2020 Kuhn North America LSB D Series 870 OptiCut

2020 Kuhn North America LSB D Series 870 OptiCut

Consistently filled, super-dense, square-edged bales are what every producer demands. The KUHN LSB 870 large square baler meets and exceeds these expectations, while combining high output and maximum reliability to get the job done fast.

High performance in a simple package – this describes the KUHN LSB 870 perfectly. The LSB 870 is a simple, large square baler that produces rock-hard, well-shaped bales at a lower price point. The LSB 870 is a baler designed for the smaller dairy or beef producer, or horse hay producer. The smaller bale is easier to handle and includes a flake size that is more ideal for handfeeding livestock.

The 870 is a 2x3 baler and features a 15-knife cutting or non-cutting integral rotor that provides high-performance bale throughput in diverse crop conditions. Packed with many of the same features as the LSB D Series, the LSB 870 varies in that its high-density bales are tied together by the simple, trouble-free Twin-Step knotting system.

Optimal Crop Pickup

The pickup is designed to match the full capacity of the baler. The wide, 91” pickup, with narrow tine spacing, will leave your fields clean. Straight pickup tines help release the crop and reduce crop wrapping. Uniquely shaped crop guides result in more aggressive and efficient pickup by exposing more of the tine when needed, and by pulling the crop away from the tines as it approaches the intake. The pickup roller compresses the crop against the pickup tines reducing friction, thus reducing leaf loss and increasing baler efficiency by evening out the windrow. In extreme conditions, pivoting gauge wheels ease wheel and tire stress.

To better meet your operation's specific needs, the LSB 870 can be equipped with the non-cutting OptiFeed rotor or the 15-knife OptiCut cutting rotor.

Available on KUHN LSB D Series balers is our patented Integral Rotor Technology found on OptiFeed and OptiCut models. This simple, low-maintenance intake system guarantees an enormous throughput capacity at all times. The short distance between rotor and pickup tines maintains consistent crop flow. The design of this force-fed intake makes higher forward speeds possible for increased productivity and reduces crop damage. The Integral Rotor is provided with rotor tines made out of Hardox® wear plates. Hardox combines extreme hardness and toughness to reduce rotor tine wear. Longer wearing life of the rotor tines will help to provide time and money savings for the operator.

When crop cutting is not required, the OptiFeed system ensures a controlled and consistent crop flow to the prechamber. This rotor design helps even out windrows by moving hay where needed for consistent bale formation. This force-fed, non-cutting intake is the perfect solution for handling tough crop conditions such as cornstalks, short straw and high-moisture crops.

With 20 years of experience behind our cutters, the OptiCut (OC) cutting rotors are designed for unlimited intake capacity and excellent cutting quality. KUHN (OC) cutting rotors, with elliptical shaped rotor tines, are acknowledged by users as one of the best cutting systems on the market. The silage is guided and drawn down to the knives from an early stage which improves flow and cutting performance and also prevents unwanted plugging.

The OC-15 rotor, on the LSB 870, offers a 1.75” theoretical length of cut. The small cut provides better fermentation of forages and more absorbent straw for bedding.