The Fortschritt K 430 is a square baler, a machine designed to compress cut hay or straw into compact rectangular bales for efficient storage and transport. Fortschritt was an East German manufacturer known for agricultural machinery serving smallholder and collective farming operations across Eastern Europe and beyond.
This model features a reciprocating piston press mechanism and employs twine binding. It is equipped with a pickup unit with an adjustable working width of 1.70 metres, and incorporates a variable baling chamber that allows operators to set bale length between 400 and 1200 millimetres to suit different handling and storage needs. The machine is single-axle.
The baler requires a minimum of 45 kilowatts of engine power to operate. Its rated throughput capacity is 13 tonnes per hour when processing straw and 19 tonnes per hour when processing hay. These specifications reflect the machine's suitability for medium-scale forage operations typical of European farming in the 1980s and beyond.
This particular machine dates to 1987 and is offered in used condition from a location in Germany.
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