The “Profi” functional package offered by Fendt for its “Rotana Combi” round balers ensures maximum forage quality and real-time data monitoring during harvesting. Structurally paired with a wrapper, these balers feature an innovative system for detecting both bale weight and moisture—an invaluable decision-making aid
To stay profitable, farms increasingly need to focus on the efficiency of every single crop operation. Market prices for many agricultural products remain relatively low compared to previous seasons, both for grain crops and forage. In mixed farming operations—those combining crop and livestock production—extracting the maximum value from each activity becomes essential. This goal is achievable only by employing the best technologies available at every stage of cultivation.
A prime example of this is the technological advancement in harvesting equipment, which has evolved over the years to include an ever-growing number of features that allow operators to monitor and fine-tune multiple bale parameters. It’s a trend aimed at maximizing farm profitability—one that Fendt has embraced with its new “Profi” function package available on the “Rotana 130 F Combi” and “Rotana 160 V Combi” balers.
Unlike the standalone Rotana 130 F and Rotana 160 V models, these Combi versions integrate a wrapper into the machine, offering a more advanced system supported by automation tools that measure and record various operational data while also generating the corresponding documentation. Provided as a bundled feature, the “Profi” package includes an automatic bale weighing system and moisture analysis, two crucial metrics for quantifying harvested output and ensuring that bales have an optimal moisture level.
Excessive moisture content, especially in the bale’s core, can lead to fermentation—best case, reducing the product’s value; worst case, causing dangerous overheating and spontaneous combustion. These risks can be mitigated by leaving overly moist bales to dry in the field, or by suspending harvesting in areas where hay or straw is still unsuitable for baling, waiting instead for it to reach the proper moisture level.
Regardless of the strategy, the operator simply sets a maximum acceptable moisture threshold, and the system takes care of monitoring it. If the moisture level exceeds the threshold for more than three seconds, an audible alert notifies the operator to stop the process immediately.
With this, the “Profi” functions of the Rotana Combi models go beyond simply optimizing baling—they become a powerful decision-support tool for improving the planning and efficiency of the entire harvest cycle. Recognizing their strategic value, Fendt allows customers to purchase these functions separately, although the automatic fieldwork stop system at the end of the tying cycle is exclusive to the full “Profi” package. This feature is only available on machines using TIM (Tractor Implement Management) systems, which also handle automatic bale ejection.
Another key feature is the consolidation of the bale’s outer layer, which enhances durability during transport and storage by making the exterior more resistant to mechanical stress. Operational convenience is also improved thanks to features like automatic blade-slot cleaning, LED maintenance and work lights, and data storage via the “Fendt Task Doc” system, which saves all collected field data in ISO-XML format—fully compatible with mixed-brand fleet management software.
They Work All by Themselves
Fendt’s “Rotana V” and “Rotana V Combi” round balers are equipped with load-sensing automation features designed to streamline baling processes and reduce operator fatigue.
Specifically, the rear tailgate opens and closes automatically when the bale is ready, and the pickup lifts during the weighing phase to ensure accurate, reliable measurements. During tying and/or wrapping, the knives are automatically cleaned, and—as mentioned above—they disengage during the final stage of bale formation to avoid cutting the outer forage layer. This results in a tighter, stronger bale, ideal for transport and long-term storage.
Title: Fendt Profi round baler platform: silent helper
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