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Quality parts and precision engineering add years of productivity, savings and ROI.
Drago corn heads are known for their harvest efficiency. Innovations and features, including self-adjusting deck plates, extended gathering chains, longer knife rollers and more, make Drago the most productive brand in the field.
And a commitment to quality and innovation make Drago one of the most durable.
Performance and reliability are so important that Olimac — the global manufacturer of Drago corn heads — builds and tests every mechanized part within its own plant to assure its exceptional standard. No other brand engineers more precision or dependability into its parts and components.
Nothing says durability like a Drago gearbox. Along with its exceptionally robust bull gear are the industry’s first spiral-bevel gears. Designed for high speed and high-torque power, Drago’s spiral-cut gears engage more than one set of teeth for a significantly stronger load bearing surface and more efficient load transmission. Drago spiral-bevel gears deliver a smoother, quieter, longer-lasting performance with minimal need for repairs or replacements.
Drago GT is the first corn head to feature a radial slip clutch design with four different operations within each row unit. Both gathering chains, knife rollers and chopper gearbox each have their own dedicated slip clutch compared to the one-clutch-for-all approach of our competition. Rather than a single clutch set for the highest load setting, individual components with their own precise, protective setting means greater harvest reliability and significantly reduced potential for unwanted breakdowns and cost.
The Drago GT features the first chainless design — including the auger drive — that’s standard on all row configurations. Power is delivered through a simple inline design, called Endura Drive™, that transfers power directly through each row unit — eliminating two gears per row compared to our competition — for greater efficiency and durability. Drago gear-driven inline power and auger drives deliver long-lasting, virtually maintenance-free performance and reliability.
Top image (A): Major OEM blade with inconsistent application of tungsten.
Bottom image (B): "Drago blade with uniform laser-applied tungsten edge.
A commitment to durability extends to the performance of our roller knives and chopping blades with laser-applied tungsten, called EnduraClad™, to their working edge. Other brands apply tungsten to their knives with adhesives — a comparatively cheaper, low-tech process. Along with higher-quality steel, our metallurgical tests reveal that Drago’s laser-applied tungsten coating is denser and more consistent than those of either John Deere or Case IH. An even and consistent tungsten application is significant because it reduces areas of weak spots that subject knives to faster wear. In other words, the durability of a blade is only as good as the weakest point of its coating.
Gathering chains can look the same, but they sure don’t last the same. Metallurgical comparisons show Drago gathering chain pins are the hardest in the industry — the hard chrome coating itself is 20%-40% thicker than other brands. And when you consider that Drago chains ride on larger sprockets so they don’t have to bend as much, they can deliver thousands more acres of performance. Drago quality standards are higher than similar full-line brands — and significantly higher than off-brand replacement parts. We can prove it.
Olimac metallurgic tests showed that the coating on Drago blades is 50% more consistent than the next closest competitor, leading to a harder, longer-lasting blade.
