Kverneland Packomat

[DrWazzock]

Think I have got the name right but not entirely sure.
What’s the low down on these presses?
My LB85 plough has a 160 HP headstock, and pulls 5 furrows at 18”
I believe the press arm fits to the headstock and swings the press over with the plough. Looks a big ask to me. Anybody use this set up and how do you get on with it?

 

[Tractortech]

Now Then..
I fitted one a few years ago. Not sure what model plough though. It took all day to do and it was dark when I left...
Sorry for such little help..

 

[Chae1]

Think I have got the name right but not entirely sure.
What’s the low down on these presses?
My LB85 plough has a 160 HP headstock, and pulls 5 furrows at 18”
I believe the press arm fits to the headstock and swings the press over with the plough. Looks a big ask to me. Anybody use this set up and how do you get on with it?

I've got one. It's hard on the headstock in my opinion. I don't use it all time. I've a 5f es100 with 200 headstock. Leaves a nice finish, but I'm on girls land.

 

[Adeptandy]

Had one working on mine this year, looked a heavy lump and needed a big weight up front, did a nice job though and I would probably have one if I was into ploughing.

 

[JeremyD]

We have a 3 metre packomat on a 6 furrow lb 85 with 300 headstock great bit of kit firms ploughing enough for trailed drill without having to roll it.

 

[James]

Wouldn't be a good idea on a 160 headstock

 

[deleted user 837354]

Do these things fold up or something for when you work against the hedge?

 

[JeremyD]

Do these things fold up or something for when you work against the hedge?

Lift it up over front furrow yes.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

@Richard98

 

[JeremyD]

You can only plough into hedge right handed though as they way it lifts won't do it the other way, not a massive problem though.

 

[BIG PACK]

Anybody got one for sale that would fit a five furrow eg 85 with a 300 Hp head stock ??

 

[Will 1594]

Wazzock , just buy a press arm and get a proper , press ,
They are a bit of a comprimize , ,good for knocking top off ploughing for winter , but not heavy enough ,to pack sand down , so you can drill straight into ,and just ride over heavy and put pretty lines on top of hoss heads ,
Sore on tractor ,as makes plough heavy ,hate ours , much prefer a proper drag press ,

 

[Farmer Fin]

Tractor man complains it keeps the plough out of the ground at times. We run a 6f with packomat. It makes a good job but does add a fair bit of weight as well.

 

[quattro]

That’s

that’s the press you need

 

[deleted user 837354]

Now that makes a lot more sense than the drag up and down thing.

 

[Will 1594]

That’s

that’s the press you need

I like the look of the franquet where you drop one side and other is up and you can close it up on pins to use as front press , will find pic of one
Or the youth with Fendt with a power Harrow on a swing over press like dowdeswell

 

[Rust]

I like the look of the franquet where you drop one side and other is up and you can close it up on pins to use as front press , will find pic of one
Or the youth with Fendt with a power Harrow on a swing over press like dowdeswell

Synchrolab - Franquet

Perfect tillage in a single pass! Clod-breaking and levelling thanks to SYNCHROSPIRE used as a front-mounted combination.

franquet.com

 

[pom]

I got one last autumn but never used it,it's saved me time this spring,good on the lighter soil but not heavy enough on some. Very easy to go round the telegraph poles.

 

[Rust]

I got one last autumn but never used it,it's saved me time this spring,good on the lighter soil but not heavy enough on some. Very easy to go round the telegraph poles.

A franquet?

 

[pom]

Sorry yes, it's 2 2m or a 4 m front press