For years Krone has relied on chains and slats for its variable-chamber balers, whereas the new VariPack is the first in the firm’s history to use belts. Here’s how we got on with the machine in a field of barley straw

Customer demand has resulted in Krone joining the rest of the variable-chamber baler pack using belts to form the bale. The new VariPack will be offered alongside the Bellima, Fortima, Comprima and Comprima X-Treme slat and chain models. Two of the positive side effects of fitting belts are that the machine is lighter and quieter.