New Ploeger CM4240 self-propelled merger / swather | Raking Grass Silage Reinvented 

Just need a self propelled Tedder yet...

I need a self propelled tractor

He's the king of agriculture machinery on RU-vid. Doesn't hurt that the Netherlands provides him with a crazy arsenal of customized machinery, they are on top of the game and masters of maximizing crop yield in such a relatively small country. Hyper modern farming can't think of a single country that has such an extreme approach to the job.

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Have to remember the markets, this is a European company, Oxbo is a mostly US company.

It is, however, a mower that swaths it's own mowings.

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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. a very high-tech, and hugely expensive replacement for a simple windrower on your three-point hitch. Mooi video, though. Thanks, Tractorspotter.

Surly Ogre but also much much quicker and more gentle than a simple rake! I‘m pretty excited to see how those will perform on the market!

Everything is expensive if have no money. But cowfarmers have lot of money.

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@@Ravenlord79 no cow farmer dont have a lot of money where did you get your information the market is so flooded with milk

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If you're big enough, this is a bit more nimble than a tractor mounted or more typically towed merger. Last 5 years there has been a big shift locally to these merger machines for making alfalfa/haylage. Much less crop damage than a rake.

If a big part of your activity revolves around forage, or there's more farmers in your association who are doing it, then this is better.

Ya, but what else could one do if he has too much money ?

Same thing has been said about self propelled mowers... and look at those Krone Big M‘s. I wouldn‘t write this off too quickly, it‘s a pretty smart machine

First thing I thought about. Yes, it is innovative but for the money.....I can’t see even the largest outfit spending the money on something like this. Too much maintenance for the output....

Well from the looks of it, it's based on a Krone Big M Chassis, so It looks like it shouldn't be too big of a deal to exchange the swathers for mowers

Well most agricultural business in the netherlands is gras/hay related so when you own a company that leases this equipment with the people to drive it it could be a very profitable business seeying as this machine looks very nimble and not to mention has a big pickup area

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I’m sorry to say but a tractor and a windrower in the same size is a lot cheaper then this set-up so I don’t think so

These mergers are becoming very popular here in Ontario Canada. With all the alfalfa that is grown for dairy, these mergers are much more gentle on the crop than a rake is. This also kicks up less stones which saves on harvester repairs. However most of the mergers locally are all trailed units, being pulled by tractors.

Danish Timelapse i don‘t think so! From what this looks like you would need two big windrowers to be as productive as one of these because it can go much quicker and is easier to handle because of the Pickup being in frint of the vehicle and the rear steering axle. Plus it is better for forage quality

@@gkloepper A windrower is much cheaper, can't be discussed. Yes the belts are more handy but if you buy one of these you have a belt standing on a what looks like a pretty pricey machine in the winter there just is in the shead. A tractor can you use to diffrent things and make you the moneys during the winter. Let's make perspektive: You got a machine to 200.000€ like this belt windrower there's doing nothing in the winter. Another farmer got a new tractor to 150.000€ a plow and a windrower to all in all 200.000 that means this farmer now can plow for people but you only have the windrower to 200.000€ so you have to raise the price to keep your moneys save. Then people start to leave you cause your to pricey and go to the farmer because he earned a lot of moneys from the plowing and now got the moneys to lower the windrower prices so he get more klients Hope you understand or i'll see if i can simplify it lol

SilverStone better less crop damage as well

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It only merges but it’s owned by a company that has lots big machines and help farms out the farmers ofcourse pay there work

Could have a 24m swath with one if you go back up the other side

@@rossbailey6880 thats another way of looking at i guess

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