INDUSTRY-LEADING FLEXDRAPER HEADS
For over 70 years, MacDon has provided our farmers with industry-leading harvest solutions. Today, that tradition continues with the MacDon FD2 series FlexDraper heads. Joining the legendary FD1 series, they provide the most productive, highest-value-added line of combine draper heads in the industry to date. They allow operators to run at higher ground speeds and harvest even the most difficult, bushy, tangled crops.
With a long history of selling and servicing MacDon Flex-Drapers, Titan Machinery is one of the largest, most experienced MacDon distributors in the world. We invite you to check out our new and used MacDon FlexDraper heads available in inventory. We offer a solution for virtually any crop, field condition, and brand/model of combine you might have.
What is a draper head, and why are they favored by farmers?
Draper headers are your harvest alternative to auger-style flex headers. The choice to use draper heads provides farmers with various advantages, including:
Head-first Feeding
- Since draper headers feed the crop head-first onto the belt, operators experience improved threshing and a more efficient, even crop flow when compared to its auger alternative.
Improved Performance with Flexibility & Pivot Ability
- Draper headers tend to deliver better overall performance. Plus, with the ability to pivot up or down, they're the favored choice for low or laid crops. Their flexibility also allows the header to follow the contours of the earth and leave a more even finish. Draper headers deliver excellent performance in soybeans, grains, wheat, and specialty crops such as rice.
Smoother, Faster Feeding
- Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. With smoother feeding, operators can move faster and, as a result, yield a higher output through an improved and more enjoyable operating experience.
Less Shatter Loss
- With a gentler delivery to the feeder house, draper headers can significantly minimize the risk of shattered crops, especially in dryer conditions.
FD1 SERIES FLEXDRAPER
PRODUCTIVE IN EVEN THE TOUGHEST CROP CONDITIONS
Customers value the MacDon FlexDraper combine heads for their ability to perform in the toughest crop and field conditions across a wide range of combine makes and models. The MacDon FD1 series comes in working widths from 25 to 45 feet. They have unique design features, allowing them to closely follow the contour of the field and thus efficiently feed the combine while minimizing crop loss in a variety of small grain and oilseed crops. Options including in-cab side draper control, upper cross-auger, ContourBuddy gauge wheels, and slow speed transport package allow you to customize your FD1 series draper head to best fit your operation.
Product Features
Active Crop Flow
Even and heads-first crop flow is crucial for optimizing the threshing capacity of your combine. MacDon’s Active Crop Flow system ensures the toughest crops are fed head-first into the feeder house and quickly moved onto the draper, which is especially important in damp or tough crop conditions. Thanks to this feature, you can start earlier and work later.
Active Float System
The simple, mechanical coil-spring system provides instant float response independent of the feeder house. With up to 7 inches of vertical float and up to 24 inches of lateral float, MacDon FlexDraper heads follow the contour of the ground, resulting in a tight, even cut and more bushels in the hopper.
Unique Reel Design
The reel on the MacDon FD1 series draper head features a uniquely shaped cam that picks up the crop before it’s cut and gently places it onto the draper. Coupled with a split-reel design that follows field contours and maintains a consistent reel-to-cutter bar gap, the crop flows efficiently across the cutter bar and onto the draper in even the most difficult field conditions.
FeedMax™ System
MacDon FD1 series FlexDraper heads are designed to easily fit all combine make/models with its easy-to-install completion package. No matter the color combine you run, MacDon’s FeedMax™ system tailors the speed of the feed auger, auger flighting, and finger patterns to match the feeder housing of your specific make/model. The result? Up to 20% more capacity.
FD2 SERIES FLEXDRAPER
BIGGER, FASTER, FLEXIER
MacDon FD2 series FlexDrapers offers the ultimate in draper header performance with models from 30 to 50 feet in working width. Incorporating the major design components of the legendary MacDon FD1 series, including the Active Float System and the FeedMax system, FD2 FlexDraper heads raise the bar even higher with additional profit-maximizing features.
Product Features
Flex-Float Technology
The contour-following abilities of the FD2 FlexDraper are up to 70% greater than those of FD1 draper heads. The MacDon 3-section F2 combines draper's head features up to 17 inches of flex while maintaining a consistent reel-to-cutter bar relationship.
New 50" Deep Draper Belts
Feed faster and handle bulkier crops better with MacDon’s 50-inch deep draper belts. Designed to accommodate even the bulkiest and most tangled crops, these wider draper belts ensure an even crop flow without plugging or crop loss.
ClearCut Knife Sections
ClearCut knife sections provide over 25% more cutting surface for faster, cleaner cut quality at higher harvest speeds. In addition, fitted bolts make swapping out knives in the field a quick and easy process, further increasing Uptime.
3-Piece Reel
The three-piece reel design is optional on 40-inch models and standard on 45- and 50-inch MacDon FD2 series FlexDraper heads. In difficult terrain, it maintains a closer, more consistent reel-to-cutterbar gap across the entire head. This feature allows for better crop cutting, minimizing head loss while also promoting smoother feeding onto your side draper belts.
ClearCut High-Speed Drive Knife
Wider heads, tough-cutting hybrids, and difficult crop conditions require more power for the cutter bar. MacDon’s ClearCut High-Speed Cutting System delivers more torque through a larger output shaft. Combined with a flywheel and a direct hydraulic drive system, the FD2 draper head delivers the power to cut cleaner at higher operating speeds.
Additional Features
More features include the ClearCut Knife Guards with your choice between Pointed Knife Guards or PlugFree™ Knife Guards, ContourMax™ gauge wheels, the FeedMax™ Crop Feeding System to optimize performance no matter the combine, and the EasyMove™ Transport for a seamless operation. The FD2 is always ready for action.
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