COMBINE UPGRADES BRING WIDE REACHING BENEFITS
Fendt has further updated its IDEAL combine range to build on the success of the MY26 developments. The latest MY27 will feature increased cleaning capacity, a greater separation area and a lower total cost of ownership for UK and Irish operators.
Reflecting on the performance of IDEAL machines during the 2026 harvest, Fendt’s Ed Dennett says:
“The new CyclonePlus cleaning system, that was implemented for MY26, has performed well this harvest. The system features a redesigned pre-sieve with 1.0 m² of concave area, 8% wider sieves and a revised airflow concept. Together, these changes increase cleaning capacity by approximately 25%.”
Fendt has also reduced the number of IDEAL balance cleaning configurations from five to one, which simplifies crop conversion to enable switching from grain to maize with only a sieve change.
“Customers using this new cleaning system have reported even better grain quality, with lower losses across a wide range of settings. An optional slope performance kit optimises crop distribution on the top sieve when harvesting on side slopes,” adds Mr Dennett.
Fendt has removed all blanking plates from the Helix processor on the IDEAL 8 and IDEAL 9, replacing them with finger separation grates. This increases the total separation area by 27% on the Fendt IDEAL 8 and 12% on the Fendt IDEAL 9. All four Fendt IDEAL models now share the same rotor configuration.
“The MY27 will feature a Hi-Wear package for the feed area and feed drum across the entire Fendt IDEAL range. Wear plates in the feed area have been upgraded from stainless steel to Hardox, and the front wear plate and bolt guard are also made from Hardox. These changes extend the service life of key wear components and reduce the machine’s total cost of ownership,” he says.
An expanded Hi-Wear option adds a stainless steel base plate for the crop elevator and hard-chromed augers throughout the machine. Fendt recommends this option for operators harvesting large areas of maize and soya beans.
The Fendt IDEAL also comes with a redesigned mounting system for wear plates on the front rotor scrapers. The new system uses self-locking nylon nuts and bolts of strength class 10.9, providing a more stable fix that withstands torque under demanding harvesting conditions without additional welding.
The MY27 also gets a new straw and chaff spreader kit which uses two hydraulically driven centrifugal discs with adjustable spread width to distribute crop residues without shredding.
“This can be fitted in place of the straw chopper and spreader to help reduce unnecessary wear when working in maize,” adds Mr Dennett.
Finally, a new standard radiator for the MotionShift transmission improves oil cooling performance, maintaining optimum temperatures during long road journeys and on steep gradients.
“These updates reflect what our customers and operators tell us matters most; keeping grain quality consistent, reducing the time spent on machine adjustments, and lowering the cost of running the combine over its working life. The CyclonePlus cleaning system combined with the durability improvements for MY27, mean the Fendt IDEAL range is now a more capable and cost-effective machine for UK and Irish harvest conditions,” concludes Mr Dennett.