FARM World started typically last week. It rained.

No one seemed to mind though, and the wet conditions at Warragul did not deter eager crowds looking at some of the latest farming gear.

One of the "early birds" to arrive on Thursday was Hank Meulen, of Caldermeade, who was there to look at the latest JF Stoll trailed forage harvesters.

Hank has used two of the harvesters since 1996 and wanted to see the new FCT 1050 and 1355.

He uses the harvesters to make silage from pasture and cereal crops such as oats and wheat.

"They produce a nice, fine cut and they just keep on chopping," he said.

"They are very reliable."

The JF Stolls were on display at the Inlon stand.

Inlon's Shane Ryan said the machines were ideal for producing fine-chopped silage.

"The 1050 has a 2.1m-wide pick-up and the 1355 has a 3.1m-wide pick up," Shane said.

"Both trailed harvesters are capable of precision-chopping crops, which makes better silage.

"The harvesters use the upper cut system, which also makes them very efficient to operate."

The upper cut system is designed to move or throw the cut crop directly from the chopping rotor into the harvester chute.

"It does not have to go through the rotor housing first, so it moves the crop into the chute very quickly and efficiently," Shane said.

The chute can be electrically moved from the tractor cabin to ensure the crop is directed accurately into a truck or wagon for transporting to a silage pit or stack.

The chopping length of the crop can be varied from 8mm to 32mm by using different rotors, which have varying numbers of knives.

Shane said a maize harvesting front and direct head front were also available for the JF Stoll machines.

A minimum of 104kW is required by the tractor to tow the 1050 harvester. A metal detector is an optional extra on both models to prevent damage from metal objects.

  • For more details, phone Inlon on 1800 772 407.