The Kverneland FastBale

Diarmuid & Seamus called up from Kverneland Ireland to give us a demo of the Fastbale, and run us through how non-stop baling is achieved.
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[@tipperarymick5337]

Remarkable piece of engineering. To be able to keep it so compact, the way the wrapping table operates, and the fact that the center of the bale is compacted before transferring to the main chamber should make this a fantastic machine.

[@Tomherbs]

Great for any person from the island of Ireland to invent a worldwide product.

[@DavidThomas-qu8mh]

Absolutely. I don't think I've ever seen a baler quite like this one. Hats off to Seamus for designing a compact baler/wrapper combination. I'm sure it will do well on smaller farms where field sizes are an issue.

[@cc_agri_shorts3487]

Omg the best vid so far on the grassmen channel!!

[@georgedraper992]

That grass was very fresh, like to see it in wilted grass , Seamus has designed a serious machine there

[@jasondavies4887]

Wilted grass is easyer for baler to bale thain fresh grass.

[@dmsentra]

Fantastic machine.

[@sacredcrosscattleco.9122]

I’ve always been Impressed by these style of machines. The only setback I see is baling on a steep hill fields .

[@MODLEFARMER-td6bk]

Another great video I love grassmen me and me daddy watch it most evenings with a mug of tea grassmen has taught me so much about farming tractors and machinery in general keep it up great video👍👍👍👌👌👌👌🚜🚜🚜

[@michealwhite8776]

Goodman Seamus on your design ... its amazing how people come up with these ideas.

[@jagriculturefilms2630]

Really nice baler and tractor 🚜 I have watched grass men for ages

[@ArchersView]

Excellent video & very comprehensive interview, looks like a great bailer!

[@astonmcleod5344]

Genius, such an obvious solution. kudos to the engineers.

[@johnclaffey7218]

Seamus is a very very clever man. Genius design.

[@dannycrooks8462]

It's a great baler makes great shaped and tight bales 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Rawwbot]

Impressive but not the first Baler with variable Compression Chamber, Krone Comprima F155 XC from 2010? comes to mind. And yes, the Krone could baler without stopping, it even came with an optional Bale-Wrapper. What Kverneland achieved is a very compact Baler with a variable Compression Chamber which is impressive consindering how "Small" the Kverneland Baler and Wrapper Combo is. Greetings from Germany

[@bradleamon4466]

How much horsepower do you need for these balers regardless of brand how much do they cost and are they available in Australia

[@Grassmen]

150 plus Horsepower....unsure about the rest, you would probably need to speak to a Kverneland dealer

[@NoahKerkinAgri]

Great bit of kit👌

[@alanoboyle8068]

Great video pity ye didn’t ask the question that we all want to know how many bales is she capable off bailing in an a hour for anyone consider buying a baler off that captaincy apart from operator ease of use crop flow and bale density and dealer backup thats gonna be the next question and probably apart from price will be a huge deciding factor

[@nicofabbri6584]

In optimal condition you can reach 100Bales per hour!

[@patodwyer721]

Very impressive

[@MrDabaja]

Great video!

[@SimonKL11]

When rain is on the way, this baler won't waste a minute😉👍

[@user-pe4sx7ey3m]

Great 👍 job

[@funwithtractors8699]

Superb technology

[@CDAgri]

Lovely bailer and 🚜

[@michaelpowell9640]

Awesome video 📹

[@tractorcorleone]

Cool farm machinery at work 👍🙂💪

[@ryangriffin9507]

Hello grassmen class to see a fastbale on a mighty fendt

[@papajimpapajim5507]

There’s the future of round baleing right there .

[@davidbrennan3613]

Unreal machine

[@hughmarcus1]

Great concept. Good to hear that it can do film instead of net. Why anyone would want to use net now, is beyond me.

[@vipergt500r]

question is how hard are the bails and can the bailer handle working at max pressure, thats where the money is saved.

[@jayd1974]

Seems a decent machine 👍

[@Modlendingen]

It's a interesting baler, and if you look back 15 to 20 years, the development of balers have gone far! But i wonder, what are the weight on one of these compared to a Mchale Fusion or a Claas Uniwrap? It dosen't look as bulky as the Fusion, but it can be heavy either way :)

[@iainclancy4163]

8 ton according to the company's technical specifications

[@dexterquincy1]

how big a bale can it make and what kind of weight in the bale

[@marcoszamanillotolin5335]

Asta que medida podría aces la volá?

[@David-hx9yl]

Nice bailer wounder if the general farmer could afford it as a McHale will be hard to beat

[@peroklinkon]

What size bales does it make? Didn't catch it in the video

[@Fjarninger]

@ritch yep 4x4ft or 1.26 x 1.27m

[@sarahmonaghan1314]

Hi love the videos

[@sarahmonaghan1314]

Thank you for the like

[@tommurphy6062]

How much weight is in this looks heavy

[@daniensmith823]

What size is the bales great looking machinery thanks glassman 🤣

[@Fjarninger]

1,26 x 1,27 m or 4ft x 4ft is written on the Kvernland/Vicon/Kubota homepage.

