and in Farmers Weekly a few weeks ago!
This quote made me laugh:
"Official statistics suggest it will soldier through three-and-a-half hours of continuous work, though in practice that seems to be an ambitious target.
We found the gauge sunk by roughly 1% for every 100m travelled, and that’s without lifting and shifting heavy material, running the heater, or turning on the lights – all of which gobble more of that precious, and invariably dwindling, energy supply.
Even the most laid-back of operators will find themselves suffering from a spot of range anxiety as the meter plummets.
Limp mode arrives at 12%, first strangling hydraulic performance and then reducing the drive motor output to try to conserve energy in a bid to make it back to the sanctuary of a plug socket.
At this point, it’s time to dig out your Mars bar and a copy of the
Beano, as charging can take a while."
and in Farmers Weekly a few weeks ago!
This quote made me laugh:
"Official statistics suggest it will soldier through three-and-a-half hours of continuous work, though in practice that seems to be an ambitious target.
We found the gauge sunk by roughly 1% for every 100m travelled, and that’s without lifting and shifting heavy material, running the heater, or turning on the lights – all of which gobble more of that precious, and invariably dwindling, energy supply.
Even the most laid-back of operators will find themselves suffering from a spot of range anxiety as the meter plummets.
Limp mode arrives at 12%, first strangling hydraulic performance and then reducing the drive motor output to try to conserve energy in a bid to make it back to the sanctuary of a plug socket.
At this point, it’s time to dig out your Mars bar and a copy of the Beano, as charging can take a while."
Was there room on it to mount a diesel generator?
One thing that concerns me about the introduction of battery powered machinery is the rating of the electricity supply to the farm. Will it be able to handle the load of charging more than one tractor or loader? 100A was the standard 50 years ago, and not much seems to have changed, its one of the factors that drives mobile grain dryer sales because many farms don't have the electric supply to run large fans and many farms with diversified businesses have to rely on diesel generators when they need to use heavy duty kit.
Fairly sure Merlo have one, think it has a lead acid battery so when its done it still has a value for scrap [the battery that is]
You aren't going to use one for a days buckraking but for a normal days light work it will probably be ok.
Fairly sure Merlo have one, think it has a lead acid battery so when its done it still has a value for scrap [the battery that is]
You aren't going to use one for a days buckraking but for a normal days light work it will probably be ok.
Yes it has about kg of lead batteries. You can also have a spare battery pack so keep one on charge etc
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