Touchscreen perfection

Posted: 19 February 2020

Based in the heart of Ireland just outside Killucan in County Westmeath, Scally Silage, which is owned and managed by Paul Scally, harvests 1,400ha acres of silage each year.

CLAAS grass machinery and tractors are the main stay of the business and have been so since 2004, when Paul made the step to a self-propelled harvester, buying a CLAAS JAGUAR 870 second hand from his local dealer LEINSTER FARM MACHINES.

Paul is currently on his third JAGUAR, this time a new 860 purchased in 2016 and has become a big fan of CLAAS tractors to the point where his full fleet of seven tractors is now in the distinctive CLAAS green.

The fleet consists of 4 ARION 600 and 3 AXION 800, the latest of which is a 2018 AXION 800 fitted with Touch Screen CEBIS. 

Once set up CEBIS has allowed the operator to increase output and do better quality work. The AXION is mainly operated by two different operators, but because the touch screen CEBIS allows them to have their personal settings saved, this minimises down time when a driver change is required.

The touch screen is set up in such a way that small changes can be made very easily, so they have found this very useful to get the optimal work rate from the tractor and implement.