Kuhn GA 8521/Farming Simulator 15
The Kuhn GA 8521 is a Windrower available in Farming Simulator 15. It is the smallest and cheapest Windrower in the game. It can collect several trails of Mowed Grass, Dried Grass or Straw into a single, narrow trail - making it easier to pick up.
Overview
The GA 8521 is the smallest and cheapest Windrower in the base game. It is based on a long metal shaft, supported by two large wheels. Two hydraulic arms extend off the main shaft, each holding a large rotating disc covered with combs. These combs pull any loose Grass or Straw they touch towards the central axis of the machine, leaving a narrow trail behind it as it passes.
The GA 8521 has a Three-point hitch, which can be attached to the rear of most tractors. It can also be attached to the front of some tractors, but will not work while attached that way.
When unfolded, lowered and activated, the GA 8521 will pull any piece of Mowed Grass, Dried Grass or Straw it touches towards the machine's centerline, but will not pick it off the ground. When passing over large swaths of these substances, or multiple existing trails, it will combine them all into a single, neat, narrow trail. This new trail should be very easy to pick up with other machines, such as Loading Wagons or Balers, as required. The GA 8521 will not interact with any other crops in the game, in any way.
The GA 8521 has a working width of only 8.2 meters. This should be sufficient to collect together two adjacent trails of Mowed Grass left behind by a Mower, into a single trail. 8.2 meters is also sufficient to combine together two Straw swaths left behind by a Sampo Rosenlew Comia C6 or New Holland TC5.90, since their swaths are fairly close together. The GA 8521 enforces a maximum speed of 19 km/h while working.
The store reports that the GA 8521 requires 51 kW / 70 hp to operate. This value is rather meaningless, since no tractor in the game is too weak to supply this amount. Even the smallest tractor in the base game can operate the GA 8521 comfortably while it is activated, unless trying to accelerate up steep hills. Of course, if the GA 8521 is mounted in tandem with a Kuhn FC 10030 Mower (a tool combo that mows two trails and windrows them together immediately), a small tractor will not be good enough for the job.
Specifications
- Price: $17,000
- Maintenance: $40 / day
- Working width: 8.2m
- Required power: 51 kW / 70 hp
- Max speed (work mode): 19 km/h / 12 mph
- Selling price: $8,500 ($10,200 at shop)
- Front Hitch: Three-point hitch