The beginnings of the BiG X – An interview with Dr. Bernard Krone

"We will only produce a forage harvester if we have arguments that the others do not have," Bernard Krone said. Under this premise, more than 20 years ago the BiG X project in Spelle began. With the BiG M, KRONE already had a successful basis for self-propelled technology. The construction of a forage harvester was a logical consequence. After leaving the sector of soil cultivation, chopping was the only harvesting method that the company was missing to be a full liner in green fodder harvesting technology. Forage wagons, round balers and large square balers were already part of the product range. The solution in 2000 was a forage harvester with a completely new drive concept with a V8 or even V12 engine, a newly designed crop flow and a header that was totally new to the competitors. The header was able to chop even eight, ten or twelve rows of corn that had never been seen before.