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-