Based in Tullow Co Carlow, Massey Ferguson dealers, Gordon Hegarty and Sons will represent the brand at next week’s event in their home county.

The stand will have a broad range of Massey Ferguson products, including tractors, telehandlers and grassland equipment. For the first time, the RB 3130 round baler and the RB 3130F Xtra Protec combination baler wrapper will be on display.

RB 3130F Xtracut Protec

The RB 3130F Xtra Protec will take centre stage.

Launched for this grass season and with a number of units working around the country, the RB 3130F Xtracut Protec baler wrapper combination has been well received.

The model on display will be the fixed chamber variant, with the “F” in its model number. Up front, the baler’s pickup features a five-tine bar camless design, allowing for a maintenance free high speed crop intake. Once the crop is lifted by the pickup it is guided into the chamber using two 25cm feed augers, one mounted each side of the pickup. The chamber is fitted with 18 Powergrip rollers manufactured from a seamless solid steel tube.

Xtracut models are available with 13, 17 or 25 knives where the 17- and 25-knife bank versions feature two sets of hydraulically operated knives, allowing the operator to choose a single bank, both banks of knives, or no knives at all. Other features include Hydroflexcontrol, which is a two-stage blockage protection system.

Active guiding plates at each side of the chamber allow the netted bale to easily transfer to the wrapping table. The highspeed wrapping table operates at 35rpm before lowering and releasing the bale, minimising rolling speed.

Alongside the Protec baler will sit a standard RB 3130 round baler. This baler has all the technology of the Protec without the wrapping table. Other grass equipment on display will include mowers from the DM series, a TD 776 tedder and a RK 762 twin rotor rake.

There will be a strong lineup of tractors present, ranging in specification from the popular 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 series, suiting all customers. The 6534 telehandler will also be available.