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FC SERIES CORN HEADERS

FC SERIES CORN HEADERS
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FC SERIES CORN HEADERS

Product catalog summary
Introduction
MacDon has been a leader in harvesting technology for over 75 years, with a global presence and a commitment to innovation. The FC Series Corn Headers are designed to enhance harvesting efficiency and productivity, featuring advanced technologies like the FlexDraper® and OctiRoll™ systems.
Key Features
  • FlexCorn Technology: The FC Series FlexCorn headers incorporate the OctiRoll™ Residue Management System for one-pass residue management, combined with FluidMotion™ Hydraulic Flex for smooth ground following.
  • FluidMotion™ Hydraulic Flex Control: This system allows the header to adapt to ground fluctuations, maintaining consistent cut height and supporting over 98% of the header's weight.
  • Flex Range: The headers offer over 15 degrees of flex range, allowing for efficient operation on uneven terrain.
  • Automatic Header Height Control (AHHC): Provides automatic height and tilt control, enhancing efficiency and reducing operator fatigue.
Performance and Efficiency
  • One-Pass Productivity: The OctiRoll™ system ensures well-conditioned residue management, promoting faster decomposition and better seedbed preparation.
  • Cutting and Crimping: The OctiRoll™ design features knives and flutes for efficient cutting and crimping, accelerating microbial breakdown.
  • Chopping: Serrated blades chop residue into small pieces, improving decomposition rates.
Design and Integration
  • Unique Snout Design: The reinforced ribbed snout reduces drag and improves material flow.
  • Row Guidance System: Enhances feeding and productivity while reducing operator fatigue.
  • Lightweight and Fuel Efficient: The robust yet lightweight frame reduces fuel consumption.
  • ISOBUS Integration: Simplifies operation with integrated controls, eliminating the need for additional displays.
Maintenance and Durability
  • Easy Maintenance: Features like sealed double-row ball bearings and weekly greasing intervals ensure smooth operation.
  • Built Tough: High-performance components like hardened carbide knives and slip clutches increase uptime and protect the equipment.
Specifications
The FC Series includes models like the FC3012 and FC3016, with varying row spacing, chopper options, and weights, designed for different operational needs.
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HARVESTING PERFORMANCE For over 75 years MacDon has been a world leader in technology, innovation, and manufacturing of high-performance harvesting equipment. Our harvesting history is rooted deep in the rich prairie heritage of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. MacDon products are distributed and supported worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Australia, Russia, Brazil, and Germany. MacDon’s relentless pursuit of improvement is driven by the desire to make harvesting easier and more productive for farmers. Working directly with producers and custom harvesters in the toughest real-world...

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FC SERIES FlexCorn Intuitive Flexibility, One Pass Residue Management. MacDon’s bending the rules of corn harvesting performance to get you more. MacDon’s FC Series FlexCorn brings the industry-leading one-pass residue management of our OctiRoll™ Residue Management System into a flexing platform. But MacDon’s FlexCorn isn’t your typical flexing corn header; MacDon’s FluidMotion™ Hydraulic Flex provides fluid ground following flex, ensuring you get the most from your corn harvest.   *Some products and/or options may not be available in all markets. See your MacDon Dealer for availability.  

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INTUITIVE GROUND FOLLOWING AND FLEX. MacDon’s bending the rules of corn harvesting performance to get you more with FlexCorn. Designed for productivity, FlexCorn Headers make it possible to run larger headers in hilly terrain. MacDon’s FluidMotion™ Hydraulic Flex provides smooth, ground-following flex, ensuring you get the most from your corn harvest. FLUIDMOTION™ HYDRAULIC FLEX CONTROL MacDon’s FluidMotion™ Hydraulic Flex provides smooth ground following flex, ensuring you get the most from your corn harvest. FluidMotion™ responds instantly to ground fluctuation, allowing the header to float...

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ONE-PASS PRODUCTIVITY. A Cutting Edge Crimping Edge With a strong focus on agronomy, MacDon Corn Headers are designed for performance at every step. From their row guidance system to the unique snout design to the OctiRoll™ one-pass residue management system, MacDon Corn Headers help you get more from your corn harvest. ONE-PASS RESIDUE MANAGEMENT Seedbed preparation starts at harvest time. With a strong focus on agronomy, MacDon C and FC Series headers provide industry-leading residue management. MacDon’s OctiRoll™ system creates wellconditioned, evenly chopped, and evenly distributed residue...

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OPTIMAL STALK TO CHOPPER POSITIONING Mounted closer to the front and nearer to the underside of the rolls, MacDon’s chopper provides a consistently short residue size. The OctiRoll™ can run closer to the ground to harvest downed corn better and deliver the shortest stubble height possible. You’ll enjoy the direct positive drive from the specially designed highcapacity aluminum gearbox and slip clutch that powers each row unit. Chopper speeds range from 1880 to 3230 RPM, and the chopper gearboxes can be easily disconnected row by row as needed. UNIQUE SNOUT DESIGN Engineered for efficiency and...

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GETTING MORE FROM YOUR CORN HEADER Smart, Seamless Integration, thanks to ISOBUS integrated controls, easy maintenance, and MacDon's rock-solid durability. Here are a few more ways MacDon FlexCorn Headers help you get more from every corn harvest. *Combines without an ISOBUS connection require an additional display. FlexCorn compatible combines include: John Deere, Case IH, and New Holland, with more being added. See your MacDon Dealer for compatibility SMART, SEAMLESS INTEGRATION. ISOBUS integrated controls mean there is no need for an additional display*. The user-focused controls provide simple...

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MacDon The Harvesting Specialists. MacDon.com Trademarks of products are the marks of their respective manufacturers and/or distributors. Specifications and options subject to change without notice. Products subject to availability. Products featured may include available options. FC Series Corn Headers Brochure - MY2024 - ENG A4 -12-04-23 Part# 262542

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.