ROPA Taurus
When harvesting sugar beet, it is crucial to make the most of the limited number of days available for harvesting
One way to make the harvesting process more efficient is to overload the beet onto a separate transport vehicles. Thus, the harvester can work without interruptions, i.e. no time is wasted on unloading crop from the bunker into a pile. That enables higher area outputs per hour and better machine utilisation per season.
Even long field lengths pose no problem when using an overloader.
However, the challenge often arises when it comes to providing the right transport vehicles. Trailers for sugar beet require tractors with high tractive power which are often questionable in terms of soil protection. Although tipper lorries are suitable for a wide range of purposes and are often available on farms anyway, they cannot create proper piles.
The Taurus significantly increases the efficiency of harvesters
The ROPA Taurus is an excellent alternative to tractor-trailer transport combination.
With a bunker volume of approx. 50 m³, the R-Balance chassis, crab steering and 1050 Michelin tyres, the Taurus is both powerful and soil-friendly.
The Taurus also has advantages when loading beet directly onto lorries, without prior storage in piles. The overloader acts as a buffer here and can temporarily store an entire lorryload of beet until the next lorry is available. There is no need to interrupt harvesting operations.
Technical features
Pile storage, bunker and unloading conveyor
The Taurus can also be used to create piles. Thanks to the side unloading conveyor, it can easily unload beets in piles like a Tiger or a Panther. It leaves neither traces nor compaction under a pile, which could later impair the loading process. The required dimensions of a pile can also be achieved without any problems.
Thanks to the sturdy conveyor chains and the sophisticated unloading conveyor, the bunker can be completely emptied in only 50 seconds.
Advantages of the Taurus at a glance:
- Approx. 20% higher performance: Unloading while on the move means that the harvester can work without interruption and does not lose any time when unloading bunker in a pile. This increases the area coverage per hour and the machine utilisation per season
- Maximum bunker capacity: the Taurus can transport approx. 50 m³ of sugar beet
- An excellent solution for harvesting on high-yield sites with large fields with RR-XL lifters
- The best soil protection: R-Balance chassis, crab steering and 1050 Michelin tyres make the Taurus an ideal solution when it comes to transporting sugar beet in the field
- Pile storage: Thanks to the side unloading conveyor, a pile can be created without compacting soil underneath it. The required dimensions of a pile can be achieved without any problems
- Complete bunker unloading in just 50 seconds
- Foldable bunker grids for even better visibility and comfort when unloading on the move
- A front shield levels unevenness in the field
- Comfortable operation and driving of a beet harvester even during long working days
Bottom foldable bunker grids
Top foldable bunker grids
Tiger 6S & Taurus - Perfect loading height
Front shield
The front shield can easily level out crop residues that accumulate during lorry loading due to the intensive cleaning of the unloading conveyor.
The front shield can also be used to level out unevenness, such as soil bulges at the pile base, which often occur under difficult harvesting conditions. Thus, the Taurus creates the best conditions for later loading of sugar beets with the Maus.
The Taurus also fulfils the traditionally high demands for ROPA machines in terms of user-friendliness. The transporter is available e.g. with an automatically activated bunker camera. With its help, the operator can monitor the whole bunker filling process during overloading. As soon as the driver reverses, the rear view camera is displayed on the monitor. A further camera monitors the loading conveyor and is displayed on a separate screen.