BiG M vs. Alfalfa

The BiG Performance Demo Tour was at Faber’s Farm Equipment in Inwood, IA last week.  Despite the record heat in that area of the country the day of the demo was a breezy 85°.  Several people interested in the BiG M came to see it work.  Some were dairymen and ranchers while others were custom harvesters.   Two fields of alfalfa were cut that day.

The first field cut was 25 acres right behind the dealership.  After finishing off the 25 acres, in no time at all, we moved three miles down the road to a 40 acre field of alfalfa.  Each person that came to the demo was given a chance to ride in the BiG M while cutting.  This gave everyone a first had experience of the features, advantages, and benefits of the BiG M.  While people were taking turns riding, others had the opportunity to talk to me, along with a few others from Krone, about the BiG M and other pieces of Krone equipment.  I showed everyone the heavy duty, EasyCut cutterbar along with the SafeCut hubs, which provide ultimate cutterbar protection.  The SafeCut hub system centers on a roll pin that connects each mower disc to the disc drive shaft and that shears upon impact, allowing the disc to rotate up out of the way of neighboring discs and protecting all elements in the cutterbar driveline.

After the BiG M demo I did a BiG Pack 1290 HDP walk around for some people that were interested in the large square balers.  I showed and told them what the differences were between the BiG Pack 1290 and the BiG Pack 1290 HDP.  The BiG Pack 1290 HDP produces a 3 x 4 bale, like the BiG Pack 1290, but using the HDP baler will result in a 25% heavier bale.  The HDP baler has a much heavier flywheel, a longer bale chamber, and the frame is much stronger.   

This week the demos are at Plainview Agri Power in Plainview, MN.  We have already demoed a BiG Pack 1290 HDP and a BiG X 700.  I will let you know about how those demos went next week.

-Martin-

Custom Harvesters Meet the BiG X 1000

Last week was spent in Indiana where we were able to conduct demos for two different custom harvesters.  A BiG X 1000 with the EasyFlow 3801 hay head was demoed to each custom harvester.  

 

The first gentleman we demoed to has been running various choppers to try to find the best one that suites his needs.  I was able to explain all of the great features of the BiG X to him and he got his two main operators in the seat for the demo.  We chopped about 100 acres of Alfalfa and ran the chopper most of the day.  The operators commented that the ride in the BiG X was very smooth, which is very important when you spend the whole day in the machine.  The smooth ride is due to the large tires and rear axle suspension.  They were also very impressed with the high chopping capacity in combination with the fuel efficiency of the BiG X 1000.  Another convenience on the BiG X they mentioned was the easy access to the engines and main components, such as the kernel processor.  

The second custom harvester that we demoed to ran the BiG X 1000 himself to determine how the machine ran.  By the end of the day he ran the BiG X 1000 for about 50 acres and he had found many features he really liked.  He liked the EasyFlow hay head because of how heavy it was built and because of its camless pick up.  The camless pick up was very important to him because in his area of the country there is a lot of sand which causes parts to wear out quicker.  The camless pick up on the EasyFlow head has fewer moving parts which means less wear, fewer replacement parts and less down time.  Inside the cab of the BiG X, he liked how easy it was to change the chopping settings on the monitor while on the go.  He also noted the view out of the cab was unobstructed and he was able to see everything he needed to while enjoying the benefits of having tented windows. 

This week we are around New Hamburg, Ontario.   I will give an update on the demos up there when we finish them.  

-Martin-