Prototype "Big X" Forage Harvester From Krone

Prototype "Big X" Forage Harvester From Krone HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Harvesters 24-6-34 FARM SHOW is the only magazine I never put down after I pick it up. What a magazine! Here in Europe, equipment just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Here's a photo of a prototype "Big X" forage harvester from Krone. This totally new machine has a 540 hp. engine but Krone plans to offer a 650 hp. version, too. They have built two prototypes, which are undergoing trials. Krone is also developing a new type of corn header and a self-propelled baler. After the success of its Big M mower in the U.S., the company hopes to find a lot of buyers for the Big X, too. Claas and Case-IH also have new forage harvesters in the field this year. The prototype Claas unit has a longer frame, a new cab and transmission, and a 605 hp. Daimler-Chrysler engine. The Case-IH machine has a unique "twin flow" cutterhouse for instantly removing and covering the three corncracker rollers. The Case-IH machine is actually in production. (Martin VanDoorn, Kerckhoek 56, 3214 ER Zuidland, The Netherlands)

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