September 29, 2025
Fendt Rotana 160V XtraCut baler: Passing the baton
PRACTICAL TEST: We were able to use the Fendt Rotana 160V XtraCut to make bales up to 1.60m throughout last summer. Read on to find out what we thought of it.
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Balers & wrappers
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of balers and wrappers.
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September 3, 2025
Rhys Lewis Agri Hire: Knowledge and a dollop of bravery
REPORT: With the jump in machinery prices, it takes a bit of nerve and a healthy dollop of ambition to go out and buy a selection of kit with the aim of starting a hire…
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September 2, 2025
J & J A Venables and Son, Cheshire: Well rounded business
REPORT: J & J A Venables and Son farm under the shadow of Joderal bank observatory in Lower Withington, Cheshire with 40 hectares of their own, and another 80ha rented, they have grown their business…
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July 5, 2025
New Holland Big Baler with IntelliSense: Radar baler
DRIVING IMPRESSION: IntelliSense utilises a LiDAR sensor to control both the steering and ground speed of the tractor when big square baling. We were able to have a brief drive last summer to learn more.
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May 9, 2025
Round baler wrapper combination market round up: Making it a wrap
REPORT: Nearly every combi baler maker is now offering a film-on-film binding system which allows users to quickly swap between net and plastic. Here is our round up of how each make goes about its…
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May 9, 2025
Kuhn FBP 3135 BalePack and VBP 3165 Combi Baler: Fixed or vari combi?
USED MACHINERY: Kuhn launched its fixed chamber FBP 3135 BalePack wrapper baler in 2015, with an update to the Twin-reel binder in 2017. The variable chamber VBP 3165 Combi Baler was introduced in 2019, a…
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May 9, 2025
Bale collector: Four in one will go
WORKSHOP: The idea of adding a bale collector behind our round baler came to us approximately two years ago when we bought a second-hand inline bale wrapper. The capability to run the wrapper behind the…
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December 10, 2024
New Holland Pro-Belt 165 CropCutter round baler: Front line player
PRACTICAL TEST: New Holland’s Pro-Belt variable-chamber baler with the 25-knife CropCutter chopping system came into its own in last season’s difficult conditions. Read on to see why we liked the PB165.
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October 1, 2024
AM Jervis and Son – Equi-Grass: Fuelling the equine elite
REPORT: Looking at ways to hone its hay and haylage making business has led AM Jervis and Son to invest in a front-mounted merger to see if it could benefit crop making. We hear what…
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July 1, 2024
Packing bales: Big bale boss
REPORT: WRM Agri, based in Toppesfield Essex, bales straw for energy production and is contracted to pump out 12-15,000 tonnes per season. We spoke to owner Will Murphy about his latest machine, a Krone Gen…
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June 1, 2024
New Holland Roll-Belt RB150 balers: Condition not age
USED MACHINERY: New Holland Roll-Belt RB150 balers: Condition not age. New Holland Roll-Belt balers were launched in 2013 to replace the variable chamber BR series. Offered in two sizes, RB150 and RB180, to produce bales…