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Eagle Wing The MAJOR 490EW grass topper is the machine of choice for grassland and setaside areas and for military authorities for cutting training areas and bases. It is also suitable for use by airports for inner runway maintenance and at racecourses and stud farms for pasture improvements. Practical, simple engineering are the key elements in the design of this robust and flexible mower. The blade lift and aerofoil combination disperses cut grass evenly. ^ Three rotors with three blades per rotor ^ Four gear box drive, with independent slip clutch and two year warranty ^ Wide angle shaft (80°) constant velocity ^ U-joint for continuous cutting ^ Road lighting kit with flashing beacon Blades - Each rotor is fitted ^ 24 ply virtually puncture proof aircraft tyres ^ Floating front swivel hitch and frame allows the machine to follow the grounds contours ^ 153 mm (6") blade overlap and high blade tip speeds ensure clean cutting Product specifications Four gearbox drive line, with 3 high lift spring steel each with an independent slip clutch for each cutter blades which swing freely in hardened steel bushings assembly to minimise drive line shock in rough conditions. This drive layout allows the wings to operate from -20° up to transport positions (90° Each wing floats independently Heavy duty parking jack mounted on spring steel Swival stump jumpers which give hitch a fly wheel effect providing Splitter gearbox power fed through 80° constand velocity U-joint extra torque Protective chain front and rear Road lighting kit Maintenance free rubber buffer axle suspension Transport locking device and cutting height system. Heavy duty axle Road lighting kit

Case Study: Paul Grant, Auchanland, Scotland Client Farming some 1400 acres in Banffshire, Paul Grant and his partner Laura George run a large beef suckler herd and a highly productive sheep unit at Auchanland Farm, near Cornhill. The farm business consists of six units, three of which are tenanted and three owned, while an additional 200 acres seasonal grazing adds to the enterprise. Soil type varies from good arable in the bottom to some rough and stony grazing areas on the hills and with it, a fair share of rushes that are of course unwanted. Challenge Paul and his team have heavy...