These days roughly one in every 10 big balers sold worldwide is a KRONE BiG Pack 1290 HDP. This machine delivers high-density 120 x 90 cm square bales.
Get the field cleared fast
Harvesting a crop that yields 4 tons of straw per hectare and producing 500 kg bales rather than the 400 kg from a conventional big baler cuts the number of bales to be collected by two per hectare. Even though the machine uses higher quality twine – KRONE recommends the KRONE excellent HDP Strong² – twine costs drop by up to 25% courtesy of the higher baling density.
Cutting costs
The profitability and cost-effectiveness of straw baling depends to a great extent on the baling, transportation and storage costs. KRONE has the answer with the HDP system. The up to 25% higher density bales cut the production costs per ton, increasing the profit potential of professional straw sales. A BiG Pack HDP is your guarantee of success. It’s the smart way to work.
The HDP concept
Back in 2003, KRONE took an in-depth look at how to optimize the straw haulage chain.
Large-scale bale handling involves the following aspects:
The only way to optimize all parameters was to increase bale weights by increasing densities.
And so the concept of the High-Density Press was born.
The BiG Pack (BPx05) programme | BiG Pack 1290 HDP VC (BP 405-21) |
Chamber width x height cm | 120 x 90 (3'11" x 2'11") |
Bale length m | 1.0 - 3.2 (3'3" - 10'6") |
Tractor power Min. kW/hp | 180 /245 |
Pick-up work width DIN m | 2.35 (7'9") |
Length in transport position m | 8.85 (29'0") |
Length in working position Approx. m | 10.31 (32'11") |
Height m | 3.45 (11'4") |
Width mm | 2.99 (9'10") |
Min weight** approx. t | 14,700 (32,408 lbs) |
Tyres for the 40 km/h single axle | - |
Tyres for 60 km/h tandem axles | 500/60 R22.5 620/50 R22.5 620/55 R26.5**** 710/50 R26.5 (Width 3.18)**** |
Brakes | Air/hydr |
Twine storage** No. of rolls | 30 |
PreChop | Optional |
Double knotter | 6 series |
MultiBale | - |
Max. no. of blades | VC26 = 26 / VC51 = 51 |
Min. cutting length mm | 44 / 22 |
Plunger strokes no. of strokes/minute | 45 |
BaleCollect | Optional |