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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of balers and wrappers.
February 4, 2011
After selling its former baler factory to French machinery giant Kuhn, Kverneland daughter brand Vicon is now back in the round baler business with both fixed- and variable-chamber machines. Andrew Faulkner takes a tour of…
June 16, 2010
Service: Massey Ferguson 2150 big square baler James Pavey, workshop manager for the Big Bale Co (South) Ltd, picks out some pre-season service points on MF's 2100-series balers and passes on interesting tips. Andrew Pearce…
April 21, 2010
USED MACHINERY: McHale Fusion 1 and Fusion 2 baler wrappers: Back in 2002, McHale introduced its Fusion combination baler wrapper. Specifically designed to produce and wrap silage bales, the original model was superseded by Fusion…
February 21, 2010
USED MACHINERY: Claas Quadrant 2200 and 2100 balers: Claas Quadrant 2100 and 2200 Roto Feed balers are relatively simple and well proven. As such, pre-owned examples can make a good buy, although you clearly need…
September 10, 2009
The ‘boxy’ styling of Vicon’s new big baler may seem dated, yet there’s nothing antiquated about the crop-packaging technology concealed beneath those large, single-piece side panels
June 12, 2009
Welger 730 and 830 balers: Welger AP 730 and AP 830 conventional balers have been in production since the late 1980s with a design that has much in common with their AP 73 and AP…
January 9, 2009
Vicon BalePack fixed-chamber round baler/wrapper: Vicon introduced its BalePack in-line round baler and wrapping system in 2000. Built around the RF 130 fixed-chamber baler, the BalePack system was expanded to include variable-chamber RV 1601 and…
September 11, 2008
Practical test: Tanco 1514 Twin Autowrap bale wrapper While most will associate bale wrapping with either trailed or rear-mounted machines, these are by no means the only configuration options. Other suggestions? Well, here's one: A…
April 4, 2008
Driving impression: Massey Ferguson 2190 big baler For the past 25+ years, the US-built Hesston big baler has been the machine against which all others in its 4ft x 4ft bale profile class have been…
December 7, 2007
Driving impression: Vicon RV2190 Balepack round baler/wrapper Launched at the end of last summer, there are some important specification differences between Vicon's RV2160 and 2190 variable-chamber round balers and the RV1601 and 1901 machines that…
July 21, 2007
Driving impression: Claas Quadrant 3400 big baler Shifting straw as quickly and efficiently as possible. That, according to Claas, is the Quadrant 3400's entire raison d'être. This big baler pumps out 1.2m wide by 1.0m…
