Fendt Balers

[bluegreen]

Last year I noticed a couple of new Fendt big square balers at work on wheat straw, and then this past week a brand new Fendt round baler went past the house on its way to a nearby hay field. The question is are Fendt adding anything to these MF/NH products beyond green paint and their badge?

 

[bobk]

Last year I noticed a couple of new Fendt big square balers at work on wheat straw, and then this past week a brand new Fendt round baler went past the house on its way to a nearby hay field. The question is are Fendt adding anything to these MF/NH products beyond green paint and their badge?

Adding to the price no doubt

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

Last year I noticed a couple of new Fendt big square balers at work on wheat straw, and then this past week a brand new Fendt round baler went past the house on its way to a nearby hay field. The question is are Fendt adding anything to these MF/NH products beyond green paint and their badge?

Yes probably £10k with the ability to make their own netwrap/twine, 29mpg etc etc

 

[KB6930]

Fendt round belt baler is 500 quid more and identical to the MF one in red clothes

 

[Frankzy]

Yes probably £10k with the ability to make their own netwrap/twine, 29mph etc etc

29mph while doing 29 mpg

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

29mph while doing 29 mpg

Nothing to see here

 

[Andrew]

Last year I noticed a couple of new Fendt big square balers at work on wheat straw, and then this past week a brand new Fendt round baler went past the house on its way to a nearby hay field. The question is are Fendt adding anything to these MF/NH products beyond green paint and their badge?

Absolutely nothing, and they’re not available from NH any more. That particular agreement ended a few years back.

Fendt and MF square balers are made on the same line in the same factory. They can be a bit cheaper than MF though as they’re trying to get market share.

 

[Boohoo]

Don't know about square balers, but Agco have somehow managed to add even more unreliability to the former Lely round balers.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Wonder why the fendt wagon and katana isnt offered in massey livery? Also why is it tge fendt katana isnt really doin well for sales compared to claas nh krone and jd?

 

[Steevo]

See they’ve launched a telehandler now too. Looks smart.

 

[Matthew Britton]

A guy I know had had 2 Katanas one 65 and then an 85. The 85 apparently has been handed back to the dealer as not being fit for purpose as it spent more time broken than running. He is only a farmer doing his own with no contracting so not over worked by any means. I understand that it is an ongoing discussion as to the way forward but he has ordered a Claas which says it all really.

 

[kiwi pom]

The combines are available as Fendt and Massey too aren't they?
Wonder how they're getting on?

 

[ILovebaling]

Don't know about square balers, but Agco have somehow managed to add even more unreliability to the former Lely round balers.

What unreliability issues have you had?

 

[Boohoo]

What unreliability issues have you had?

None, I'm just the part time Fusion driver who goes to the rescue when the Massey decides that it wants another day off. Think the Lely/Massey owner was our biggest customer last year.

 

[ILovebaling]

None, I'm just the part time Fusion driver who goes to the rescue when the Massey decides that it wants another day off. Think the Lely/Massey owner was our biggest customer last year.

It's funny how the world works because we have a lot less reliability issues withe lely/massey than we did with mchale

 

[deleted user 837354]

A guy I know had had 2 Katanas one 65 and then an 85. The 85 apparently has been handed back to the dealer as not being fit for purpose as it spent more time broken than running. He is only a farmer doing his own with no contracting so not over worked by any means. I understand that it is an ongoing discussion as to the way forward but he has ordered a Claas which says it all really.

Only one Fendt chopper I know of in this part of the world, though many others tried it.

 

[Boohoo]

It's funny how the world works because we have a lot less reliability issues withe lely/massey than we did with mchale

Maybe a different product, it's all fixed chamber balers or combi balers around here and the Fusion reigns supreme.