MEX 6
Trailed Flywheel Forager
Technical data
MEX 6 Corn | |
Length | |
Width | 3,15 m |
Weight with corn header | 2950 kg |
Weight with grass header | 2610 kg |
Number of knives max. | 10 pcs. |
Working width with corn header | 2,2 m |
Working width with grass header | 1,9 m |
Hight working position | 4,99 m |
Hight transport position | 3,16 m |
Chute length | 3,38 m |
Power requirement with corn header | 130 – 220 hp |
Power requirement with grass header | 100 – 220 PS |
Driveline speed with corn header | 1000 rpm |
PTO speed | 1000 rpm |
Interchangeable wheels with corn header | 19:19 |
Interchangeable wheels with grass header | 23:19 |
Chopping length with corn header | 5 / 7 / 9 mm |
Chopping length with grass header | 11 / 15 / 19 mm |
Coverage | 0,8 – 1,2 |
MEX 6 Grass | |
Length | 4,72 m |
Width | 3,03 m |
Weight with grass header | 2610 kg |
Number of knives max. | 10 pcs. |
Working width with grass header | 1,9 m |
Hight working position | 4,57 m |
Hight transport position | 2,96 m |
Chute length | 2,56 m |
Power requirement with grass header | 100 – 220 PS |
PTO speed | 1000 rpm |
Interchangeable wheels with grass header | 23:15 |
Chopping length with grass header | 11 / 15 / 19 mm |
Coverage | 0,8 – 1,2 |

Standard Equipment
- MEX 6 Corn
Mounting Length-adjustable drawbar for attachment to linkage bar between lower linkages or tractor drawbar Transmission Powerband Flywheel speed 800 rpm Drawbar adjustment Hydraulic drawbar pivot Tyres 340/55-16 Flywheel High-output flywheel with 1220 mm diameter Centrally adjustable
Tungsten carbide-coated harvester knives
Penetration 470 mm intake width 4 feed and pre-compression rollers
Reversible counter blade
3-position chopped length adjustment
Protection against foreign objects (option) Electronic Pick up Protected by friction clutch Hydraulic cylinder for pick up lifting
Corn header Maize header hydraulic adjustable, linked to chassis Flattened maize auger for difficult harvesting conditions
Grain pulveriser Proven highly effective grain pulveriser 2 grain cracker plates 10 adjustable, rasped-surface paddles
Deflector per knife
Chute Hydraulic chute and flap adjustment, full-length arc for consistent flow of crop PTO shaft guarding Wide-angle PTO shaft on one side PTO shaft profile 1 3/8″ 6-splines PTO speed corn header 1000 rpm Operation electronic operation via DIRECT CONTROL Hydraulic connection 1 x single-acting with free flow return line 1 x single-acting
Electrical connection 1 x 3-pin Cobo plug Standard equipment includes Smooth inserts instead of cracker plates for wet corn or grass Warning triangle
Warning sign (rear)
- MEX 6 Grass
Mounting Length-adjustable drawbar for attachment to linkage bar between lower linkages or tractor drawbar Transmission Powerband Flywheel speed 620 rpm Drawbar adjustment Hydraulic drawbar pivot Tyres 340/55-16 Flywheel High-output flywheel with 1220 mm diameter Centrally adjustable
Tungsten carbide-coated harvester knives
Penetration 470 mm intake width 4 feed and pre-compression rollers
Reversible counter blade
3-position chopped length adjustment
Protection against foreign objects Electronic Pick up Protected by friction clutch Hydraulic cylinder for pick up lifting
Grass Pick up Working width 1900 mm Baffle plate
Jockey wheels – R/H wheel foldable
Chute Hydraulic chute and flap adjustment, full-length arc for consistent flow of crop PTO shaft guarding Wide-angle PTO shaft on one side PTO shaft profile 1 3/8″ 6-splines Operation electronic operation via DIRECT CONTROL Hydraulic connection 1 x single-acting with free flow return line 1 x single-acting
Electrical connection 1 x 3-pin Cobo plug Standard equipment includes 2 wheelchocks Warning triangle
Warning sign (rear)
Technology
- MEX 6 – the trailed high-performance forager
Trailed forager with row independent maize header
Hydraulically adjustable pivoting drawbar – change between transport position and working position without leaving the driver’s seat.
