The best forage in small quantities

If the forage fields are far apart, or if ensiling is to be carried out in stages, or if only small quantities of forage need to be collected, then the harvest chain can be ideally optimised using round balers.

With a baler & wrapper combination, silage harvesting can be carried out by one person. Transporting the crop to the farm and the silage making process are no longer interlinked. As soon at the wrapped bale leaves the wrapper platform, the fermentation process can start immediately in the field. The tightly compressed crop is safely preserved.

With the IMPRESS, you can bale small quantities of the highest quality forage because the crop is collected cleanly and finely chopped thanks to the unique short-chop knife bank. For feeding livestock, round bales are perfect for mixing different crops and forage qualities.


Clean crop collection

Perfect ground tracking thanks to 120 mm of freedom of movement makes the IMPRESS pick-up stand out.

Due to the cam track control of the 5 rows of tines, the pick-up can rotate more slowly so the forage is handled gently as it is guided into the LIFTUP rotor. The careful transfer of the forage to the rotor combs out the material less to ensure better chopping quality. In addition, gentle collection also reduces disintegration losses and provides nutrient-rich forage.

Height-adjustable jockey wheels guide the pick-up and ensure clean and tidy crop collection.


Chopped short

One of the main features on the IMPRESS is the tangential crop flow into the baling chamber. Compared to other round balers, the LIFTUP rotor from PÖTTINGER rotates in the opposite direction. The forage passes gently over the rotor and is fed in a straight line into the rotation of the baling chamber, instead of being pressed under the rotor into the bale. This conserves the forage and protects the machine.

In addition, the overhead chopping system delivers a slicing cut with a theoretical chopped length of 36 mm across the entire width of the chamber right up to the edge. This unique short chop system provides the same quality as a loader wagon so the bale can be highly compacted more uniformly.


The best package

Using binding film prevents the bale from expanding when it leaves the baling chamber.

Depending on the number of layers of net applied and the type of net used, the bales can expand by up to 3 cm in diameter after ejection. This expansion corresponds to a volume of 70 l with a bale diameter of 1,25 m.

The resulting additional volume allows air to enter the bale, which inhibits the fermentation process

Binding film can be pre-stretched to a greater extent to prevent expansion. The density of the bale remains constant and no air can enter. This provides optimum conditions for the fermentation process.


"Our aim is to produce the best quality forage possible - this is very important to us and the IMPRESS is the best choice for achieving this. The 32 knives and top-mounted knife bank offer us a great advantage over other manufacturers' machines. With the film & film binding, the bale is held together more securely, which also prevents air entering and ensures the best forage quality."

Thomas & Josef Lustenberger Seetal in Lucerne | Switzerland