Blue baling power for the UK

Some of you may have seen the blue baler from Austria already. The manufacturer Göweil is known for high-quality bale silage technology – not only for round, but also for square bales.

Designed speci cally for grass silage, the G-1 F125 Kombi is made for taking on the UK’s tough eld conditions, Göweil says. The baler-wrapper combination machine is particularly robust and “the perfect baler for achieving the best forage quality bales”. With 30 knives, the cutting length of the grass is only 35mm, which is the keystone for high forage quality. In addition, Auto-Flow-Control prevents clogging of the rotor, ensuring a perfect ow of material into the chamber where the forage is densely compacted and either bound with lm or net. The attached wrapper unit then wraps the bale in lm immediately, preventing air from entering the bale.

However, it was in fact the wrapping technique that made Göweil famous. At the end of the 80s, the company had already set a new benchmark with the invention of the concept of a xed wrapping table with a rotating wrapping arm. Since then, the Austrian family business has further developed this approach over the years and expanded its product range to 14 di erent bale wrapping models.

The range includes wrappers for round or square bales, as well as stationary or trailed models, providing options for all types and sizes of farms. They all come with either a single or a double wrapping arm as well as a lm stretching unit and a lm cutter. The models also distinguish themselves by how much of the work ow is automated, as well as if they have a bale pick-up or a bale tipper. But there are many more features to customise your machine individually and exactly for the particular usage needed, Göweil reckons.

Another special feature is that Göweil’s square bale wrappers are able to wrap round bales and some of them can wrap two square bales at once –saving up to 20% of lm.

Not satis ed with revolutionising wrapping technique, the Austrian company’s goal became to make the whole process of silage baling as e cient as possible. That’s why the company began to experiment with combining balers and wrapping machines together. In 1997 it achieved another breakthrough with this idea and was rewarded with the silver medal at Agritechnica for presenting a baler-wrapper combination with a John Deere baler and a Göweil wrapper.

“Rockstar baler”

Göweil soon realised that with a third-party baler you can really only control half of the process and so the company decided to start working on its own baler. The vision was clear: a baler for the best possible silage quality, that was also robust and durable. In 2014 the time had nally come – Göweil presented its own baler, a solo baler and of course also available in combination with a wrapper. The G-1 F125 was born. The machine soon became a star all around the world.

With the invention of the LT-Master, Göweil has also done pioneering work in the segment of stationary baler-wrapper combinations. First known as a baler for maize-silage, the machine is used worldwide to bale numerous di erent materials like sugar beet pulp, industrial hemp, alfalfa, CCM, and even trash.

Göweil says it does not do things halfway and of course has also thought about the handling of the bales. Specially developed transport and opening devices are made for transporting and feeding bales to livestock.

The company also o ers a knife sharpener for keeping baler knives in top cutting form, as well as high-lift buckets for transporting materials of all kinds, as well as for snow removal, grading, and many other tasks. In other words, an all-round talent for everyday use.

Göweil’s claim is not only to have high-quality machines for demanding customers on the market, but also a reliable service to avoid any downtime. The customer service team is committed to solving any problem as quickly as possible and to delivering spare and wear parts to customers in the blink of an eye, Göweil says. Customers all over the world appreciate this service.

All of Göweil’s machines are designed and made in Austria. About 300 employees put their expertise into the development of the products every day. Most of the product developers are farmers themselves who use these machines and know exactly what is important. Last year, the growing company opened a second production site to meet the high demand for its products.

All in all, Göweil is an ambitious company with a high-quality product range for demanding farmers and contractors, and anyone interested in baling silage should take a look at this company for themselves, Göweil concludes.

If you are interested in seeing Göweil’s G-1 F125 Kombi live, do not miss the opportunity to take part in some of the planned demonstrations. Sign up on Göweil’s website or email the company to learn more about upcoming demo dates. FG