Professional features for the Fendt Rotana Combi round balers

Maximum forage quality and easier record keeping thanks to precise recording of weight and moisture from the field: The Fendt Rotana Combi baler-wrapper combinations will be available with professional features such as moisture analysis and weighing function in future. Automated applications are available as Fendt Load-sensing Profi and Fendt TIM Profi solutions.

The market launch of the tried-and-tested Profi function package for the Fendt Rotana Combi variable baler-wrapper combination provides customers with a wide range of automated processes and data for documentation purposes. As already known from the Fendt Rotana round balers, customers can order the Profi features as a package which includes:

  • Weighing function
  • Moisture analysis
  • Automatic stopping after the binding process (only with Tractor Implement Management System, TIM)
  • Automation of the bale ejection process
  • Automatic cleaning of the knife slots
  •  LED work & maintenance lighting
  • Function to strengthen the bale edge layer

As well as being included in this new package, customers can choose the weighing or moisture measurement function as an individual option for the Fendt Rotana Combi round balers as well.

Precise recording of moisture and weight

Until now, characteristics such as crop type, size, number of knives, net positions and number of round bales have been decisive for assessing the scope of work and for invoicing contract work. With the Profi function package for round balers, customers can now access direct parameters such as bale-specific weight and moisture. The bale weighing system works reliably and is calibration-free. As a result, round bales can be planned into the stock feed plan or marketed according to their average dry matter content.

During the baling process, two sensors on the inside wall of the bale chamber constantly measure the moisture of the bale as it is formed. If the individually adjustable moisture limit – for example 14 per cent – is exceeded for more than three seconds, an acoustic signal sounds. This sensor-based moisture alarm prevents the collection and storage of excessively moist hay or straw. This reduces the risk of reheating and significantly reduces the associated risk of spontaneous combustion. Bales with critical moisture contents can be dried separately in the field and stored later. Alternatively, the user can allow critical field areas with excessive moisture content to dry out and harvest at a later date.

Optimise the use of fertilisers for specific areas

Fertilise as crops as required, save money and increase yield: the customer can determine the dry matter (DM) actually harvested from the actual bale weight and exact moisture content. This increases the ability for customers to reliably plan their forage rations. Customers can also derive fertiliser requirements for their fields in order to optimise the yield. The Fendt Rotana saves the field-specific data in Fendt Task Doc. Thanks to the ISO XML format, the data records can also be used in mixed fleets.

Well baled short straw

Short-cut straw is very suitable as bedding or as a valuable source of crude fibre in forage. Short straw presents the customers with a major challenge: stability during transport and storage. The edge layer optimisation function prevents bales of short-cut straw from becoming unstable. Drivers can specify directly in the tractor cab what percentage of the bale edge layer should remain uncut. This has the advantage that the stability remains constant even with varying bale diameters

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