The cutter bars – designed for harvesting bent fruit – and the reel are adjustable vertically with a hydraulic system.
An elevator transports the cleaned grain to a sorting cylinder on the roof.
The Selbstfahrer′s roof can store up to ¾ – 1 tonne of grain (15–20 sacks, 50 kg each).
Like later Claas combine harvesters, the Selbstfahrer has a three-speed-gearbox with an additional reverse gear.
It also has a hydraulically controlled continuously variable transmission (CVT) that uses a belt to transfer the torque.
It is mounted on the roof to prevent the air intake from drawing in the threshing dust.
[4] The torque is transmitted to the gearbox with a single disc dry clutch.