with more technology and low maintenance costs without breaking the bank,” stated Hedley Cooper.
The new ActiveSweep But it is not just in the area of combines that we have been seeing development and innovation. Over the past 40 years, New Holland has produced over 235,000 rollbelt balers. In celebration of this significant milestone, its all-new roll-belt models will feature a 40-year decal which will also market the success of these new models. The latest generation has redefined round baling with advanced roll belt technology that can
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improve capacity by up to 20 per cent and density by up to 5 per cent. New Holland introduced the new RollBelt™ variable chamber baler series in 2013, featuring customised feeding systems like the SuperFeed™ and CropCutter™ rotor options. The new ActiveSweep™ crop processing solution offers a further choice to enable tailored baling. Available on both Roll-Belt 150 and RollBelt 180 models, ActiveSweep has been purpose-developed by New Holland to transfer the crop directly from the pick-up to the bale chamber for gentle handling. Ideally suited to those wishing maintain long
unbroken stems, ActiveSweep is perfect for baling hay and straw, minimising losses and producing a bale that can be unrolled for easy feeding or bedding.
Precision land management Modern agricultural methods increasingly incorporate information technology to manage equipment in the field as efficiently as possible. The all-new New Holland PLM® Connect is a state-of-the-art communication system that can facilitate the control and supervision of equipment from a centralised office, allowing machine operation to be monitored and managed without the need