Claas Vario versus Convio headers: Auger or belts?
When we were testing the Claas Lexion 5500 TT for last month’s magazine, we used it with both the Vario 770 header, which has an auger to direct the crop to the middle, and the Convio 770 Flex belt-based table. We didn’t get to tuck into field beans or peas, but we did manage to tackle cereals and OSR.
The ‘new’ option …
According to Claas, the demand for an inhouse draper header mainly came from North America. As early as 2012, the German firm was trialling its first prototype draper head with a flexible knife to harvest soybeans in the USA. Able
