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Increased Efficiency of Agricultural Machines through Aluminum Storage Cylinders

Increased Efficiency of Agricultural Machines through Aluminum Storage Cylinders Hydraulics D E V E L O P M EN T HY D R A U LI CS Increased Efficiency of Agricultural Machines through Aluminum Storage Cylinders The lighter the tractor and the larger its footprint, the less it compacts the soil. To minimize compac - tion, farm equipment manufacturer Claas has introduced a track tractor that uses advanced hydrau - lic cylinders from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies to keep the crawler system suspended and the track tight. The accumulator cylinder – which is made of lightweight aluminum – combines the functions of the hydraulic cylinder and the accumulator in a single complete system. This not only makes installation easier and leakage less likely – it decreases the tractor’s overall weight as well. 34 Hydraulics AU TH O R S Thorsten Hillesheim is Technical D irector Accumulators at Freudenberg Sealing Technolo - gies GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim (Germany). Andreas Luxem is Head of System D evelopment at the D ivision Accumulators at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim (Germany). © Claas M OTIVATIO N which reduces farm productivity. Claas’s As in the fully suspended Claas har- fully suspended half-track tractor, the vester, the lightweight, compact accumu- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ATZoffhighway worldwide Springer Journals

Increased Efficiency of Agricultural Machines through Aluminum Storage Cylinders

Hillesheim, Thorsten; Luxem, Andreas
ATZoffhighway worldwide , Volume 11 (4) – Oct 29, 2018
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Hydraulics D E V E L O P M EN T HY D R A U LI CS Increased Efficiency of Agricultural Machines through Aluminum Storage Cylinders The lighter the tractor and the larger its footprint, the less it compacts the soil. To minimize compac - tion, farm equipment manufacturer Claas has introduced a track tractor that uses advanced hydrau - lic cylinders from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies to keep the crawler system suspended and the track tight. The accumulator cylinder – which is made of lightweight aluminum – combines the functions of the hydraulic cylinder and the accumulator in a single complete system. This not only makes installation easier and leakage less likely – it decreases the tractor’s overall weight as well. 34 Hydraulics AU TH O R S Thorsten Hillesheim is Technical D irector Accumulators at Freudenberg Sealing Technolo - gies GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim (Germany). Andreas Luxem is Head of System D evelopment at the D ivision Accumulators at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim (Germany). © Claas M OTIVATIO N which reduces farm productivity. Claas’s As in the fully suspended Claas har- fully suspended half-track tractor, the vester, the lightweight, compact accumu-

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