VIDEO: New Cubix baler from Claas aims for high output
It may not be long before a new series of Claas square balers shares the showroom floor with the brand’s Quadrant series.
Called the Cubix, it’s the latest in large square balers from the German farm equipment manufacturer, winning a gold Innovation Award at Agritechnica last November.
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So what makes it special?
The driveline on the Cubix is integrated into the frame to deliver direct power flow to the baler. Along with a pair of 202 kilogram flywheels, this helps put the Cubix’s output as high as 70 tonnes per hour in te field.
“For the starting process, you do not need a big tractor,” Daniel Moersch, Claas’s product manager for square balers, said at Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, Germany.
By engaging only one flywheel at a time, the Cubix is also easier and more efficient to start.
Once the first flywheel reaches 1,650 r.p.m., the second flywheel engages. Once the speed of both flywheels match, a pair of clutches on each side of the baler kick in to get the rotor operational.
While a 250 horsepower tractor gets the Cubix running and baling hay in the field, Moersch said an operator won’t reach the high throughput the Cubix is capable of with that amount of horsepower. For that, he recommended tractors have 400 h.p. or higher.
The Cubix also uses a double loop knot design to secure bales. This helps eliminate twine waste and increases tensile strength compared with other bale knot designs.
Its six knotter system also reduces the amount of twine needed and the time it takes to change twine.
Artificial intelligence has been incorporated into the Cubix’s design when it comes to controlling bale density.
AI-supported software also assists in maintaining target ranges of density, throughput and bale length.
If an overload is detected during operation, the Cubix automatically decouples the rotor and pick-up before a blockage can occur.
At this stage in its design, the Cubix requires a tractor to operate in the field, but future designs may not require this.
“We are looking at an all automatic driving baler,” said Moersch.
“For the moment, we are within the tractor implement system.”
Moersch said Claas plans to have a pre-series launch of the Cubix baler in 2027 with a complete launch sometime in 2028.
Source: producer.com