MGS6930
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Stolen off Facebook, apparently it's a demo unit out to a contractor to be rag-dolled for a season before entering production.
Mchale Rake
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If its a Narrower transport width than my Claas 2700 and McHale's fantastic build quality then it's a certain winner
tweedale terrier
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The mowers haven't exactly taken off. I hope mchale don't try and expand the range of machinery to much and do themselves an injury.
Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
The big question is "WHY?"
Why bother designing and going to the engineering cost of making a machine that goes into a mature competitive sector where there are so many established and excellent rivals? There's surely too many manufactures of these things already for it to be a lucrative market.
I may have the answer though. It's to do with the big brands going 'full line' and squeezing independent implement manufacturers out of dealerships. They know that if they can't supply a full line of implements in their specialist field, that eventually they won't have any worthwhile dealers to sell their products. It's not about a rake or a mower. They are looking at the bigger picture and poor future prospects if they can't supply a full harvesting lineup.
Why bother designing and going to the engineering cost of making a machine that goes into a mature competitive sector where there are so many established and excellent rivals? There's surely too many manufactures of these things already for it to be a lucrative market.
I may have the answer though. It's to do with the big brands going 'full line' and squeezing independent implement manufacturers out of dealerships. They know that if they can't supply a full line of implements in their specialist field, that eventually they won't have any worthwhile dealers to sell their products. It's not about a rake or a mower. They are looking at the bigger picture and poor future prospects if they can't supply a full harvesting lineup.
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- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
I agree,
It also makes them a more attractive proposition to an tractor firm looking to build their grassland lineup
Lely have just dropped out of the market so there is one less and with a Mchale tedder on the way, which if it is the way I have heard then could mop up a lot of the Lely customers. Don't forget Mchale also have a reputation most manufacturers would die for so the question is really why has it taken so long?
Cowabunga
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Yes, it adds substantial value to the business. Whether it makes sense or profit at the unit level is not as important as the overall business strategic aims I surmise.
tweedale terrier
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Mchales success has always been due to innovative concept and design. There bale wrappers are the best in the world, the fusion baler probably one of the best engineered agricultural machines in my generation. But lately a little boring and copycat type products which are hardly scraping the surface of their given market.
sc4545
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- kinnegad ireland
mchales have always copied others... that's what they do and sell a little cheaper than the competitor they stole the idea in the first place.
Greenhorn
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One might have said the same about the round baler market 15 years ago...
TaKeN
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Indeed.. McHale C460 has every other competitors good ideas shoved into one machine!
jpd
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might be interesting if they tried a combine.
might get the biscuit tin machines with disposable bearings to up their game.
after all
thats all they did with their balers
double raced bearings
heavier tin work
steal the best of competitor balers
make them suitable for irish grass work
rather than the "puffy" machines europe sends over here
might get the biscuit tin machines with disposable bearings to up their game.
after all
thats all they did with their balers
double raced bearings
heavier tin work
steal the best of competitor balers
make them suitable for irish grass work
rather than the "puffy" machines europe sends over here
sc4545
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- kinnegad ireland
In fairness the 220 had all that in 99 before McHale even launched its baler.
Johnny Deere
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And it won't get blocked
Johnny Deere
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I wonder what them driveshafts will be like to grease waltershield don't do nippers on the end of the Cross as far as I know
jpd
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yes
but customer support is only a local phone call for me.
parts are waaaaay more reasonable compared to welger.
local dealer to me(pass by it 10 times a day)have access to the parts computer and can get me anything by next day.
welger doooo make a very tidy bale in straw in fairness.
shaft on my baler has the g nipples in the end of the u joint rather than in the middle of the cross
makes greasing uj's easy
if greasing uj's could be made easy
but customer support is only a local phone call for me.
parts are waaaaay more reasonable compared to welger.
local dealer to me(pass by it 10 times a day)have access to the parts computer and can get me anything by next day.
welger doooo make a very tidy bale in straw in fairness.
shaft on my baler has the g nipples in the end of the u joint rather than in the middle of the cross
makes greasing uj's easy
if greasing uj's could be made easy