Kverneland 3400 B VARIOMAT
Plough | Reversible plough
High output for in-furrow/on-land operations and low costs of ownership
On-land & In-furrow New Generation of mounted reversible ploughs. Maximise output and ploughing performance 5 - 7 furrows
The advantages of this Reversible plough
- Easy swap In-furrow / On-land
- Ideal for tractors with dual wheels or rubber track
- Kverneland Trailer Transport Solution (TTS)
- Unique wheel memory system
- Smooth turnover action
- "4P" skimmers
Description
The New generation shearbolt model Kverneland 3400 B Variomat® is designed for peace of mind: high performances via a simple set-up, unbeatable low cost of ownership, unmatched robustness. The Trailer Transport Solution “TTS” offers the optimum maneuverability during transport. In-furrow to On-land is easily achieved in 2 simple steps. The pulling line adjusts automatically for the correct alignment at any time (Kverneland Auto-line). Combined with the renowned low draft Kverneland bodies, the fuel consumption is kept to its minimum while the lifetime of parts is extended beyond expectations. The adjustable “4P” skimmers enable the perfect ploughing. Shearbolts fitted to new robust legs shear sharp under 5 ton of pressure to guarantee a quality ploughing.
The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat® offers comfort with lower lift requirements than other brands. The headstock No 300 provides the necessary strength for a smooth reversing. Robust frame 120 x 200 mm. In its on-land configuration, the plough’s impressive offset (up to 3,85 m) allows the tractor to be positioned exactly to the drivers’ requirements.
The peace of mind is also illustrated with the unique wheel memory system that maintains the desired furrow depth settings after the reversing cycle. Likewise, one can choose an automatic front furrow adjustment instead of the standard mechanical solution.
Efficient re-consolidation in one pass: Kverneland packers and packer arm compatible.
Highlights
- Easy swap from In-furrow to On-land operations. The driver has fingertip control
- Smooth turnover action thanks to an efficient parallel linkage system which hydraulically moves the plough into a balanced position
- Ideal for tractors having dual wheels or rubber track
- "4P" skimmers enabling easy adjustments in 4 Positions. For ex. quick working depth central adjustment.
- Optional automatic front furrow adjustment. Mechanical front furrow adjustment is standard
- Unique wheel memory system that maintains the desired furrow depth settings after the reversing cycle
- Safe transport: Kverneland Trailer Transport Solution (optional)
- Efficient re-consolidation in one pass. Kverneland packers and packer arm compatible
Features
Features
Kverneland Heat Treatment Technology:
- more than 140 years of experience
- steels that withstand the toughest of conditions
- best robustness/weight ratio on the market
- for equivalent robustness, competitors would add more steel and therefore more weight, quicker wear, dissappointing ploughing results
Kverneland Steels:
- Benefits from less weight:
easier to pull/lower fuel consumption/lower lift requirement/reduced wear and stress for the tractor/more economical … - Benefits from more resistance:
minimum breakage/less maintenance/lower rotation for wearing parts/time saving/highest 2nd hand plough value/longer life for the plough/more economical…
Problems always happen when the plough is being used, when the work must be done!
A Kverneland plough is a peace mind!
More info: Kverneland Technology
Excellent Ploughing Quality
They are renowned all over the world for their:
- excellent ploughing quality
- outstanding wear resistance
- low draft requirements
Bodies of a unique steel.
Kverneland Technology: 12 hours carburising heat treatment process for:
- optimum wear resistance (sharp as a diamond)
- the necessary flexibility to absorb impacts
Body No. 8 – “Universal body”
for light to heavy soils
good trash burial
easy pulling
Depth: 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)
Body No. 9 – “Deep Universal body”
for heavier soils and deeper ploughing
well turned and packed furrows
easy pulling
Depth: 15 to 35 cm (6 to 14”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)
Body No. 28 – “Wide tyre body”
suits all soils; even heavier soils than body 8
very wide empty furrow for tractor wheels up to 710 mm
good turning and well packed
easy pulling
suitable for Depth: 12 to 30 cm ( 5 to 12”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)
Body No. 30 – “Finger body”
for sticky-stony soil and abrasive soils
good work in heavier soils
best crumbling effect
wide furrow bottom,
Depth: 20 to 35 cm (8 to 14”)
Width: 30 to 55 cm (12 to 22”)
Body No. 34 – Plastic mouldboard
Long and slim shape (similar to body 28)
For soils with high humus content without stones
Advised for tactors with large tyres
Easy pulling
Working depth: 12-35cm
Working width: 30-55cm
Landside / mouldboard: 40 degree
Body No. 38
universal body – easy to pull
for any soil conditions
recommended for tractors with large tyres
from deep to shallow ploughing
perfect turning of the furrow slice
working depth: 12-35 cm
working width: 30-55 cm
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 40 – “Finger body”
easy to pull finger body
identical shape to body No.38
for wet, sticky, abrasive stony conditions
recommended for tractors with large tyres
crumble effect. Market furrows at low speed (winter ploughing)
working depth: 12-35 cm
working width: 30-55 cm
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Importance of heat treatment
- The frame is an essential part of the plough construction. For Kverneland quality standards, a non heat treated part is a weak part!
