The order was driven by four hard requirements: <\/p>
- >4 m spray height on the 2.0m version<\/li>
- Factory-fitted tires for both models<\/li>
- Verified container-loading plan for 12 sets<\/li>
- Strict contract with clause-level penalty terms <\/li> <\/ul>
All 12 sets went through pre-shipment testing with the customer’s own grass samples before being loaded into two 40HQ containers.<\/p>
This case is worth reading if you are a large-scale forage operation sizing a harvester fleet, exporting agricultural machinery into Southeast Asia, or managing a multi-country farm business that needs standardized equipment across sites.<\/p>
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forage silage harvester preparation<\/figcaption><\/figure> ![\"silage](\"https:\/\/taizyagromachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/silage-harvesting-machine-in-the-factory.webp\")
silage harvesting machine in the factory<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/figure> Customer Background: A Multi-Business Agribusiness Group in the Mekong<\/strong><\/h2>
The customer is one of Vietnam’s mid-tier diversified agribusiness groups, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City with operational farms and processing facilities in several regions. The group runs three core businesses: <\/p>
- A 2,000-head commercial dairy and beef operation<\/li>
- A 1,500-hectare hybrid forage plantation that supplies fresh-cut grass and silage to internal livestock operations and external dairy customers<\/li>
- A contract harvesting service for neighboring farms during the peak March-July and September-November cutting windows<\/li> <\/ol>
The dominant crop across all three businesses is soft-stemmed grass<\/strong>\u2014primarily Pakchong 1 (a Thai-bred Napier \u00d7 Pearl millet hybrid), Mulato II (a Brachiaria hybrid), and local VA-06 elephant grass.<\/p>
Why 9 Sets of 1.3m + 3 Sets of 2.0m Silage Harvester (Not a Single Model)<\/strong><\/h2>
The customer’s farms are not uniform. The 2,000-head dairy in Long An sits on flat, terraced paddy fields with 200-500 m runs between plots. The Cambodian plantation in Svay Rieng is on 1 km long rows of flat red soil. The contract harvesting service operates on third-party farms that range from 5 to 200 hectares. A single harvester model would either over-spec for the small farms or under-deliver on the large plantations.<\/p>
The final order reflects that split.<\/p>
- 9 sets of 1.3m with basket<\/strong>: deployed across the smaller Vietnamese dairy farms and as backup units for the contract harvesting service. The 1.3m cutting width is ideal for the 5-30 hectare farm plots that make up most of the contract work. The integrated 1.5 m\u00b3 basket lets a single operator harvest and discharge into a trailing forage wagon without a second driver.<\/li>
- 3 sets of 2.0m without basket<\/strong>: dedicated to the large Cambodian plantation and the largest Vietnamese plots (50+ hectare blocks). The 2.0m cutting width covers more ground per pass, and the open-discharge (no basket) design with a >4m spray height feeds chopped material directly into tractor-pulled forage trailers running alongside. This is the configuration for throughput-first operations where a separate transport tractor is always on hand.<\/li> <\/ul>
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silage harvester with basket and tires<\/figcaption><\/figure> ![\"forage](\"https:\/\/taizyagromachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/forage-harvester-without-basket-with-tires.webp\")
forage harvester without basket with tires<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/figure> Machine Specifications (As Built and Tested)<\/strong><\/h2>
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1.3m with basket<\/strong> with tires
<\/strong>Engine: \u226570HP tractor
Harvesting Width: 1.3m
Capacity: around 0.25-0.48hectare\/h
Working speed: around 2-4km\/h
Size: 2750*1660*1950mm
Weight: 1050kg
PTO: 6 splines
Quick connector: m20*1.5, diameter 20mm
Silo volume: 1.5m\u00b3
Belt: 5pcs C-1575; 3pcs C-1600
The working speed is determined by the tractor.
