Farm balers



    The new i-Bio from Kuhn.
    The i-Bio baler-wrapper combination extends Kuhn's grass harvesting range, offering a compact, lightweight, efficient and high-speed one-man operation.
    Krone's new Ultima, which is claimed to be the world's first fully automatic and non-stop baler wrapper, will be launched at Agritechnia 2012, taking place at Hanover, Germany in mid-November.
    Krone is launching a range of higher output balers aimed at large-scale farmers and contractors that can boost work rates by an extra 20 per cent, but when working in light crops, can also allow operators to reduce the PTO speed from 1000rpm to 800rpm to save fuel costs.
    The Bellima, a new low-maintenance fixed chamber round baler that produces rock hard bales from silage, hay and straw, has been launched by Krone UK.
    The latest addition to the Claas baler range is the Quadrant 3300 which brings the new bale format of 90cm x 120cm and closes the gap between the existing Quadrant 3200 and the Quadrant 3400 models.
    Massey Ferguson has introduced two new baler tools that boost output, increase hay and straw quality and allow farmers and contractors to use accurate tonnage figures to buy and sell forage. The new Integrated Bale Weighing System (IBWS) and HayBoss preservative applicator made their UK debut at the 2011 Grassland Event.
    Deere & Company and Kuhn Group have announced that they are establishing a strategic cooperation that will see Kuhn manufacturing John Deere-branded large square balers for markets in Western and Eastern Europe, Northern Africa and the Near and Middle East.
    John Deere's all-new 900 Series variable-chamber round balers feature a revolutionary Fast Release System (FRS) that can lead to savings of up to an hour a day during harvest.
    The Profitable Farming Company has launched a new Baler's Choice automatic preservative application unit suitable for use with round and conventional balers.
    New Holland Agriculture has won a Silver medal at the Sima Show's 2011 innovation awards for the Crop ID system that's available for the BB9000 range of large square balers. The innovative technology was recognised by the Sima jury as it will enable users to identify each and every individual bale thanks to a highly sophisticated tagging system.
    Following the sale of its previous baler range to Kuhn, Vicon has revealed a new range of fixed- and variable-chamber round balers for 2011 that will also be joined by conventional small balers, wrappers and combination baler-wrappers.
    Claas Variant variable chamber round balers are renowned for their high output and the density of the bales that they produce, regardless of bale width. For 2011, Claas has introduced a new version of the Variant baler, the Variant Pro, which has the potential to achieve greater output and efficiency.
    THE new Lely Welger RPC445 Tornado features a fully automatically adjustable wrapping system. Shown for the first time at Agritechnica 2009, it will be produced in a small series in 2010.
    KUHN has expanded its hay-making range with the all-new fixed and variable chamber round baler BalePack models that offer a bale-and-wrap combination for one-man-operation with massive capacity.
    THE new MF 2140, which produces 800mm wide x 700mm high bales, will join the Massey Ferguson MF 2100 large square baler range at Agritechnica 2009.
    KRONE's MaxFlow system optimises the crop flow on the company's XC big balers. Thanks to a combination of innovative features, the new system improves the flow of material through the machine.
    CLAAS has introduced a new heavy-duty fixed-chamber round baler range, the Rollant 454 RC, Rollant 455RC and the Rollant 455 Uniwrap.
    THE 2009 Cereals Event will present the first opportunity in the UK for farmers to see balers in Kuhn UK livery following the company’s acquisition of the Kverneland Group’s baler division late in 2008.
    DESIGNED for large farms and contractors looking for higher density bales and increased versatility, John Deere’s new 864 Premium variable-chamber round baler was previewed at Cereals 2009.
    KUHN Group has announced the acquisition of the baler division of Kverneland Group, including its factory located at Geldrop, in the Netherlands.
    BIG square balers are big business, and it's a segment of the market that's likely to grow as biomass increases in importance as fuel in its own right, and as feedstock for biofuel production.


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