- Kverneland frames are heat treated by induction twice. The temperature transfer to the steel is closely monitored. The frame gains 3 times as much strength. This unique Kverneland induction processes provides robustness and flexibility while ensuring an outstanding durability.
Stronger but not heavier
- For the equivalent Kverneland robustness, competitors would use more steel in thickness or in dimensions, therefore producing a heavier frame.
- Heavier frame impacts negatively pulling forces, wearing of parts, lifting capacities, tractor life time, and fuel consumption.
Long lasting
- Weldings are also a critical weakness for a plough frame. Kverneland frames are supplied as one sole part!
Excellent Ploughing Quality
They are renowned all over the world for their:
- excellent ploughing quality
- outstanding wear resistance
- low draft requirements
Bodies of a unique steel.
Kverneland Technology: 12 hours carburising heat treatment process for:
- optimum wear resistance (sharp as a diamond)
- the necessary flexibility to absorb impacts
Body No. 8 – “Universal body”
for light to heavy soils
good trash burial
easy pulling
working depth: 15-28 cm (6-11”)
working width: 30-50 cm (12-20”)
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 9 – “Deep universal body”
for heavier soils and deeper ploughing
well turned and packed furrows
easy pulling
working depth: 18-30 cm (7-12”)
working width: 30-50 cm (12-20”)
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 28 – “Wide tyre body”
suits all soils; even heavier soils than body 8
very wide empty furrow for tractor wheels up to 710 mm
good turning and well packed
easy pulling
working depth: 12-30 cm ( 5-12”)
working width: 30-55 cm (12-22”)
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 30 – “Finger body”
for sticky-stony soil and abrasive soils
good work in heavier soils
crumbling effect
wide furrow bottom
working depth: 18-35 cm (7-14”)
working width: 30-55 cm (12-22”)
landside / mouldboard: 46°
Body No. 34 – Plastic mouldboard
long and slim shape (similar to body 28)
for soils with high humus content without stones
recommended for tactors with large tyres
easy pulling
working depth: 12-35cm (5-14")
working width: 30-55cm (12-22")
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 38
universal body – easy to pull
for any soil conditions
recommended for tractors with large tyres
from deep to shallow ploughing
perfect turning of the furrow slice
working depth: 12-35 cm (5-14")
working width: 30-55 cm (12-22")
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Body No. 40 – “Finger body”
easy to pull
for wet, sticky, stony conditions
recommended for tractors with large tyres
from deep to shallow ploughing
crumble effect, marked furrow at low speed (winter ploughing)
working depth: 12-35 cm (5-14")
working width: 30-55 cm (12-22")
landside / mouldboard: 40°
Stepless Vari-width® system for infinite adjustments of working width. Kverneland’s world patented system is available either with hydraulic or mechanical furrow adjustments.
Benefits:
- Easy variation of ploughing capacity
- Perfect match at all time between tractor capacity, implement and soil conditions
- Time saving: up to 30% more capacity
- Cost saving: up to 18% reduction in fuel consumption in relation with increased ploughing capacity
- Better work: plough up to the hedges, fences, trees and ditches
- Minimum wear: unique non-wearing linkage joint between the beams and the mainframe section
- Perfect line of pull at all time. Kverneland’s Vari-width offers the correct parallel linkage along the whole plough. Therefore, lower draft requirement, minimum wear and tear.
The new shear bolt legs are stronger than ever. Their new design enables a shear cut of the bolts under a pressure as high as 5000 kg.
No stretch of the bolt which could lead to a possible deformation of the leg under pressure. The new design ensures that the shear bolt can be instantly replaced in an easy manner which guarantees a consistent ploughing quality.
Smart, spare bolts are handily stored on the head stock.
The Kverneland Variomat® is the most reliable and user friendly system on the market. It allows the ideal match between the soil conditions, the plough and the tractor for the most cost efficient output. When changing the working width on a Kverneland Variomat® plough, there is no need to adjust the pulling line. It adjusts automatically. The plough always works straight which ensures that ploughing performances are maintained. This is Kverneland Auto-line.
Kverneland Auto-Line guarantees the correct pulling line at any time. It bears a number of benefits such as preventing side pulls and unnecessary high landside pressure. It ensures a quality ploughing with less fuel consumption. The life time of wearing parts is also extended. Not least, no time spent on correcting a disturbed pulling line after changing the working width.
The 1st furrow flexibility: it can be adjusted independently from the working width of the plough. Hence, one can choose a specific working width of the 1st furrow for hilly conditions compensations. When activating the Variomat®, the first furrow width keeps its setting in respect to the plough working width. The pulling line remains correct.
Well adjusted skimmers is crucial. As every farmer knows, skimmers that are set up in the correct way make the ploughing result.
"4P" skimmers are adjustable in 4 Positions for the best ploughing performances in a simple manner.
a) working depth. When changing the ploughing depth, the working depth of the skimmers must be adjusted. The central adjustment of the skimmers makes it easy and quick.
b) to prevent stone blockages or to favor a gentle cut of a grass land, just change the angle of the skimmer via 2 eccentric bolts only.
c) to adapt to the speed of operations, move the skimmer more or less forward.
d) for specific trash and soil conditions, just set the skimmer to «More On-land work» via a lateral repositioning.
