Friday, 24 October 2025 08:55

New player set to enter SP Mower market

Written by Mark Daniel

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Fliegl recently acquired rights to the Cutaro SR 1100 self-propelled triple mower.

While the Krone Big M has set the standard for many years, sources close to Rural News, with an ear to the ground and a periscope to see over high hedges, tell us that German transport and effluent specialist Fliegl has plans to move into the sector, having recently acquired rights to the Cutaro SR 1100 self-propelled triple mower developed by Swiss company ARB-Tec.

First seen in 2022, the cutting width of up to 11m sees the mowers and conditioning units moving away from the norm by being hydraulically driven. Weighing in at only 8.5 tonnes, power is delivered by a 350hp Mercedes engine.

Rural News understands the Cutaro will be built at the same Kirchdorf plant where Fliegl manufactures the Cargos forage wagons and farm loaders. We also understand there are plans to redesign the drive unit to reduce the overall transport width from 3.5m down to 3.0m and a new source of mower decks, which are currently supplied by Claas.

Fliegl is yet to release a timescale for commercial production, but we understand that there is a plan to build a small number of pre-production machines, for testing in Europe during 2026, alongside prototypes for next month’s Agritechnica Event, where the company has booked a half-acre site.

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