BIGBALER HIGH DENSITY

Thanks to the balers short and narrow drawbar and its non-reflective yellow colour, operators have excellent visibility of the pick-up when baling.

Where do you turn when you want the densest bales? To the CropCutter™ system of course! Thanks to the 29 knives with individual knife spring protection and paired rotor fingers per knife, the CropCutter™ system guarantees a controlled cutting action and superior fine cutting performance through the slice at any load. An optional hard-faced rotor is available for a guaranteed long lifetime.

The BigBaler 1290 High Density doesn’t only produce up to 22% higher density bales, it also delivers higher productivity, even more so than the current BigBaler plus range. This is in part, thanks to the new five-bar pickup, which helps feed in crop at higher rates.

The BigBaler 1290 High Density features New Holland’s Loop Master™ knotting technology. Building on the brand’s renowned double knotting system, the second knot is now a loop style, which is 37% stronger compare to a standard knot. This results in an up to 26% increase in overall tensile strength for reduced breakages. Perhaps more importantly however, it eliminates twine offcuts – which are currently left in the fields, and can even find their way into fodder. This might not sound much but consider that over six kilometres or 46kg of twine are saved in a 10,000 bale season.

During long baling days, small things can make a big difference, so just imagine what a significant impact big things can have. The user interface on the IntelliView™ IV colour touchscreen display has been completely redesigned to enable operators to control the main functions from the screen, including specific, direct-access ‘action’ buttons, which can be used to control features such as bale density, bale length and PTO engagement.

New Holland FieldOps™ enables you to connect to your BigBaler 1290 High Density from the comfort of your office and monitor over 27 machine operating parameters through the utilization of the mobile network. You can stay in touch with your machine at all times, and can even send and receive real-time information that saves time and enhances productivity.

Larger diameter tyres, up to 1.4 metres tall, can be fitted to the BigBaler 1290 High Density, which helps reduce soil compaction. The customer has a choice between two-wheel sizes which always stay within a 3m road width. A 600/50R22.5 and 600/55R26.5 are offered, which greatly reduces soil compaction.

The award winning SmartShift™ gearbox features two-speed start-up technology to deliver even smoother baler engagement, which means your tractor driveline is always protected during baler engagement. How does it work? Once the PTO reaches 850rpm the easy-start feature engages the baler and automatically shifts from 1st to 2nd gear, accelerating the flywheel to a maximum speed of 1440rpm at full tractor PTO speed, one of the highest flywheel speeds in the segment. The flywheel is also significantly heavier than on BigBaler Plus models, and has a 16% larger diameter, coming in at 1080mm. But, it’s not just about flywheel size, it’s all to do with energy generated. Higher speed multiplied by larger size delivers 230% more energy than on BigBaler Plus models.

A full LED 360° lighting package has been developed to turn night into day, and to maintain productivity and ease of operation even in the dead of night.

The primary hydraulic functions can also be controlled from the cab, including bale eject, which means operators no longer need to jump in and out of the cab during bale ejection between crops, fields, farms or at the end of a days baling.