Promotes more efficient fuel consumption


      Trash reduction

      Operating at 850 rpm, the anti-vortex system reduces the percentage of trash (leaves and stems) by around 20 percent compared to other systems:
    • Results in higher-quality cane shipped to the refienry
    • Enhances cane mill yield

    • Lower cane losses

      The 850-rpm operating speed also reduces cane losses from 176 kg/ton to 4.8 kg/ton:
    • An exceptional 12.8-kg/ton drop


      Increased load density and transport

    • Four-blade chopper drums reduce billet length from 9.4 to 6.7 in. (240 to 170 mm)
    • No cane loss. despite smaller billets, due to the anti-vortex system
    • Load density is increased by 18% for in-field transport and 14% for on-highway transport
    • Higher-density cargo means lower transportation costs and a potential increase in the area of cane supplied to the mill

    • Extractors

    • The primary extractor uses the anti-vortex system to clean the cane billets:
      - Removes leaves and other matter
    • The secondary extractor is a hydraulically driven fan mounted inside the plastic directional hood at the end of the elevator:
      - Cleans the billets a second time
      - Removes remaining dirt Ensures the cleanest sample


      Elevator system

      The strong, reliable elevator system conveys the billets via a chain and flights to the secondary extractor:
    • Consists of a slew table, slew system, bowl and chain conveyor
    • The bin flap directs the cane billet discharge flow into the cart or bin.

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Auto Tracker option

Auto Tracker option
The optional Auto Tracker automatic basecutter height system uses sensors and the hydraulic suspension system to automatically raises or lowers itself to improve yield. This easy to use system allows you to concentrate on other harvest functions, is available for all Case IH 8000 Series Austoft® cane harvesters, and can be retrofitted for models manufactured since 1999.

    • Stool protection

      The Auto Tracker preserves next year’s crop by cutting near the ground without damaging or pulling out stools:
    • Reduces the number of stools pulled out by the basecutter by 27.2%
    • Reduces basecutter stool disturbance by 28.3%
    • Reduces the number of stools pulled out by the basecutter at the ends of the row by 62.9%


    These results show that the automatic basecutter operation is better or at least equal to operation performed by an experienced employee running the harvester manually.

    • Calibration

      After the Auto Tracker system is calibrated, there’s no need to worry about constant cutting height adjustment:
    • Height is automatically adjusted through pressure and exclusive height sensors to an ideal cutting height
    • The operator uses the manual system for about the first 10 meters of harvest
    • Data accrues in the manual module
    • Auto Tracker saves that information and determines the most adequate hydraulic pressure and cut height averages for that area.

    • Additional auto tracking features

    • Pressure/cut height can be easily adjusted, if necessary, when harvesting lodged cane with the simple touch of the adjustment key
    • The automatic turn lift feature is activated when you slow the engine:
      - System automatically lifts the harvester to allow turning
      - Harvester returns to cutting position when the throttle position is raised again
    • The electronic display features just four simple keys
      - Large numbers and backlighting make night viewing easier
    • The choke alarm advises you when the system is overloaded
      - Prevents choke stops.

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Hydraulic System

Hydraulic System

Superior hydraulic systems

Case IH Austoft® pioneered the use of hydraulic systems in cane harvesters and has continually simplified and improved efficiency for optimum performance, reduced maintenance, and lower operating costs.



    • Modern hydraulic system features

      The hydraulic systems of all A8000 and A8800 cane harvesters feature:
    • Streamlined critical hose routing and assembly
    • Relief cutouts made in the main frame to reduce hose failures due to chafing
    • A quick-connect port added to the hydraulic oil tank to simplify the fill process.

    • Additional hydraulic system features

      Other hydraulic system features include:
    • A manifold valve design that works more efficiently than traditional, separate spool valves
      - Reduces the number of hoses, valves, “Y” blocks and fittings
      - Makes the hydraulic system easier to service
    • Manifold blocks are fitted in the:
      - Topper
      - Elevator
      - Chopper
      - Basecutter circuits
    • Hydraulic oil:
      - Filtered prior to returning to the hydraulic oil reservoir
      - Ensures efficient, reliable operation.

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Cab

Cab

Superior operator environment

The spacious, two-door, walk-through cab on 8000 Series Austoft® sugarcane harvesters offers unrivaled comfort, visibility and control.



Service

Service

Ease-of-service

When harvest begins, there is no time to spare. The 8000 Series Austoft® cane harvesters are designed for effortless daily service and simple maintenance.



    • Efficient mainteance features

    • Maintenance time and costs are kept to a minimum due to:
      - Convenient, removable panels
      - An easy-to-reach air cleaner
      - Hydraulic filters mounted outside the engine box
      - Open, circuit-type hydraulics
      - Suction filters
    • The cab floor is at the same level as the door for easy clean out
    • Pockets inside doors provide another convenient storage area.

    • Tilting cab

      The cab tilts 60 degrees to the left-hand side for easy access to the engine and other internal components.
    • Operated by a remote-mounted hydraulic hand pump with pilot check valves for safety.

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