Customer comments

The agricultural cooperative in the French region of Armel sur Etang has four partners, one of whom is Marc Sanson, machinery manager for the contracting firm Arpiwelle, founded at the same time as the cooperative. As of last year, Arpiwelle's contracting firm has been home to a VARIANT 385. Prior to the 2011 season, the machine had successfully proven itself by compacting 19,215 bales, including 50 percent in silage.

Regardless of whether the meadows in the Loire-Atlantique Department in France happen to be under water or not, every member of the machinery syndicate ("CUMA") of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu can be assured of a consistent standard of efficiency through the use of the VARIANT ROTO CUT, as Gérard Amiand, the head of this CUMA, which has 230 members, explains.

The CUMA acquired its first VARIANT ROTO CUT in 2003, and today boasts more than three machines in this series.
Pascal Clavier explains that it was one benefit in particular that tipped the balance when it came to deciding to opt for CLAAS balers: "These machines really fight it out – even in dense reed stands! The speed doesn't need to be reduced to get the baling process under way, unlike the balers of other manufacturers that we've used in the
past", he says enthusiastically.

The vehicle speed remains constant and the VARIANT machines offer an unrivalled operational throughout, which the CUMA also values elsewhere, as on the meadows surrounding Lake Grand-Lieu, for example.