CLAAS has expanded its range of corncracker systems for special applications to include the MCC SHREDLAGE®, offering an attractive complementary solution for contractors, as well as for professional dairy producers with their own equipment. In future, the CLAAS MULTI CROP CRACKER concept (MCC) with a standardised cracker housing module and quick-change corncracker rollers will also include the long-established and proven MCC CLASSIC system. The latter is designed for conditioning short-chopped silage in the 3.5 to 12 millimetre length range; the length that is primarily used in biogas systems, but is also suitable as feed for dairy cattle. Another addition is the MCC MAX corncracker system, which has been newly developed by CLAAS to meet the growing demand for long-chopped silage. This system allows conditioning of a very wide range of chop lengths from 7 to 22 millimetres, and therefore represents a highly flexible corncracker variant for contractors who have to work with a number of different farms.
The requirements for silage chop length and processing differ widely depending on the individual farm and usage. The spectrum extends from extremely short chop lengths of between 3.5 and 12 mm all the way up to SHREDLAGE® with chop lengths greater than 25 mm. Broadly speaking, it is currently possible to identify three requirement groups.
