2025 CLAAS Direct Disc 600

2025 CLAAS Direct Disc 600

For top harvesting performance.

Optimize your harvest with the DIRECT DISC direct cut header for the JAGUAR forage harvester. The technology of the DIRECT DISC with the MAX CUT mower bar enables precise cutting and optimal preparation of the harvested material for the forage harvester. With its wide range of possibilities for adjustment, such as the height-adjustable paddle roller, the DIRECT DISC direct cut header offers a high degree of flexibility, in order to respond to the many different challenges encountered during harvesting.

The direct cut header is available in two variants. The DIRECT DISC 600/500 is particularly suited to high crop heights. The 600P/500P variant is best suited to medium to low crop heights.

Features may include:

• Side knives

• Can be engaged at full load: delayed activation under load is possible

• Three-speed auger gearbox: adaptable to harvest conditions of lengths of cut

• MAX CUT mower bar: equipped with quick knife change system and SAFETY LINK for safe mowing, even with short crop heights

• Paddle roller and intake auger (for 600P/500P): ensure an optimal crop flow when harvesting low crop heights

• Gentle harvesting: roller crop press (for 600/500) feeds the crop gently and evenly to the forager

• Large intake auger: provides high throughput for very tall crop heights

• Mechanical ground contour following: lateral compensation and ground pressure control for excellent work quality

The DIRECT DISC direct header owes its high throughput to a large intake auger. This is a particularly decisive advantage when harvesting tall crops such as sorghum, which can reach a height of up to 13 feet. The intake auger, combined with the powerful crop flow system, ensures that the harvested material is transported smoothly to the forage harvester, even under the most challenging conditions.

Complementing the crop flow system, the delayed activation of the mowing unit allows the DIRECT DISC direct cut header to be switched on at full load, thereby further enhancing efficiency. The three-speed auger gearbox optimizes the crop flow for the prevailing harvesting conditions and the required length of cut. The externally driven MAX CUT mower bars, with the quick knife change system and SAFETY LINK modules, ensure safe and clean mowing.

The optimal ground contour following enabled by the mechanical lateral compensation and ground pressure control ensures that the DIRECT DISC direct cut header always delivers clean and consistent work quality. Adaptation to the ground prevents the crop from being contaminated by being cut too low and keeps harvest losses to a minimum, by ensuring that the entire crop is gathered and transported to the forage harvester.

For special challenges, such as severely intertwined crops, CLAAS offers side knives, which ensure that the crop is cut and gathered cleanly. This flexibility makes the DIRECT DISC direct cut header a versatile solution for an extremely wide range of crops and conditions.