Monster appetite keeps silage harvest on target

By Tom McKenny
Updated May 1 2016 - 12:28pm, first published April 18 2016 - 9:15am
Powered by a MAN 24 litre, V12 816 kilowatt engine, Phil Townsend's Krone Big X has smashed through silage production in cereal crops at up to 300 tonne per hour, sorghum at up to 550t/h and corn at 2500 tonne a day.
Powered by a MAN 24 litre, V12 816 kilowatt engine, Phil Townsend's Krone Big X has smashed through silage production in cereal crops at up to 300 tonne per hour, sorghum at up to 550t/h and corn at 2500 tonne a day.

NSW farmer and contractor Phil Townsend’s move to a 816 kilowatt Krone Big X 1100 silage harvester has seen production go through the roof in the time critical application.

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