The BiG Performance Demos have officially started! So far, the weather has made performing the demos a bit of a challenge. About every week since the middle of May there has been rain in the forecast. However, we have been able to get out there and show the machines between rain showers.
The first demo was in Oakfield, NY. The customer was already familiar with Krone since they had run a BiG M II in the past and are currently running a BiG M 400. They are now interested in finding a self propelled forage harvester that is fuel efficient. We took a BiG X 650 to their farm to show them how the BiG X could benefit their operation. They were impressed by the BiG X because of how heavy the machine is built and how reliable it is. Also, they were very pleased by the quality and consistency of chop.
For the next demo we moved to a town just outside Watertown, NY to a customer who was looking for a quicker and more efficient way to cut his hay. Currently, the customer is using two windrowers, but he wants a way to cut with less fuel in fewer hours. The BiG M 400 was brought in for this demo. The BiG M 400 can cut up to 40 acres per hour and replace up to 2 windrowers, not to mention the labor savings. The BiG M only uses .47 gallons/acre and is 65% more fuel efficient when compared to a conventional windrower. A feature that this customer really liked was the standard SafeCut hubs. SafeCut hubs provide ultimate cutterbar protection. The system centers on a roll pin that connects each mower disc to the drive shaft and that shears off if the disc hits an obstacle, protecting all elements in the cutterbar driveline. If the cutterbar does hit an obstacle, simply replace the sheared roll pin and you are back in the cab working again. The BiG M also comes standard with the Krone HD cutterbar. The HD cutterbar is a heavy built cutterbar that has an increased lifespan. The customer was impressed with the quality of the cutterbar because it would work great in the rocky conditions of New York.
The latest demo was yesterday in Salem, NY where we demoed a BiG X 650. The customer really liked the BiG X because it is extremely efficient and has low fuel consumption. They also wanted to see the BiG M 400 so we are going back to show them the BiG M at work on their farm. They want to be able to cut faster and still have a high quality of cut. As we have already seen here, there is a lot of rain this time of the year in New York. Therefore, farmers need to be able to cut and chop fast enough to get the crop up before it gets rained on. The BiG M is the right machine to get the job done!
We will demo the BiG M 400 close to Saratoga Springs, NY today and the BiG X 650 hopefully on Saturday. The customer we are doing a demo for today already has a BiG X V8 and two trailed EasyCut 6210 mowers. Next week the plan is to move up to New Hamburg, Canada and do some demos up there. I’ll let you know what goes on up there next week!
-Martin-