Kverneland hydraulic wheels uniqueness
The wheel settings are kept after reversal at headlands !
A unique memory system: define your ploughing depth and block it via 2 handles. After reversal, the wheel comes back automatically to the defined working depth. Peace of Mind !
On the move adjustments for a shallower ploughing are still possible.
NB: only available for rear mounted wheels
Optimum maneuverability and extra safety during transport
Kverneland is the inventor of the Trailer Transport Solution (TTS). It offers the possibility to maneuver safely in narrow passes or roundabouts. It also protects the head stock from unnecessarily stress during transport. The Kverneland plough behaves just like a trailer behind a tractor. The pivot point of tractor and implement combination is located in the middle. Therefore, there is no tilting out: a safe transport !
Less than 1 minute to go from Transport to Ploughing position !
Technical specifications
Technical specifications
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| Model | 3400 B Variomat | |
|---|---|---|
| Interbody clearance cm | 85/100 | |
| Head- stock | Nº 300 | |
| Type of beam | Shearbolt | |
| Working width cm | 30-50/35-55 | |
| Underbeam clearance cm | 80 | |
| No. of furrows | 5, 5+1, 6, 6+1, 7 | |
| Weight (kg) 5 furrows | 2040 | |
| Weight (kg) 6 furrows | 2248 | |
| Weight (kg) 7 furrows | 2456 | |
| Lift requirement (kg) 5 furrows | 6100 | |
| Lift requirement (kg) 6 furrows | 7000 | |
| Lift requirement (kg) 7 furrows | 8500 |
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Product FAQ`s
The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat is designed as a high-output reversible plough that offers greater flexibility, efficiency, and ease of use compared to a conventional one-way plough.
Key advantages include:
Flexible operation: Easy switching between in-furrow and on-land ploughing to suit different tractor setups and field conditions
Automatic alignment: The Auto-line system automatically adjusts the pulling line, improving traction and reducing the need for manual setup
Consistent performance: A wheel memory system ensures the plough returns to the pre-set working depth after each turn
Smooth handling: A stable and controlled turnover action reduces stress on the machine and improves operator comfort
Transport safety: An optional Trailer Transport Solution (TTS) enhances stability and safety during road transport
Low cost of ownership: Built for robustness, simple setup, and reduced maintenance over time
Overall, the reversible design allows continuous ploughing in both directions, improving field efficiency and reducing time lost compared to traditional one-way ploughing.
Max tractor power: up to 350 hp (Headstock No. 300).
Lift requirements (by furrow count)
5 furrows: 6100 kg
6 furrows: 7000 kg
7 furrows: 8500 kg
Both in-furrow and on-land ploughing have specific advantages, and the best choice depends on your tractor setup and field conditions. The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat is designed to support both methods, allowing operators to switch easily in just two simple steps.
In-furrow ploughing is typically suited to standard tractor configurations and can provide stable traction and consistent working depth
On-land ploughing is often preferred when using tractors with dual wheels or rubber tracks, as it reduces soil compaction and avoids running in the furrow
The ability to switch quickly between these modes allows operators to adapt to changing conditions, such as soil type, moisture levels, or tractor configuration, without complex setup.
Yes. The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat is specifically designed for both in-furrow and on-land ploughing. It features an easy switching system, allowing operators to quickly change between in-furrow and on-land operation when needed.
or stony or difficult soil conditions, Kverneland positions auto-reset protection as the most suitable option. On models like the Kverneland 3400 B Variomat, the auto-reset system is designed for tough environments where obstacles are more frequent.
Auto-reset protection: Each plough body can release independently when hitting an obstacle, helping protect both the plough and tractor while maintaining working flow
Shearbolt protection: Typically used in less demanding conditions where fewer obstacles are expected
How to choose:
If your priority is reliable performance in stony or challenging ground, Kverneland identifies auto-reset as the appropriate protection system due to its durability and ability to handle repeated impacts.
The 3400 B Variomat is fitted with shearbolt legs (Type of beam: Shearbolt).
Maintenance on the Kverneland 3400 B Variomat is designed to be minimal and straightforward. Kverneland highlights that the plough has only a few greasing points, helping reduce routine service time.
The Variomat system itself is described as maintenance-free, as it uses non-wearing, heat-treated cones and bushes. This design supports long-term durability while limiting the need for regular adjustments or part replacement.
The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat is positioned for high-output ploughing in the 5–7 furrow range, making it suitable for larger-scale operations where productivity is a priority.
Maximum configuration shown is 7 furrows (available configurations listed: 5, 5+1, 6, 6+1, 7).
The Kverneland 3400 B Variomat features an adjustable working width, typically in the range of 30–50 cm or 35–55 cm, allowing operators to adapt the plough to different soil conditions and performance requirements.
The Variomat system enables continuous working width adjustment, allowing operators to fine-tune the plough setup for optimal performance. The Auto-line system automatically corrects the pulling line as the width changes, reducing the need for manual adjustment.