[@farmerlamb2372]

Would like to see it in the same field as a fusion to compare for weight etc, I know the fusion isn't a non stop baler but it does make a great bale! I'm not knocking the Kverneland, would be nice to compare.

[@paddyburke5945]

That unit was on demo where I work. They baled a 15acre field with that and a fusion. Fusion made 81 bales. That made 80 bales.

[@johnwakley7165]

@@paddyburke5945 it’s a very good concept though. One thing you have to bare in mind this 1st gen machine with only a few years of development straight off the bat was able to keep pace with a 3rd/4th gen machine with getting in nearly 20 years of development. Although what kind of bale it makes would also be important to see

[@tipperarymick5337]

@@johnwakley7165 I would imagine because of how the bale is compacted first in the pre-chamber and then again in the main chamber it should make a very firm bale as the center of the bale is getting compacted as well.

[@Rx37Legacy]

@@johnwakley7165 Also like they say, it's a lot more comfortable driving a continuous baler rather than having to StopStart all the time. And a lot easier on the tractor.

[@kierancl]

the less stress on the tractor is the main thing here and also the more comfort for the drive with less stopping and starting. Would prefer this type of machine any day even if it was slightly slower than others

[@kalle8836]

ive heard, it dosent speed the procces up that much since since u have to go much slower with this baler,

[@eastcorkcheeses6448]

It looks small and compact untill you see the lads standing next to the tyres , and how small the bales look coming out the back !!!

[@sandman8993]

What is it like in straw.

[@andykane9866]

LOL we used to baile with a mf 290 2wd why the fuck or how has things got so big

[@paln2893]

Pounds per square inch?

[@Whiskey-xp6vu]

Non stop baling is easier on operator tractor and baler. Kubota/kvernerland/vicon have a winner in their stable

[@ITubeTooInc]

Kubota/Kvernerland/Vicon/Gallignani. The Italian brand Gallignani is a fourth round baler brand which looks identical to for example Vicon except for the colour. Gallignani only makes round balers so that's probaly where all their round balers are made regardless of the brand. Both Vicon and Gallignani are owned Kvernland Group, which in turn is owned by Kubota Corpotation. The Vicon owner took over the French baler manufacturer Rivierre Casalis later known as Greenland in the 80's and all the Rivierre Casalis/Greenland balers were rebraned as Vicon once Kvernland took over Vicon and Greenland in 1998.

[@bradleamon4466]

​@@ITubeTooIncand Australia Kubota distribute Krone which makes a continuous round baler

[@jamesdeane9526]

Some job

[@fergalhopkins1230]

Great video guys would have been great if ya had the McHale fusion 3plus there same day to compare them both and put them up against eachother. Is that designer an Irishman

[@liamfanny9802]

He is,a Mayo man

[@fergalhopkins1230]

@@liamfanny9802 do you know if the rumour is true that he went to McHale with the concept First???

[@liamfanny9802]

@@fergalhopkins1230 I know the guy but not sure if he did or not,,but his home place is only 7 8 miles from where mchales base is,

[@fergalhopkins1230]

@@liamfanny9802 wow bad luck McHale hope he and kneverland have success in Ireland WITH it. They popular on continent already.

[@hughmarcus1]

@@fergalhopkins1230 Being marketed in Canada as a Kubota too. 👍

[@DonegalTDI]

Anyone know the weight?

[@iainclancy4163]

About 8 ton according to the company's technical specifications

[@hansbauer9976]

Price?

[@bradleamon4466]

That's what I want to know

[@alexmachin8202]

What’s it like with straw

[@teamcaseih4913]

Thoses small augers

[@nathangilmour5005]

Looks very like a kubota fast bale lol

[@bradleamon4466]

Exactly what it is

[@stevennesbitt1055]

You wouldn’t see it in hilly ground even on a fendt

[@mattafakkah]

why?

[@stevennesbitt1055]

@@mattafakkah far to heavy

[@mattafakkah]

@@stevennesbitt1055 Wheight shouldn't be a problem

[@boys597]

There is noo food in those balls.. you should reduce your speed..

[@mcasey1076]

Will never be a krone ultima.

[@Stonecom]

Endless plastic

[@marteinsks6979]

That’s a big laugh that this guy claims he invented the continuous round baler !!! the concept was always out there before he was born , Class were the first to manufacture a continuous round baler in the 1980s with the Class rollant rapid 56 , Enterprising farmer Geoff Eyre also produced a non-stop baler in 1997. Radical in its format, it comprised an offset pick-up that fed the crop into a single bale chamber running at right angles to the direction of travel. This produced a 2.4m-wide bale, which was cut in half to produce two 1.2×1.2m round bales.Vermeer invented the first continuous round belt baler which is market sucess in 2014

[@bradleamon4466]

Alice Chalmers had continuous version of their roto baler

[@teamcaseih4913]

Omfg the bale is not hard