Pottinger entered a new era of loader wagons this week as the company unveiled its new Profi 5000 wagon on its home turf of Austria.

The Profi name has held its place in the Irish silage sector for years via models such as the Europrofi travelling the length and breadth of the country alongside the highly acclaimed Faro, Torro, and Jumbo series.

The new Profi 5000 series is expected to sit with these high runners, with Pottinger claiming it is the "smoothest-running model in this class of wagon" that it offers.

The Profi 5000 is set to come in eight models, with the smallest machine having a capacity of 26m³ and the largest fitting 52m³.

The smaller models are fitted with a 13t chassis and 17in tyres; however, if the machine has ComfortCut installed, the tyres are upgraded to 710/35R22.5.

The larger models have a 16t chassis and a 2.5t drawbar to allow for larger payloads to be transported comfortably.

The Profi models have been fitted with a standard 2.1 controlled floating pick-up reel.

From here, the crop passes through a double-tine rotor system where 31 knifes chop the crop to theoretical chop length of 45mm.

The 4mm knives allow the system to precession chop the crop while reducing the power required compared to 7mm knives by up to 10%, a move which is enabling farmers in the 'middle range' to make their own silage.

Loading power is distributed evenly by sensors measuring incoming forage and automatically moving the compression flap at the front of the wagon, meaning it fills up smoothly and efficiently.

The machine is equipped with an Easy Move swing-out knife bank as standard to give operators easy access to the knives.

There is also an option to install ComfortCut in the PROFI models, which is similar to the the AutoCut on larger models such as the Jumbo.

However, the ComfortCut system uses a battery grinder to sharpen the knives rather than an automatic cutter.

In essence, ComfortCut is a track which allows the grinder to glide in and out of each blade without having to remove them.

When it comes to unloading, the system is once again automatic to make the process as convenient as possible.

The Boss 5000 Master

Pottinger also unveiled a re-energised model of the Boss 5000 Master wagon in Austria during the week.

It stated that the new Boss is the highest performance tine conveyor loader wagon it offers, intended for high-quality forage at a high-loading capacity.

Five models are being rolled out, with the smallest machine having a capacity of 29m³ and the largest fitting 45m³.

Pottinger stated that the new model has been designed with zero-grazing in mind, which is why it has 5% larger chamber capacity and a 0.1m larger body wight of 2.2m.

It is also fitted with the latest Evomatic loading unit, based on Pottinger's classic tine conveyor system, but achieving 25% higher loading performance.

The standard machine is equipped with a 1.8m wide pick-up, but the larger models have a newly designed 2.1m pick-up.

The models come with an option for six, 16 or 31 knife-banks, with 31 preferred for silage harvesting.

Like the Profi, the Boss comes with an Easy Move feature for folding the knife bank out for maintenance.

The walking floor has four chain links and two speed settings for fast unloading.

The chassis comes at 13t as standard with 17in or 22.5in tyres, however the largest model can come on a 16t chassis.

The axel is rigid as standard but can be upgraded to a steering axel, while the 45m³ model on a 16t chassis can be fitted with intelligent steering, meaning when reversing or driving on hilly ground the axels lock automatically.

As standard, the wagons also come with ISOBUS and automatic loading function, but can also be fitted with additional power control terminals like Expert 75.

Liquido

Eagle-eyed readers may have also noticed the Liquido F 2000 system attached to the tractor in the picture above.

This is Pottinger's universal silage additive system, with a nozzle header installed between the machine's pick-up and loading rotor.

The Liquido F 2000 can be purchased with a 225L hopper or a 400L hopper, outputting between 42-240L an hour.

Meanwhile, the Liquido F 3000 has an output of 40-470L/h, through an additional two nozzles.