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Case IH het alles wat jy nodig het vir hooimaak gebring na die Balfour Hooidag 2024
Andre Oldewagen, hoof van taktiese bemarking en produk portfolio by Case IH en NMI, verskaf 'n oorsig van die reeks produkte wat die handelsnaam na Balfour Hooidag bring. Elke jaar is 'n bietjie beter volgens die Case IH-span. E hierdie jaar het die splinternuwe Optum 300 trekker ook kom[...]
The operation and application of medium and big square balers Part 9: The bale accumulator, control system and maintenance
In this last edition of the baler series, we wrap up the section on big square balers with a few loose, but important points. The bale accumulator A bale accumulator can be attached to the back of a big square baler and runs on two castor wheels. The accumulator[...]
The operation and application of medium and big square balers – Part 5: Field operation
by GJ Stoltz (Reg Eng Tech) This month we move into the field where the hay is cut and already dried, to start with the baling operation. Baling can begin when the windrows are ready. Bale the driest hay first. The baler should move in the same direction that[...]
The operation and application of medium and big square balers – Part 3: The knotter, wire twister and bale preparation
by GJ Stoltz (Reg Eng Tech) When tying a knot in twine, the one end of the twine is held firmly in the twine disk by the twine holder. While the bale is formed, with every compression stroke of the plunger, twine is pulled from the twine box and[...]
Stalwart balers show their steel in first baling contest
Show and tell was at the order of the day when the top round balers converged recently to show their steel in the Valtrac and Farmboek baling competition on Vlakfontein, farm of Jonathan van Aswegen, near Parys. The competition was the first of its kind in South Africa and[...]