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Pronar wrapper

Def95

Member
Mixed Farmer
Hi all

New here and was wondering if anyone on here has had any experience with Pronar wrappers. I’m stuck between a Pronar ( which I’ve been told is a McHale copy) or a vicon wrapper which are the same price. I know a lot of people swear by McHale but they’re half as much again and second hand ones are as scarce as hen’s teeth I’m only looking at doing 300 to 400 bales a year. Thanks in advance
 

mtx.jag

Member
Location
pembs
I drove a 245 model for a day,nothing wrong with build quality from what you could see. Yes it looked like a mchale but it definitely didn’t wrap like a mchale.
my advice buy a used mchale/Tanco/KV etc for the amount your doing.
 

Def95

Member
Mixed Farmer
Thanks for all the replies. I’ve got a bit to think about. I didn’t think about the quality of the wrap so much I was thinking more about build quality, if it’s user friendly and reliability. Sharpy the vicon is a new one bw2400m.
 

Dave W

Member
Location
chesterfield
Thanks for all the replies. I’ve got a bit to think about. I didn’t think about the quality of the wrap so much I was thinking more about build quality, if it’s user friendly and reliability. Sharpy the vicon is a new one bw2400m.
Just wondering why you're considering new for that amount of bales.
Wrappers don't really wear out or deteriorate.
Decent used one would be perfectly adequate
 

Wellytrack

Member
I had a Parmiter wrapper here, was abit slow compared to more modern wrappers but it was stable and built well. Wrapped about 1000 a year with it. For an older/cheaper machine it was fine.
 

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
It was copied from the old kvernland silawrap back in the day, although I agree that Mchale generally improve on the design they plagiarise. Only really the fusion that was there own design, HS2000 copied the T8, straw chopper followed Lucas, balers followed lely and plenty of court cases followed.
 

balerman

Member
Location
N Devon
Was it not a copy of the Connor one. Unfortunately McHale now are not half what they used to be now
The 991 was a game changer when it came out,metal gears and rollers on the pre stretch unit when most of the others were plastic.Reliable hydraulic cut and tie for the wrap,and very heavily built.Since then the Fusion has been arguably their only good idea,nearly everything else has been a copy of something else.
 

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