The interest in baling maize silage in the field is not just increasing in Europe, but also in far-away destinations, including China and India. Resulting in better compaction, less mould, and fewer bales to transport when buying and selling silage, it is a market that Dutch farm machinery dealer Knoll first tapped into more than 25 years ago with a variety of in-house made solutions.
One of the most spectacular was the Tawi Twin. Based on a modified Massey Ferguson 1839 baler, it was designed for non-stop baling and wrapping of small rectangular hay bales for hobby farms and horse owners. Bales were diverted onto one of two wrappers and the prototype was reportedly capable of baling and wrapping up to 150 bales an hour. In the end, they never made a second one,but the two men behind the Dutch company, Jan Knoll and his son Jarold, continued to mull over the possibilities, not only for small rectangular bales, but also for large ones.
