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Lely Welger RP 235 Profi - Paddy, Michael and Tom Nolan - Ireland

Seeing Double in Wexford

Paddy Nolan took advantage of one of the rare sunny days last summer to get some silage baled and wrapped. Paddy along with his sons Tom and Michael, cover a tight radius contracting around the Taghmon area of the Wexford countryside, as well as running a substantial tillage outfit!

An integral part of their successful contracting business are Nolan’s two Lely Welger Profi 235 round balers. Paddy bought his first Lely Welger baler; an XtraCut 17” in 2007 from Donohoe Agri.

“In one season we had notched up a remarkable tally of 17,000 bales, with little or no trouble, that gives a pretty good indication of the Lely Welger’s reliability under a heavy workload” states Paddy.

He was so impressed with the Xtracut 17 that he traded it in along with a Claas baler and invested in two Lely Welger 235 Profi balers last season. They are working a wrap and stack system which allows them to strive for an optimum bale count of 75 bales of hay an hour and on average 60 bales of silage an hour. When the pressure is on, the Lely Welger baler definitely shows its strength and quality. The main benefits of the Lely Welger baler are its renowned tailgate locking system, 2.25m pickup and hydroflex floor along with dual race bearings as well as 25 knives.

 “The Welger balers are ideal for large throughputs”, says Tom. They’ve got reliability and capacity to handle large volumes. “Last season when baling hay, in good conditions, I did 300 bales of hay in 3 hours, picking up 20ft swaths, now that’s what I call a great days work.” comments Tom.

The output of their two Lely Welger Profi balers is approximately 30,000 bales per annum.

“The Profi is a very fast baler and when you’ve a lot of ground to cover that is exactly what you need.” concludes Michael.