“I’d been wanting to upgrade for a while, but I knew the Magnon was coming and liked the look of the new features so I held off until early this year so that I could get one,” Gary Morgan comments. 

“The strength of the tub is really impressive, and it’s much more reliable than what we were using before. The Verti-Mix holds more, chops more, and cuts really well – the blades are really good. The front conveyor gives a consistent output, and you can see the quality of the mix as the whole line is even".

James Woolway, OPICO Managing Director commented, "Dean has been a great addition to the OPICO team, his knowledge of agricultural machinery is excellent and his in-depth practical knowledge and experience enables him to relate to customer’s".

'A more manoeuvrable and less complex mixer wagon... the range aims to provide a straightforward, competitively-priced specification for farmers who do not need advanced features but still want to benefit from Strautmann’s market-leading mixing quality.'

'A new knife-bank, rotor driveline and additional pick-up options all form part of this update which is set to significantly extend the machines’ capabilities'.

"Introducing a forage wagon to help achieve top quality multi-cut silage cost efficiently, is proving an essential part of the unit’s management system" says farmer Deian Evans, who has his silage harvested by the Gethin and Aled Morgan. 

'The three models in the Magnon 8 series (370, 410 and 450) are aimed primarily at agricultural businesses and contractors with high demands who are dependent on compact dimensions.'

"We believe we will create a long-term relationship for the benefit of both companies but especially for Crawford and Agwood customers", says Charles Bedforth, OPICO Sales Director. 

The new plastic 'Flex-Load' tines can be changed in under a minute, and flex to adapt to ground contours, which means less contamination of fodder and less wear on the tines themselves. 

'The forage wagon.... allows them to make better quality silage, at the right time and grab grass when weather allows, without being in the hands (or queue) of a contractor'. 

"The pick-up with its plastic tines impressed with its smooth running and low maintenance...", and the Forage Wagon was "easy to control using a compatible ISObus screen", Profi International commented. 

Strautmann have completely redesigned the driver's cabin on the Self-Propelled models. The existing series will be immediately fitted with the new driver's cabins. The first machines equipped with a redesigned cabin will be delivered to the future owners in January 2022.

Mr Quick said that after demonstrating the Verti-Mix 1651 for two days, they realised that the machine was for them. 

A Strautmann Verti-Mix, double auger, 2401 with IMS augers will be on show at LAMMA 2022

Strautmann Exact-Cut is now standard on all Super Vitesse Forage Wagons. Updates for LAMMA Show 2022

Extending its forage wagon line-up, Strautmann, distributed in the UK by OPICO, has added a new 02 Series version of its popular Giga Vitesse forage wagon. To find out more, Farmers Guardian put the machine to work.

'The pick-up is very good,' Andrew says. 'We’ve only had to replace one tine between both wagons and the bands don’t get damaged from impact. There is no metal-on-metal wear with the tines either.'

OPICO has appointed Katherine Bliss as Assistant Marketing Manager. 

We are also doing everything possible to keep the company running smoothly and supporting farmers and contractors at this busy time of the farming year.

OPICO Ltd is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with Netherton Tractors Limited, to include Maschio Gaspardo tillage and seeding equipment and Maschio flail mowers, SKY grain drills and Strautmann forage and feeding wagons.