Though it was launched last year, full availability of the Krone Big X 580 forager is not expected until 2016. Despite this, Krone already has five 580s working in the UK and predicts that this model’s sales will quickly overtake those of its current UK bestseller, the Big X 700. The mid-size 580 is powered by a 585hp MTU motor and benefits from many of the larger machine’s main performance-enhancing features such as VariStream crop flow, six feed rollers and drum configurations of either 20, 28 or 40 blades. Importantly for UK roads, however, the 580 still measures under 3m wide when booted with 710-size front tyres. Price of a Big X 580 with a 3m grass pick-up is about £257,000.