Both Models 9125 and 9145 auger headers feature dual half-swaybar sickle drives and a counterbalanced flywheel. The half-swaybar drives the sickles in a smooth, reciprocating motion.  Peak starting, stopping, and cutting loads are reduced resulting in longer life of the cutting components.

All Hesston Series sickle conditioners use dual augers to convey crop into the conditioning rollers. Dual augers convey crop more gently and smoothly than single augers.  Dual augers have two “live” feeding elements (the augers) conveying the crop between them, as opposed to one “live” element (auger), and one “fixed” element (header pan) used in some competitive units.  In addition to smother feeding dual augers also maintain but first crop orientation which keeps more leaves on the stem.

Wide 110” conditioning rollers are standard on all auger headers. Both rubber-on-steel and steel-on-steel offer superior crimp conditioning on the 9025 header, but the steel-on-steel configuration gives longer life in abrasive soil conditions.  The crop is crimped by the action of the conditioner rolls cracking the plant stem every few inches along its entire length.  The 110-inch wide rolls allow the crop

Advanced Conditioner Auger Header

The Advanced Conditioner System is standard on the 9145 auger headers, this system conditions hay so thoroughly that it allows it to be raked and baled sooner than conventional conditioner rolls or spoke conditioners.  The hay is actually “double conditioned”, as it passes through two sets of conditioner rolls.  The first set of rollers are steel-on-steel. These rollers allow the crop to flow smoothly into the second set of intermeshing rubber rolls.  This is a much more efficient way to condition hay. This system reduces drying time, allowing the crop to be raked and balled sooner.  The rolls in the Advanced Conditioner system do not require seasonal resurfacing; saving costs associated with competitive systems.

Two hydraulic cylinders on each set of conditioner rolls apply the conditioner roll pressure.  The roll pressure is kept constant over the normal roll working range by a hydraulic accumulator (two on 9145).  The pressure can be adjusted quickly and easily with no tools from the left side of the header. A gauge indicates roll pressure while the operator simply opens a valve and presses either the increase or decrease button to adjust roll pressure accordingly.