Vicon Fastbale VS Mchale Fusion 3 Vario

We put a demo mchale fusion 3 vario against our vicon fastbale

Music - 2 Heads - Coleman Hell

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[POIreland]

The guy in the Fastbale is crusing along steady under no pressure,
The guy in the McHale is busting his hole to maintain pace at short fast intervals and the operator in carrying out at least 20% more physical actions inside the cab not to mention higher speeds and possibility of rough ground. So on these points Fastbale certainly wins.

Now McHale being McHale as always reliability, build quality and easy of daily and yearly maintenance may have the edge there.
But if maintenance efforts and reliability can be matched by Fastbale the wins hands down again.

I did hear a rumour the guy who designed the Fastbale approached McHales First with the concept and he wasn't entertained at all. Then he approached Vicon. Well hey ho ya snooze ya loose.

Now if AGCO would only hurry up and release the Welger Continuous Baler and end all arguments that would be great.

Non Stop round bailing is no doubt the future that much is clear. But who is going to master it? 

Personally i would love to see McHale buy the patent of the Welger/Vermeer Continuous Baler concept off AGCO, perfect it and blast it out on the market.

[alancollins]

Surely the vicon has to be kinder on the tractor? Just plodding along no wear on clutch brakes etc.

[skenest]

Put a Mchale fusion 3 up against the vicon and mchale be half down next bout by time it gets to end. Bale transfer on vario holding it back massively

[richardwilson]

If a contractor baled at that speed, don't think he would be back for next cut. Very low on density.

[MrDieselross]

Dieses Video ist sehr interessant! Der Kampf der Giganten, wenn es um Geschwindigkeit beim Silage pressen geht. Was mich echt interessieren würde ist das Gewicht der Ballen. Ich denke in Sachen Formschönheit kommt nichts an McHale vorbei.
Hat jemand erfahrung wie die Fastbale im nassen Herbstgras performt? Wie ist der Gewichtsunterschied und der Leistungsbedarfunterschied? Für mich gehören in diese Liga des Silagepressens auch Göweil und Kuhn.

[johnduggan]

Great comparison. But in reality you could not keep that speed the fusion is doing up all day every day. Something would have to give. It's looks very hard on man and machine. Both look like excellent machines though. Big question is dealer backup when contractors making the purchase.

[xenilla]

Why can't the vicon travel as fast?
Dunno would the vicon be fit for the heavy crops of Ireland UK New Zealand etc

[feirmfactor]

Them bales being made in the mchale couldn't be packed going at that speed bailing a raked row

[christianlacasse]

Do you know where the different with the fast Beta you don’t put the brake all the time where in tear your brakes on your tractor pathways nice about it

[ctom]

Put that 10 ton Vicon on some steep fields and it would be a nightmare! Backing all that weight up to safely park bales on steep hillsides. Not to mention pulling it through very wet patches and soft ground.
It’s a good idea but for most of us it’s a non starter as apposed to a non stop!

[fergalhopkins]

Love the vicon i think its the future
Big question for me would be has the vicon the build quality and reliability of the mchale

[aidenmeagher]

Visconti slow and steady. Lovely machine

[killickfarms]

All knives must be down in mchale. Chopper couldn’t work at that speed. I’ve owned 3 various mchales

[ratzrube]

Der Unterschied ist die Ballen der Mc Hale können bei der Geschwindigkeit nicht fest gepresst sein . Soo was braucht man nicht ich bar so eine Presse gehabt

[gumelini]

Now bring a Krone and watch magic happen