Tama Assist LAMMA 2026: Tama Highlights – Walking The Show With Andrew Dunne.
LAMMA is always a good opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and take a proper look at where agricultural machinery is heading. While Tama UK was exhibiting at this year’s show, we also took the chance to walk the halls and look more closely at some of the machines and ideas that caught our attention.
Our Customer Technical Service Manager, Andrew Dunne, spent time on the show floor picking out a number of developments that reflect wider trends we’re seeing across baling, crop handling and efficiency. Here are some of his highlights.
One of the standout machines on the Krone stand was the new CombiPack 165, a gold award winning compact baler aimed squarely at the growing demand for high density variable chamber balers.
What immediately stands out is the drivetrain. Rather than relying on chains or belts, the CombiPack uses an all gearbox design, with driveline support understood to involve Liebherr. Power comes in at 1,000 PTO speed and is transmitted directly through to the rotor, helping maintain strong, consistent crop flow into the baler.
The machine is capable of running two rolls at the front (either two rolls of netwrap, two rolls of NRF, or one of each), with the whole unit swinging forward to allow for quick and easy changes.
With a variable chamber up to 1.65 m and 41 chopping knives, delivering a minimum cut length of around 27 mm, the focus here is clearly on producing dense, well formed bales with a fine chop.
Staying on the Krone stand, the BigPack HD2 (a Farm Machinery 2026 award winner at Agritechnica) showcased how incremental design changes can deliver meaningful gains.
Now in its sixth generation, the HD2 features Krone’s Variable Fill System (VFS), which can be adjusted automatically from the cab to suit changing crop conditions. The aim is a smoother, more consistent chamber fill and improved bale uniformity.
A heavier flywheel and strengthened gearbox, again developed in collaboration with Liebherr, allow around an 11% increase in bale force, keeping the machine firmly in high density territory.
The 51 knife cutting unit supports very short chop lengths, making it well suited to feed and poultry litter applications.
Further updates include seven hydraulic cylinders maintaining consistent chamber pressure, tweaks to reduce losses in slippery hay conditions, and a rear bale collector designed to support controlled traffic farming by placing bales more accurately in the field.
On the McHale stand, the Fusion 4 with TerraDrive drew attention for a different reason…traction.
The TerraDrive system uses a hydraulically driven axle, controlled via ISOBUS, to match tractor speed. It can be engaged automatically or manually during the baling cycle, providing extra assistance in difficult conditions.
This kind of setup is particularly useful on slopes, soft ground, or in wet conditions, where the baler can help share the workload rather than relying solely on the tractor.
The Pöttinger stand offered a couple of interesting talking points. The Liquido F2000 is a front mounted liquid additive tank with a 225 litre capacity and a wide flow rate range, delivering additive through multiple nozzles positioned in the pickup.
While primarily aimed at forage wagons, the concept could also be applied in front of a baler, while also acting as useful front ballast.
Alongside it, the Pöttinger Impress round baler demonstrated a different approach to crop flow. With cutting knives mounted above the rotor, the design aims to create smoother material movement through the machine, reducing power demand while maintaining chop quality.
The Impress can be specified with single or twin wrap systems, allowing combinations of netwrap, NRF, or EZ Web and netwrap together. Easy roll access from the side and an under bale wrapping table (using bale weight to maintain film tension) complete a compact but well thought-out design.
A highlight of the show was the chance to speak directly with Keith Blair from MarCrest about their new MarCrest 210 high-capacity, high-density small square baler.
This is far from a traditional small square baler. It features a hydraulically driven, camless pickup that matches ground speed, a unique setup in this category.
The baler is a three tie machine, using a tail-less knotter system designed to eliminate loose strings in the field and feed.
Producing a standard 14 × 18 bale, the MarCrest 210 is built for commercial output, with production rates of around 1,000 bales per hour achievable.
Control is fully in-cab, with manual overrides available as a backup. Standard features include integrated scales, bale length monitoring and moisture sensors, and the machine is designed to work directly with a bale accumulator or drop bales straight into the field.
Walking LAMMA from a technical point of view reinforced several clear themes: higher density, smoother crop flow, stronger drivetrains and greater in-cab control are shaping the next generation of baling equipment.
For us at Tama, these developments underline the importance of reliable, high performance crop baling products that can keep pace with modern machinery and working practices. As balers continue to evolve, so too must the materials that run through them.
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