Kverneland 3400 S

Importance of heat treatment

• The frame is an essential part of the plough construction. For Kverneland quality standards, a non heat treated part is a weak part!
• Kverneland frames are heat treated by induction twice. The temperature transfer to the steel is closely monitored. The frame gains 3 times as much strength. This unique Kverneland induction processes provides robustness and flexibility while ensuring an outstanding durability.

Stronger but not heavier

• For the equivalent Kverneland robustness, competitors would use more steel in thickness or in dimensions, therefore producing a heavier frame.
• Heavier frame impacts negatively pulling forces, wearing of parts, lifting capacities, tractor life time, and fuel consumption.

Long lasting

• Weldings are also a critical weakness for a plough frame. Kverneland frames are supplied as one sole part!

Stepless Vari-width® system for infinite adjustments of working width. Kverneland’s world patented system is available either with hydraulic or mechanical furrow adjustments.

Benefits:

• Easy variation of ploughing capacity
• Perfect match at all time between tractor capacity, implement and soil conditions
• Time saving: up to 30% more capacity
• Cost saving: up to 18% reduction in fuel consumption in relation with increased ploughing capacity
• Better work: plough up to the hedges, fences, trees and ditches
• Minimum wear: unique non-wearing linkage joint between the beams and the mainframe section
• Perfect line of pull at all time. Kverneland’s Vari-width offers the correct parallel linkage along the whole plough. Therefore, lower draft requirement, minimum wear and tear.

Excellent Ploughing Quality

They are renowned all over the world for their:

• excellent ploughing quality
• outstanding wear resistance
• low draft requirements

Bodies of a unique steel.

Kverneland Technology: 12 hours carburising heat treatment process for:

• optimum wear resistance (sharp as a diamond)
• the necessary flexibility to absorb impacts

Body No. 8 – “Universal body”
for light to heavy soils
good trash burial
easy pulling
Depth: 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)

Body No. 9 – “Deep Universal body” 
for heavier soils and deeper ploughing
well turned and packed furrows
easy pulling
Depth: 15 to 35 cm (6 to 14”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)

Body No. 28 – “Wide tyre body”
suits all soils; even heavier soils than body 8
very wide empty furrow for tractor wheels up to 710 mm
good turning and well packed
easy pulling
suitable for Depth: 12 to 30 cm ( 5 to 12”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)
 
Body No. 30 – “Finger body”
for sticky-stony soil and abrasive soils
good work in heavier soils
best crumbling effect
wide furrow bottom,
Depth: 20 to 35 cm (8 to 14”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)

Body No. 34 – Plastic mouldboard
Long and slim shape (similar to body 28)
For soils with high humus content without stones
Advised for tactors with large tyres
Easy pulling
Working depth: 12-35cm
Working width: 30-55cm
Landside / mouldboard: 40 degree

Body No. 38
universal body – easy to pull
for any soil conditions
recommended for tractors with large tyres
from deep to shallow ploughing
perfect turning of the furrow slice
working depth: 12-35 cm
working width: 30-55 cm
landside / mouldboard: 40°

Kverneland Heat Treatment Technology:

• more than 140 years of experience
• steels that withstand the toughest of conditions
• best robustness/weight ratio on the market
• for equivalent robustness, competitors would add more steel and therefore more weight, quicker wear, dissappointing ploughing results

Kverneland Steels:

• Benefits from less weight:
  easier to pull/lower fuel consumption/lower lift requirement/reduced wear and stress for the tractor/more economical …
• Benefits from more resistance:
  minimum breakage/less maintenance/lower rotation for wearing parts/time saving/highest 2^nd hand plough value/longer life for the plough/more economical…

Problems always happen when the plough is being used, when the work must be done!

A Kverneland plough is a peace mind!

More info: Kverneland Technology