GKN Walterscheid optimises tractor attachment systems

New hydraulic top link for heavy-duty tractors

Top link with reinforced swivelling eyebolt and pin for tractor outputs up to 250 HP

Against the backdrop of rising tractor outputs and increasingly large and heavy attached implements, the demands on the attachment systems of the tractors are also growing.

Specifically for use on heavy-duty tractors, GKN Walterscheid has now developed a top link for use on tractors with up to 250 HP.

Above all, this Category 3 top link features increased pin diameters in the swivelling eyebolt

More convenient ball-type hitch

Convenient retainer adjustment without tools

GKN Walterscheid Cramer offers a retainer that can be adjusted without tools for all manually operated ball-type couplings

In recent years, ball-type hitches have gained general acceptance in practice, particularly for attached implements and machines with large working widths.

A ball-type hitch offers numerous advantages in this context. Above all, it permits transmission of high vertical loads, as well as creating a play-free connection between the tractor and the implement.

GKN OffHighway presents innovative solutions for the construction machinery industry

GKN OffHighway drives construction machinery more efficiently

GKN OffHighway presents numerous new products to American trade circles for the first time at ConExpo.

No. 1 topic: efficient drives for construction machinery

GKN OffHighway, the world's leading manufacturer of driveline and attachment systems for the agritechnical and construction machinery industry, will for the first time be using this year's ConExpo as an opportunity to present attractive advanced developments in the field of driveline technology for construction machinery to professional circles in the American market.

For example, the company will be presenting the expanded range of models of the continuously variable hydrostatic ICVD, which was developed in cooperation with Sauer Bibus, specifically for use in self-propelled construction machinery. The product line is of modular design and can be adapted to suit individually customised solutions.

As innovations in this sector, the ICVD engineers will be presenting drive solutions for, among other things, the new ECOSPEED wheeled loader from Kramer. In the construction and municipal equipment sector, the Sennebogen company recently began to install the new drive in its special loaders for use in material handling (Sennebogen Telehandler 305 C+).

Self-propelled machines with continuously variable drive are gaining ground in the construction industry

GKN Walterscheid presents continuously variable travel drive for construction machinery / Expanded model range / New practical experience and further standard models / Special service for manufacturers of agricultural and construction machinery

Continuously variable systems are increasingly gaining ground when it comes to drive concepts for self-propelled construction machinery. They offer numerous benefits in practical use: apart from offering greater convenience for the driver, they save fuel and also reduce noise levels. Another advantage: the entire speed range of the machine can be driven through continuously, without interrupting the traction force. Practical experience furthermore shows that the machine performance is substantially higher with a continuously variable drive than with conventional transmissions, e.g. when working with a loader.

On the occasion of ConExpo, GKN Walterscheid is presenting the latest generation of the ICVD (Integrated Continuously Variable Drive) for the first time at an American construction machinery exhibition.

This continuously variable hydrostatic travel drive was developed in cooperation with the Sauer Bibus company, specifically for use in self-propelled construction machinery.

Simple retrofitting of ball-type hitch

Walterscheid Cramer offers new retrofitting options for the trailer-ball coupling with 80 mm ball.

Numerous advantages favour this hitching concept – New technical information describes conversion options.

Attaching machines by means of an 80 mm ball offers numerous advantages in practice. For example, it permits transmission of high vertical loads. In addition, a play-free connection is established between tractor and implement, and an 80 mm ball offers great angular manoeuvrability. That is why many farmers are interested in retrofitting their existing vehicle fleet with this hitch system. For this field of application, GKN Walterscheid Cramer GmbH, a specialist manufacturer of coupling and hitch systems, now offers a new and extended range of options for converting not only tractors, but also attached and trailed implements.