Zaffrani headers for an impressive yield

An appropriate header choice is essential to ensure efficient harvesting with minimum losses. Zaffrani, an Italian manufacturer of headers, has won universal acclaim due to its extensive product range.

‘All products are 100% made in Italy’, says Vladislav Thor, Export Area Manager for Russia at Zaffrani. ‘They comply with both the strictest EU regulations and the international standards. Also, Zaffrani is a certified partner of leading farm machinery manufacturers, which is yet another reliability proof.’

Zaffrani sunflower headers are compatible with a whole range of domestic and imported combine-harvesters. All you need is to choose the right flange joint for the crop feed elevator and the gear kit.

‘Zaffrani headers are extremely light, which results in а lower fuel consumption’, says Vladislav Thor. ‘Special technical features of the combine ensure uninterrupted movement at a harvesting speed of up to 13 km/h.’

The crop is harvested in a single pass and row-free, i.e. regardless of sowing direction or row width. The header is available in a range of sizes — from 7 to 13 rows.

‘The manufacturer guarantees clean harvesting’, says Sergey Kuznetsov, Manager of AgroCentreZakharovo (Altai area). ‘Crop losses do not exceed 2 % since the header cuts all flower heads even at a low cutting height, for example, in case of lodged sunflower. And the steel spheres welded onto the lifters prevent sunflower heads from being hit, shaken or tangled.’

The cutterbar with a wide front pushing plate copes even with the thickest stems at the cutting speed reaching 700 cuts per minute. The notched reel protected by a hood rotates at 45 rpm, while the roller conveyor has the velocity of 170 rpm.

‘The header cuts nothing but sunflower heads feeding them into the concave in a uniform manner’, says Sergey Kuznetsov. ‘This leaves 90% of sunflower stubble in the field, rather than running it through the thresher of the combine harvester. Thus, we increase the service life of the harvester by 30%, and high stubble enhances additional snow retention in the fields.’

Specialists of any AgroCentre dealership facility will provide you with all the necessary information on Zaffrani equipment range and options, servicing and spare parts availability.

Ivan Gaan, Head of Grigoryevka farming cooperative (Tabuny district, Altai area):

‘I first saw the headers on my friends’ farm, now I recommend them to everyone. I used to buy mounted equipment by other manufacturers but then I tried Zaffrani headers and understood that they were by far better. We have purchased four Zaffrani headers. It is more than enough for our volumes, considering that we grow sunflower on around 5 thousand hectares. We are quite happy with the headers as they are easy to operate and maintain. And most importantly, this equipment allows you to go into the field in any direction instead of driving along the row.’

Sergey Kazantsev, Senior Agronomist of Melnik (Rubtsovsk, Altai area):

‘We discovered Zaffrani at the Altai Field Day a few years ago. After the presentation, we made inquiries among those who had used the headers and made the purchasing decision based on their accounts. We bought a few headers and were amazed at what a joy they are to work with. Now we buy a header a year, giving preference to large 9-metre ones, which are very practical for our area — we grow sunflower on 8,200 ha. We don’t even consider other options. Zaffrani is a perfect solution for us.’