The large-frame Fendt IDEAL combine, first shown to the wider public at the “Agritechnika-2017” exhibition, gets to prove its strength this year during the second harvest campaign in Europe. In Brazil it was demonstrated at the “Agrishow” exhibition this past April. In September 2019 the first IDEAL combines will be delivered to Brazilian farmers. For the European market, the large-frame combine series was expanded with one top model rated at 790 hp. What’s more, the Fendt IDEAL series is, for the first time, offered worldwide with IDEALDrive − a control system that requires no steering wheel.
Fendt IDEAL 10 − even greater throughput
The Fendt IDEAL large-frame combine series is being expanded with a new top model: the Fendt IDEAL 10 has a maximum output of 790 hp. Fitted with a new MAN 16.2 L engine, it meets the European Euro 5 standards.
The Fendt IDEAL 10 has a new cleaning system and, already familiar from the Fendt IDEAL 8 and Fendt IDEAL 9 combines, the Dual Helix separation system. This combination increases throughput, ensuring the highest grain quality and low losses, and thereby increases the new large-frame combine’s productivity.
Control without a steering wheel
With the Fendt IDEAL 10 combine, Fendt is bringing to market Europe’s first standard combine that’s controlled entirely without a steering wheel.
With IDEALDrive control, the machine is steered proportionally to the movement of the joystick on the left side, while the functions on the right armrest’s joystick remain unchanged. To reach the driver’s seat, the left armrest can be fully raised.
The IDEALDrive control system will be offered exclusively for Fendt IDEAL combines. It provides a better view of the header during threshing, as well as − an optimal view while driving on the highway. The unique system meets all European vehicle standards and all traffic rules.
The Fendt IDEAL 10 will be available to order starting in July 2020, and will be available in time for the 2021 harvest.
