Fendt combine updates aiming to provide the 'IDEAL' clean.

More cleaning capacity, greater separation area and improved durability lead Fendt’s latest IDEAL combine updates. James Huyton reports.

James Huyton
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Fendt's IDEAL 8 gains 27% more separation area, while separation area on the IDEAL 9 increases by 12%.
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Fendt's IDEAL 8 gains 27% more separation area, while separation area on the IDEAL 9 increases by 12%.

Fendt is increasing separation area on its IDEAL 8 and 9 combines as part of a package of technical changes being introduced for production year 2027. Blanking plates within the Helix processor have...

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