The data will fluctuate depending on the crop being harvested.<\/td>9 \u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14<\/td><\/tr> ![\"Silage](\"https:\/\/taizyagromachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Silage-Harvester-Machine-2.0m-without-basket-with-tires.webp\")
<\/td>\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e31\u0e01<\/strong>
2.0\u0e21<\/strong> without\u00a0basket\u00a0with tires\u00a0
<\/strong>Engine: \u226570HP tractor
Harvesting width: 2.0m
Capacity: around 0.36-0.72hectare\/h
Working speed: around 2-4km\/h
Size: 2900*1900*3300mm
\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01: 850\u0e01\u0e01
PTO: 6 splines
Quick connector: m20*1.5, diameter 20mm
Spray height: > 4 m<\/td>3 \u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> machine specifications<\/figcaption><\/figure> Four Hard Requirements the Customer Insisted On<\/strong><\/h2>
The customer’s procurement team came to the negotiation with four non-negotiable items. None of them are unusual for a Southeast Asian large fleet, but together they ruled out most of the cheaper alternatives the group had been considering.<\/p>
- Spray height above 4 m on the 2.0m open-discharge version.<\/strong> Soft-stemmed grass in the Mekong region regularly grows to 3-4 m between cuts. The discharge chute on a standard 2.0m harvester typically tops out at 3-3.5 m, which causes the chopped grass to fall back onto the uncut row and clog the cutter bar. Taizy re-engineered the discharge spout to lift above 4 m so chopped material lands cleanly inside the trailing wagon, not on the standing crop.<\/li>
- Factory-fitted tires on both models, with documented load rating.<\/strong> The group’s contract harvesting service moves between farms on small paved roads and unpaved farm tracks. A harvester without tires must be transported on a flatbed, doubling the labor cost. Taizy fitted heavy-duty pneumatic tires with documented load ratings (1,200 kg per tire on the 1.3m, 900 kg per tire on the 2.0m) so each unit can be towed behind a pickup or driven at low speed on private farm roads.<\/li>
- A verified container-loading plan for 12 sets.<\/strong> Twelve harvesters do not fit in a single 40HQ container, and the customer wanted to know exactly how many containers were needed, how the machines would be secured, and what the loaded dimensions looked like before signing. Taizy provided a packing list, a 3D loading diagram, and a sea-fastening plan for two 40HQ containers. Each container was loaded with 4-6 harvesters plus their basket components, tire sets, spare blades, and the PTO drivelines in dedicated steel-frame cradles.<\/li>
- Strict contract terms with performance clauses and penalty-recovery language.<\/strong> The group’s standard procurement contract includes a performance bond, a delivery penalty for late shipment, an acceptance-test clause tied to a 50-hour operating benchmark, and a spare-parts availability commitment. Taizy’s sales and legal team negotiated the final contract over three rounds, with all four clauses kept in their original form.<\/li> <\/ol>
Pre-Shipment Testing With the Customer’s Own Grass<\/strong><\/h2>
The contract required that one unit of each model run a pre-shipment test on soft-stemmed grass before the full batch was crated.<\/p>
- Test set-up:<\/strong> One 1.3m unit (with basket) and one 2.0m unit (without basket), each coupled to a 90 HP test tractor on the Taizy demo field. The grass was stacked in windrows matching the customer’s normal field layout.<\/li>
- Test duration:<\/strong> Complete grass crushing and recycling process per machine.<\/li>
- Customer’s acceptance criteria:<\/strong> Cutting height uniform within \u00b12 cm, no plugging at the discharge chute on the 2.0m open version, basket discharge cycle on the 1.3m under 90 seconds, no belt slippage under continuous load.<\/li>
- Result:<\/strong> Both machines passed all four criteria. The 2.0m’s >4m spray height was confirmed with a measuring pole at the discharge arc\u2014the chopped material cleared the standing crop by 1.2 m at the closest point and landed cleanly inside the test forage wagon.<\/li> <\/ul>
The customer’s engineering representative signed the pre-shipment acceptance form within 24 hours. The remaining 11 units were crated the following week.<\/p>
- Test duration:<\/strong> Complete grass crushing and recycling process per machine.<\/li>
- Factory-fitted tires on both models, with documented load rating.<\/strong> The group’s contract harvesting service moves between farms on small paved roads and unpaved farm tracks. A harvester without tires must be transported on a flatbed, doubling the labor cost. Taizy fitted heavy-duty pneumatic tires with documented load ratings (1,200 kg per tire on the 1.3m, 900 kg per tire on the 2.0m) so each unit can be towed behind a pickup or driven at low speed on private farm roads.<\/li>
- 3 sets of 2.0m without basket<\/strong>: dedicated to the large Cambodian plantation and the largest Vietnamese plots (50+ hectare blocks). The 2.0m cutting width covers more ground per pass, and the open-discharge (no basket) design with a >4m spray height feeds chopped material directly into tractor-pulled forage trailers running alongside. This is the configuration for throughput-first operations where a separate transport tractor is always on hand.<\/li> <\/ul>
- 9 sets of 1.3m with basket<\/strong>: deployed across the smaller Vietnamese dairy farms and as backup units for the contract harvesting service. The 1.3m cutting width is ideal for the 5-30 hectare farm plots that make up most of the contract work. The integrated 1.5 m\u00b3 basket lets a single operator harvest and discharge into a trailing forage wagon without a second driver.<\/li>