- Energy-saving power transmission using PTO, drive shaft and power band.
- PTO speed 1000 rpm, flywheel speed 800 rpm.
- Chassis with hydraulically adjustable individual wheel suspension for working position and transport position, combined with header. Tyres 340/55-16.
- MEX - The proven flywheel system
MEX – The proven flywheel system
The combination of pre-compression feed rollers, exact chopped length with the flywheel and corn cracker guarantees top quality material. All stalks and leaves are finely-chopped and grains pulverised for effective rumination. MEX forage harvesters – acknowledged the world over as the benchmark for best chopping quality. The huge blowing power of the flywheel ensures trailers are filled up right into the furthest corner.
PÖTTINGER flywheel system
- Flywheel with 10 centrally-adjustable knives, ideal chopping length is quickly set.
- High chute (up to 4.80 m) and high blowing power plus coated blowing paddles.
- Tungsten-carbide coating on knives and shear bar for smooth and precise chop. The shear bar is also tungsten-carbide coated and reversible.
- Mounting and adjustment functions are separate for rapid replacement without affecting setting.
- Wear plates in the forager housing can be replaced cost-effectively before damage occurs to housing, important on abrasive soils.
Corn cracker – more nutrients from maize
- Exceptional quality forage in all harvesting conditions.
- Rapid adaptation to new crop: allows conversion to harvest green maize in no time.
Three key components:
- Deflector behind each knife.
- Adjustable, rasped-surface blowing paddles.
- Long, sectioned cracker plate, can easily be replaced with smooth plates.
- Excellent pre-compression – perfect cut
Excellent pre-compression – perfect cut
A uniform and precise chopping action can only be achieved if the crop is heavily compressed before reaching the knives. PÖTTINGER foragers are equipped with four aggressive pre-compression rollers for optimum compaction at the flywheel. This guarantees perfectly chopped material in all operating conditions.
Rugged feed system
Feed systemThe right chopped has to be quickly and easily adjusted to current operating conditions.
- Three different chopped lengths can be quickly set using the three-step belt drive, equipped with hydraulic reversing gear as standard.
- Individual overload protection on each driveshaft to the feed rollers.
Perfect compression roller control
Compression roller control- The PÖTTINGER concept featuring the three-step belt drive system for the pre-compression rollers provides the ideal solution, which includes a reversing gear.
- The two upper rollers are spring-loaded to reliably draw in every type of crop.
- The 470 mm-wide intake channel is critical to achieve high capacity intake.
- The two upper rollers can move completely independently of each other. This ensures continuous compression of the forage right up to the shear bar.
- The crop is heavily compressed by the four feed rollers.
- Control terminal
Electronic DIRECT CONTROL operator panel
DIRECT CONTROL- Control panel with metal casing and membrane-covered keypad, easy to install with mounting magnet.
- Direct control of: Raise / lower angle of header in relation to chassis , Rotate chute, Fold flap, Reverse feed system, Pivot drawbar.
- Hydraulic connections required: One single-acting remote with pressure-free return for DIRECT CONTROL (suitable for closed, open or load-sensing hydraulics).
Hydraulically folding chute
Hydraulically folding chute- Continuous arc for consistent flow of forage.
- Hydraulic chute rotation and flap adjustment. Chute rotation up to 270°.
- Chute height 4.80 m for 4.0 m-high transport vehicles.
- Can be folded hydraulically for low clearances; no tools required.
- Access platform and two cleaning points provided as standard.
- Header
Header
Row-independent maize header
MEX 5 in use
Maize headerThe maize header enables you to harvest independently of rows or row spacing. As a result the MEX 5 offers manoeuvrable operation like a self-propelled harvester, either with the maize header or pick-up. The MEX 6 is the flexible trailed forager for maize and grass. Tractors up to 220 hp can therefore be utilized very cost-effectively and logistics are extremely easy to organise between the field and the silo.
