AirFLEX 2021

AirFLEX 2021
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AirFLEX 2021

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document introduces the Honey Bee AirFLEX, a next-generation draper header designed for efficient and fast harvesting. It highlights the AirFLEX's lightweight, durable, and easy-to-use features, emphasizing its air suspension system that enhances crop collection and profitability.

Key Features
  • Fully Flexible Cutterbar: The AirFLEX allows switching between flex and rigid modes with a button, adapting to varying crop conditions. The air suspension system is adjustable, ensuring optimal header height.
  • Transport System: The AirFLEX features self-aligning transport wheels that can be mounted quickly, facilitating easy transport.
  • Low Profile Cutting System: Designed for adverse field conditions, it offers a smooth transition between knife and draper, with a low cutting knife for effective crop collection.
  • Precision Gauge Wheels: These work with the subframe suspension for accurate header height response.
  • High Performance Cam Reel: Adjustable reel for consistent crop feeding, with options for finger spacing to minimize crop loss.
  • Vertical Shears and Skid Shoes: Efficiently handle bulky crops and maintain consistent stubble height.
  • High Performance Drapers: A new tensioning system ensures smooth operation across various crops.
  • Cross Auger: Assists in crop flow, particularly useful for bulky crops.
  • Reversible Mechanical Drive: Provides consistent power, reducing surges and allowing easy unplugging from the cab.

Performance and Efficiency
The AirFLEX operates at a continuous ground speed of 7.5 miles per hour, offering more power, better fuel efficiency, and a variety of features to enhance harvesting efficiency.

Specifications
The AirFLEX is available in widths from 25' to 50', with various features such as a mechanical knife drive, pneumatic flex system, and extruded aluminum reel bat. It is designed to be lighter and more balanced, improving fuel economy and reducing ground pressure.

User Testimonials
Farmers have praised the AirFLEX for its adjustability, efficiency in difficult conditions, and ability to minimize crop loss. Testimonials highlight its superior ground shaving capability and reduced repair costs.

Conclusion
The Honey Bee AirFLEX is positioned as a high-performance, versatile draper header that enhances harvesting efficiency and profitability through its innovative design and features.
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Catalog excerpts

AirFLEX 2021-2

HARVEST FASTER The next generation of draper header innovation has arrived and it brings the design and speed you’ve always deserved. The future of flex headers features air suspension that allows the header to shave the ground, picking up more of the crop and making operators more money. The AirFLEX is lightweight yet durable, sophisticated yet easy to use, all while integrating cutting-edge innovation. Crafted on the farm, you’ll appreciate the combination of thoughtful design, high performance and simplicity. Honey Bee AirFLEX: Lightweight, fast and built to last

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AirFLEX 2021-3

Crop conditions can change from field to FULLY FLEXIBLE field, within fields, even according to the time of day you’re cutting. CUTTERBAR, With AirFLEX, you can change from flex to rigid mode with a simple push of a ADJUSTABLE AIR button in the cab. In flex mode, the AirFLEX shaves the ground; in rigid mode, the SUSPENSION AND cutterbar is inflexible. The air suspension is light, fast reacting and OPTIMIZED HEADER infinitely adjustable. The optimized header height system always keeps the header at HEIGHT SYSTEM the perfect height in all terrain and in both cutting modes.

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AirFLEX 2021-4

MINIMIZE CROP LOSS AND MAXIMIZE PROFITS WITH THE HONEY BEE AIRFLEX! High Performance Rigid Mode The no-compromise rigid cutterbar is optimized for off-ground cutting. TRANSPORT SYSTEM Sometimes it’s impractical to drive your combine down the road with the header mounted to it. You need to be able to put your machine into transport mode quickly and confidently. Easy to Operate The AUTOMATIX push button system is an advanced control panel delivering simple and complete control of the AirFLEX, including real time monitoring of all systems. The AirFLEX transport wheels are designed to be there when...

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AirFLEX 2021-5

HONEY BEE LOW PROFILE CUTTING SYSTEM No one is surprised by adverse field conditions and lodged crops. Some have lots of trees, rocks and sloughs to navigate around, while others are smooth sailing. A low cutting knife gives you the upper hand. The Honey Bee cutting system ensures a smooth transition between knife and draper, provides powerful cutting action and increased durability, and is considered by many to be the lowest cutting knife in the industry. PRECISION GAUGE WHEELS Working with the subframe suspension in rigid mode, gauge wheels achieve a quicker and more accurate header height...

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AirFLEX 2021-6

HONEY BEE HIGH PERFORMANCE CAM REEL Every field is different. If you have bushy crops like peas, inconsistent feeding can stall or plug your feederhouse. You may want the ability to adjust on the fly. The custom built, fully adjustable reel is always just aggressive enough to grab the crop and transition it gently and consistently from cutterbar to draper belt. Honey Bee’s unlimited finger spacing options are designed to leave no crop behind.

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AirFLEX 2021-7

UNBEATABLE 7.5 MILES PER HOUR CONTINUOUS GROUND SPEED Vertical Shears Mechanically driven, the vertical shears efficiently slice through bulky, tangled crops like peas and canola. CROSS AUGER High Performance Drapers The new draper tensioning system provides smooth, consistent operation regardless of what crop you’re harvesting. Skid Shoes Even at maximum speeds, the skid shoes establish a consistent stubble height across the width of your header while cutting in flex mode. Hydraulically driven and size specific, the cross auger assists crop flow. It’s adjustable to suit every crop and is particularly...

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AirFLEX 2021-8

CENTRALLY DRIVEN REVERSIBLE MECHANICAL DRIVE Most headers have heavy hydraulic drive systems that are prone to surges. Honey Bee’s straightforward and lightweight design provides consistent power to avoid surging and alleviate the rocking and bouncing that is common in heavier designed systems. On those rare occasions when your combine does get plugged, you can unplug it directly from the cab. The drapers, knife drive and feed auger run reverse with the combine.

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AirFLEX 2021-9

WHAT FARMERS LOVE ABOUT THE AIRFLEX… “ e have a lot of land that touches a neighbor’s land W who runs a competitor flex header and there’s a visual difference between how well our header shaves the ground compared to theirs. Where their header is leaving a lot of lentils/peas behind, ours is not. Not only that, but we notice that we hardly ever pick up a rock anymore. This has saved us a ton on repair costs and lost time.” Ashley Lind (Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) “ he biggest benefit was having that adjustability T with the air bags. If it rained and that ground was wet, you just bump up your air...

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AirFLEX 2021-10

MORE POWER, BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY, MORE FEATURES OPTIMAL TABLE WEIGHT As much as 20% lighter than other draper tables without sacrificing quality. Less ground pressure, less chance of sinking and getting stuck and better fuel economy. SPEC SHEET AIRFLEX Specifications Width (Controlled Traffic Compliant) Operating weight (including reel) Hydraulic System Cutting System Knife Drive Draper Hydraulics are limited to the combine reel circuits only Honey Bee cutting system with SCH sections; Low Cut cutting system optional Fully synchronized mechanical knife drive High performance tensioning system...

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AirFLEX 2021-11

®Honey Bee and AirFLEX are registered trademarks of Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Specifications subject to change. Printed in Canada. Copyright 2020. 5716-1 01.21

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