reports that its collected 257 round bales during a 24-hour field test, according to Future Farming. The tracked machine finds bales, loads them without a driver onboard and carries three at a time to an unloading area.

Loading tracks lift the bales rather than piercing them with a spear. An operator sets the unloading position and row arrangement. The account says the intended 300-bale target could not be reached because no more bales remained in the field.

This is an extended concept test, not a machine offered for sale. The report does not provide independent observation of the full run or a count of human interventions. Capacity depends on bale spacing, travel distance and field conditions.

Source: futurefarming.com
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Manufacturer-reported test; intervention count unknown; concept not commercially available.

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