- Working width 2.0 m (3 rows spaced 0.7 m apart)
- The header is mounted so that it can move up and down independently of the forager for best ground tracking.
- Lowest working height 135 mm.
- Powered by a direct drive system,
- the aggressive rings of teeth on the intake drums ensure loss-free feed in even the most challenging harvest conditions.
- High ground clearance (580 mm) for road transport and headland turns.
- Mechanically-driven feed augers on both sides as standard.
High performance – also in grass
1.90 m wide pick-up
Pick-upHigh loading speeds require a reliable and powerful pick-up. The MEX pick-up with six rows of tines delivers impressive performance – even at high forward speeds and in all harvest conditions. Only a clean crop can guarantee trouble-free fermentation for high quality silage.
- The wide pick-up guarantees maximum performance, even in difficult harvesting conditions such as in damp and short grass.
- The narrow tine spacing means that the forage is collected reliably even at high driving speeds.
- The pick-up tines are swept back to prevent damage to the sward, soil contamination and unnecessary wear on the tines.
- A height-adjustable windguard with a swath roller and the manoeuvrable auger ensure perfect forage flow even when loading is fast and the crop is short and wet.
- The pneumatic jockey wheels (15×6.0-6) touch the ground at the point of tine contact and guide the pick-up perfectly over every undulation.
- Free-wheel clutch for riskless reversing of feed system.
- Overload protection together with the feed rollers.
- For MEX 5 and MEX 6 with row-independent header as an option for harvesting grass.
Metal detector
Metal detectorThis device affords a high level of protection against damage caused through ferrous foreign objects entering the flywheel. If the magnetic field generated in the lower front feed roller is interrupted, the current is switched off causing the relay to close. The feed drive stops and by switching to reverse disgorges the crop along with the tramp metal. - High-performance grass harvesting
High-performance grass harvesting
Thanks to PÖTTINGER’s ongoing refinement policy the MEX 6 forager has gradually evolved to become one of the best throughput and most reliable flywheel forage harvesters available. Strongly built to withstand punishing workloads, it performs equally well in grass or maize crops.
MEX 6 – for high-performance grass harvesting
MEX 6PÖTTINGER bring their vast grassland machinery engineering experience to bear in the MEX 6. The well-proven Pöttinger flywheel design ensures maximum performance and renowned reliability. A choice of drive speeds means that the MEX 6 is suitable for tractors with a PTO output from as little as 100 hp right up to a maximum of 220 hp. Precision chop forage harvesters fitted with big diameter, heavy flywheels are capable of storing high reserves of kinetic energy. This stored energy enables them to power through heavy, lump swaths with ease and without loss of tractor power. MEX flywheel foragers also run quietly and smoothly with less wear.
- The 1.90 m pick-up is standard.
- For grass harvesting, flywheel speeds need to run constantly at 800 or 620 rpm. This is achieved by ordering the correct power band and drive pulley kit for the tractor hp available.
- The standard speed is 590 rpm, while a kit is also available for 620 rpm.
- Chop lengths 11 / 15 / 19 mm
- Chassis with 340/55-16 tyres.
MEX 6 – for maize and grass
MEX 6 in use- Energy-saving power transmission using power band for flywheel speed of 800 rpm.
- Standard chop lengths 5 / 7 / 9 mm, grain cracker.
- 1.90 m pick-up as an option with adapter kit for flywheel speed of 590 rpm with chop lengths 11 / 15 / 19 mm.
- Hydraulically adjustable pivoting drawbar – change between transport position and working position without leaving the driver’s seat.
- Chassis with hydraulically adjustable individual wheel suspension for working position and transport position, combined with header. Tyres 340/55-16.
- Pivoting hitch drawbar attached to linkage bar between lower links, clevis can be adjusted +/- 200 mm longitudinally.
- Easy service
Easy service
Grinding disc- Precise sharpening of the knives takes only a few minutes with the integrated grinding disc. On the MEX 5 the flywheel can be reversed for sharpening.
- The header is quickly removed and the feed system simply folded away. Shear bar and feed rollers are easily accessible for cleaning and servicing.
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