Tuffcut 480
Overview
With a working width of 4.6m, 8 transport wheels and option of 3, 4 or 6 blades per rotor, the new Tuffcut 480 can cover large areas quickly and efficiently, perfect for stubble management, grass maintenance, scrub clearance and cover crop mulching.
Ideal for large-scale farmers, local government teams, and professional mowing contractors, Tuffcut machines can be used in a huge variety of applications from airports and sports venues to pasture and stubble.
Hardened updraft swinging blades ensure an effective cutting capacity of up to 100mm, while hydraulically folding wings ensure a fast and smooth transition from transport to working position.
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Features
- 4.6m working widths
- High and low hitch options
- Bondioli & Pavesi gearboxes and drivelines
- 60 degrees of wing move-ment (+45° up, -15° down)
- Heavy-duty gearboxes
- 1000rpm wide angle PTO
- Slip Clutch Protection
- Front and rear chain guards
- Hardened updraft swinging blades
- Cutting heights from 25mm to 400mm
- 100mm cutting capacity
- 9, 12 or 18 blades
- Overlapping blades
- 4,800m per minute blade speed
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McConnel - Tuffcut 480
| Model | TUFFCUT 480 |
|---|---|
| Working Width | 4.60m / 15′ 1″ |
| HP Requirement | 70hp / 52kW |
| Weight | 2440kg / 5379lbs |
| Attachment | Drawbar |
| Cutting Height | 25mm – 400mm (1″ – 1′ 4″) |
| Cutting Capacity | 100mm (4″) |
| Deck Height* | 0.23m / 9″ |
| Overall Width | 4.79m / 15′ 9″ |
| Overall Length | 4.91m / 16′ 1″ |
| Transport Width | 2.70m / 8′ 10″ |
| Transport Height | 2.17m / 7’2″ |
| PTO Speed | 1,000rpm |
| Deck construction | All welded construction |
| Deck material thickness | 6mm (1/4″) |
| Skid construction | Replaceable bolt on skid shoes |
| Side skirt material thickness | 5mm (3/16″) |
| Driveline | ASAE category 6 |
| Protection | 2-way slip clutches on rotor gearboxes. Overrun on input shaft |
| Number of Blades | 9, 12 or 18 blades. Each 12mm (1/2″) 30 Carbon Boron hardened and tempered. Free swinging high lift – low friction |
| Blade bolts | M24 C/W shank grade 8.8 |
| Number of Rotors | 3 |
| Blade Overlap | 110mm |
| Blade Tip Speed | 80mps / 15748fpm |
| Hydraulic wing flex | 45° up / 15° down |
| Anti-scalp dish | 6mm (1/4″) round pan with blade holder bar |
| Input shaft | 1-3/8″ Z21 or Z6 SFT 6/8 tractor end |
| Gearbox [splitter] | Splitter – Cast Iron housing |
| Gearbox [rotor] | Rotor x 3 – Cast Iron housing |
| Gearbox oil capacity [splitter gearbox] | EP80-90W – 2.7 litres / 4.7 pints |
| Gearbox oil capacity [centre gearbox] | n/a |
| Gearbox oil capacity [rotor gearboxes] | 85W – 140 Oil – 4.3 litres / 7.6 pints |
| Wheels and Tyres | 8 wheels – 600-9 10 PLY pneumatic tyre with steel hub |
| Wheel mount assembly | Tubular welded axle |
| Front guard | Single chain guards on each deck |
| Rear guard | Single chain guards on each deck |
*Underside of deck to skid
Contact Details
Email: elynch@suirgarages.ie
Phone: 051 873 689
