Austrian machinery manufacturer Goweil is set to make a return to Irish fields for the coming season. This news comes as the Cooney Furlong Machinery Company in Co Wexford has been announced as the sole Irish importer.

Based in Enniscorthy, the Cooney Furlong Machinery Company has added Goweil to its already impressive portfolio of franchises which include Case IH, Vaderstad, Amazone, Schaffer and Krone. The firm had planned to be officially unveiled as the Irish Goweil importer at the FTMTA Grass & Muck which was scheduled to take place in mid-May.

Goweil has been manufacturing agricultural machinery since 1988. The Austrian firm’s product range includes round balers and wrappers, baler/wrapper combination units and square bale wrappers along with a host more.

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The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the Cooney Furlong Machinery Company has already sold one of Goweil’s latest G-1 F125 baler/wrapper combi units to a Cork-based contractor.

This impressive-looking updated machine was unveiled at Agritechnica last November. One feature that stood out for us was the machine’s dual binding unit. This system wraps the finished bale simultaneously in two nets or wide films. It has the option of using the dual film-binding unit as a single binding unit, such as one net roll and with one roll of film.

Meanwhile, it is understood that the first load of Goweil equipment is set to dock on Irish shores in the coming days. In years gone by, Goweil had a presence in the Irish combi market. However, they would have been seen coupled to another manufacturer – mostly Lely Welger.