2023 Schulte FX Series 742
- Year 2023
 - Make Schulte
 - Model FX Series
 
2023 Schulte FX Series 742
Features may include:
- 42 foot (12.8m) cutting width is the world’s largest rotary cutter. Use 1 cutter where traditionally 2 or 3 cutters were needed. Cover more ground & reduce the number of tractors and fuel costs.
 
- Unique 5-plex design flexibility allows for a 118” (3m) transport width.
 
- Available with stump jumpers for pasture and grass maintenance or with Schulte’s fixed knife and baffle technology for mulching crop residue such as straw, corn or cotton stalks.
 
- Unmatched rotary cutter reliability with a premium Bondioli & Pavesi SFT drive & gearbox system.
 
- Size 10 main CV with an over running clutch provides worry free shut downs.
 
- Fully compatible for all row crop cutting in 30”, 32”, 38”, 40” and one metre row spacing.
 
- A parallel solid tongue hitch maintains even load on the tractor draw bar.
 
- Full rubber grommet suspension across the entire unit reduces shock loading and maintains even cutting, even in the roughest of conditions.
 
- Unique driveline arrangement allows for independent clutch protection for each down rotor.
 
- A continuously welded 10 gauge domed deck adds strength and durability to our largest rotary cutter.
 
Engine
							Minimum Engine Power
							tractor: 250 hp (186 kW) ensure drawbar can support weight
						
						Drivetrain
							Gearbox
							Divider Rating: 350 hp (261 kW) |  Ratings: 180 hp (134 kW) | Down Ratings: 210 hp (157 kW)
						
						Operational
							Operating Speed
							Blade Tip Speed: 16,300 ft/min (4970 m/min)
						
						Dimensions
							Cutting Width
							42ft (12.8m)
						
						
							Overall Width
							42.9ft (13.1m)
						
						
							Overall Length
							24.25ft (7.4m)
						
						
							Height
							Cutting: 2" - 16" (51mm - 406mm)
						
						
							Transport Width
							118" (3m) | Row Crop Wheel: 146” (3.7m)
						
						
							Transport Height
							165" (13.75 ft or 4.2 m)
						
						
							Dimensions
							Outside Wing Operating Range: 8° down to 10° up | Inside Wing Operating Range: 11° down to 13° up | Cutting capacity: 2" (51mm) | Blade Overlap: 6.5" (165mm) | Skirt Thickness: 1/4" (6.4mm)
						
						
							Depth, Maximum
							 Thickness: 134" (10 ga) (3.4mm)
						
						Capacities
							Hitch Weight Capacity
							6,500lbs (2950 kg) depending upon configuration
						
						Weights
							Weight
							18,000lbs (8165 kg) depending upon configuration