Bravíssima: meet the new Stara corn head

Stara debuts Bravíssima, your newest corn head for efficient harvesting, developed to deliver robustness, efficiency, and quality in the field. 

Bravíssima has improvements engineered from the farmers’ feedback and field tests with solutions that ease the operation and boost yield.

In this article, you’ll get to know the details of the remarkable features, functions, and advantages of this launching product, which takes the corn harvesting to a higher level.

Bravíssima development

The process to create the corn head has involved the Stara Product Engineering, which followed the entire life cycle of the brand launching products. After-sales reports, commercial information, and direct observations from harvesting operations in different areas of Brazil were analysed. 

The detailed mapping of different types of corn and crop conditions allowed the fine adjustment in each corn head system. 

According to Robson Gregori Fon Ribas, a Stara Product Development Research expert, the production diversities, and the constant investment in technologies were the base for the implement creation, and emphasizing again the brand commitment to the constant evolution in the field.

The goal was to create an even more robust, higher efficient and adjustable corn head to the different harvesting conditions by incorporating the improvements suggested by operators and identified in field tests.

One of the main remarkable features is the new line design, projected to ease the leaning corn harvest and boost yields. The row unit gearbox, now built in aluminum, reduces the weight and prolongs the durability. While the cone end, built in casting steel, delivers higher resistance and improves the operation angle during operations.

Additionally, the Bravíssima corn head is compatible with different corn plants and cover crop types. As a result, the implement ensures versatility to the farmer, who pursues efficiency even under adverse conditions. 

Six main remarkable features of the Bravíssima corn head

Hydraulic system of the deck plates

One of the cutting-edge features of Bravíssima is the hydraulic system for the deck plates opening. According to the agronomist engineer, Denis Eckert, Stara Product Marketing Analyst:

The hydraulic system for deck plates opening allows the operator to adjust the opening direct from the harvester cab, saving time and boosting yield.

This agility reduces the adjustment time and ensures the immediate adaptation to different corn stalk thickness, keeping the harvesting efficiency even in crop fields with different types of corn. 

 1. Ability to harvest corn intercropped with brachiaria

Bravíssima was developed to operate under challenging conditions. The versatility provides more reliability for the farmer who adopts integrated systems of production. The agronomist engineer, Denis Eckert states that:

Bravíssima harvests corn intercropped with brachiaria, something that many corn heads can’t perform efficiently.

 2. Torque limiters

The agricultural implement adds a torque limiter in the auger and individual limiters per row unit, with radial disarming system that avoids assembly damages and ensures a longer lifespan for the components. 

The system acts only on the row units that are impacted by interference, and it keeps the other ones operating and reducing unnecessary stops.

 3. Bravíssima assembly of row units

The Bravíssima assembly of row units delivers up to 30% less straw fed through the harvester, which helps with a lower fuel consumption and boosts the operating yield. This feature is crucial to keep the product quality harvested and reduce operating costs.

 4. Self-tensioning system

Thanks to the self-tensioning of the roller chains in the row units, Bravíssima automatically adjusts the tension to avoid gaps and premature wear. The result is less maintenance services, longer effective operating time, and more reliability during the entire harvest.

 5. Cleaning system for the stalk rollers

Other aspects reinforce the Bravíssima quality in the field. The harvest finish is cleaner, with corn stalks broken close to the ground, which facilitates decomposition and improves plantability for the next crop. 

The corn head also keeps the performance even when there are weeds, such as the purple morning glory and pouteria ramiflora, and operates curves and slopes efficiently, without losing the corn cobs.

 6. Height sensor

Another important resource is the height sensor (optional feature), available in models with more than 14 row units. 

It enables the operator to harvest closer to the soil, ensuring that all corn cobs are harvested and reducing losses. The system is provided with kits of 3 sensors which are adaptable to the operation needs.

Additional features of the corn head for the harvester

In addition to the main features, Bravíssima provides a series of resources that increase its efficiency and prolong its durability in the field:

• Rollers with 8 vanes – Ensuring a constant flow during harvest and provide a more uniform operation without interruptions;
• Roller chains with 6 lugs - Improving the material transport capacity, reducing clogging risks and keeping the constant performance during the whole operation;
• Multiple options for transmission gearbox rotation - Allowing the operator to adjust the speed according to the crop type and harvest conditions, boosting the yield.

The side cover is lightweight and resistant, and features two height levels, which helps to prevent corn cobs waste at the ends. 

On the other hand, the side transmission gearbox is bathed in grease and has an efficient self-compensating tensioner system with a spring, which allows the opposite activation without damaging the assembly.

Finally, the Bravíssima feeding system was engineered to avoid blockages. As a result, it ensures more uniformity in material feeding and keeps the constant flow even under adverse conditions.

Advantages for the farmer

Every agricultural technology incorporated into this launching product focuses to meet the actual needs of the ones who are in the field, the operator, and the farmer.

Longer useful operating time

Having quick adjustment and less stops for maintenance, the operator can get the most out of the seasons by harvesting larger areas before the rain falls.

Stable operation from the beginning to the end

Even in slope crop fields or with weeds, the uniform feeding avoids locking and makes sure the harvester corn head is fed with corn constantly, reducing the extra engine efforts. 

Versatility for different production systems

On farms that alternate between pure corn and corn intercropped with brachiaria, there is no need to change the corn head or make complex adjustments. Bravíssima can be adjusted to both conditions, and at the same time, keeping a constant performance.

In practice, these solutions mean less losses and higher savings. Less straw fed through the harvester results in higher operating yield and less fuel consumption. 

Service providers can benefit from Bravíssima too: the spacing can be changed from 45 cm to 50 cm by only changing the side plates of the central covers. As a consequence, reducing adaptation costs and increasing the usage options.

Near technical support

Any need for maintenance or adjustment is provided by the Stara dealers, which are equipped with spare parts and services nearby. Therefore, it avoids the farmer waiting for longer hours for assistance.

Availability and models of Bravíssima corn head

Bravíssima is available in a wide range of configurations, allowing the farmer to choose the most suitable model according to the farm size, crop spacing, and harvesting capacity.

¹ Approximate value. It may vary according to the desired configuration.

This flexibility enables Bravíssima to meet small farms that require more compact corn heads to large areas, where the models with a big number of row units ensure a high operating yield.

For more information about the dimensions and combinations can be found at the Stara dealer. Thus, ensuring that the chosen corn head is fully compatible with the harvester and crop field needs.

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Support and maintenance for the corn heads

Bravíssima was developed to deliver high performance without making the maintenance complex. As it doesn’t feature on-board technology, its maintenance is simple and is carried out by basic inspections and lubrication procedures by following the operator’s manual.

The maintenance is carried out by the Stara dealership network, which ensures genuine spare parts, skilled labor and full support for the farmer. It means that adjustments, inspections, or eventual replacement of components can be performed quickly to avoid long stops during the harvest.

Additionally, during the technical delivery, the operator receives practical instruction to get the most out of all resources and keep the equipment under ideal conditions to operate for a longer time.

Higher efficient and quality in corn harvesting

Bravíssima jumps higher when it comes efficient corn harvest by gathering robustness, practicality, and high standard finishing on a single implement. 

In this article, you learned all about the new Stara launching, its remarkable features, applications, and configurations. 

Did you like to know more about Bravíssima?

For further information on the Bravíssima corn head, visit the nearest Stara dealer and find out which is the perfect agricultural implement for your crop field.

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