The GRIMME VARITRON 470 is a 4-row self-propelled potato harvester designed to deliver an ideal balance of high performance, operator comfort, and exceptional manoeuvrability. Built for demanding harvesting conditions, the machine is engineered to ensure reliable crop lifting and efficient operation, even in difficult field environments where harvest quality and uptime are critical.
One of the key strengths of the VARITRON 470 is its versatility. It can be equipped with an extensive range of separator systems, allowing operators to adapt the machine to varying soil types, crop conditions, and harvesting requirements. This flexibility makes it suitable for farms and contractors looking for a machine that can maintain gentle crop handling while maximizing output.
The harvester’s wheeled chassis gives it a particularly high level of manoeuvrability, making it easier to operate in tighter field conditions or irregular field layouts. At the same time, the chassis is fitted as standard with large-volume tyres, which provide excellent soil protection by reducing ground pressure. This helps preserve soil structure and minimizes compaction, even when working under challenging or wet conditions.
For efficient crop handling, the VARITRON 470 is equipped with a 7-ton bunker. The bunker makes full use of its capacity thanks to the rotating bunker web, which ensures continuous and effective filling throughout operation. This design improves productivity in the field by optimizing bunker use and reducing unnecessary unloading interruptions.
Operator comfort and ease of use are central to the machine’s design. A large number of automated harvesting functions simplify the harvesting process and reduce operator workload. These features can all be conveniently controlled from the premium cab, which offers a high level of working and driving comfort during long harvesting days. This contributes to improved efficiency, reduced fatigue, and better overall machine control.
In terms of digital integration, the VARITRON 470 is connected to myGRIMME, GRIMME’s digital platform for machine and task data management. This enables easy storage, retrieval, and management of machine data and operational task data, supporting better fleet management, documentation, and performance tracking. Additionally, the SmartView video system gives the operator a constant overview of the machine’s most important functions, improving visibility, monitoring, and operational safety during harvesting.
Overall, the GRIMME VARITRON 470 is a high-capacity, technologically advanced self-propelled harvester that combines 4-row harvesting efficiency, excellent soil protection, flexible separation options, strong bunker performance, operator-focused comfort, and smart digital connectivity—making it a highly capable solution for professional potato harvesting operations.
The intake web and first main web are designed as webs at full width over 4 rows. This prevents blockages and provides a good overview of the entire intake. In addition, this minimises the maintenance effort and increases the ease of servicing.
Good overview and low maintenance costs.
The large dimensioned tyres ensure a high degree of ground protection and the steering angle of up to 63° enables high manoeuvrability on the headland. For the smallest possible turning circle, the wheels of the rear axle can be turned by +/- 20°.
High ground compaction protection and manoeuvrability
The unique and patented 7 t NonstopBunker allows a complete refilling of the bunker after unloading with maximum crop protection. The continuous, very rapid overloading enables an increase in harvest performance of up to 30% compared to harvesters with conventional standard bunkers.
NonstopBunker
