Peecon’s self-propelled mixer wagon concept is enjoying plenty of interest at this week’s German Eurotier show. It is based on a Massey Ferguson 6S.155 tractor.
Called the Rapide XV-L, silage shaved from the clamp by a 2.2m-wide milling head is conveyed over the top of the tractor cab to the 24m³ capacity (26m³ with side extensions) tub on the trailed Biga mixer wagon.
The attachment increases the height of the Massey tractor to 3.75m. Two hydraulic cylinders adjust the height of the milling head. Maximum cutting height is 5.2m.
The company says that the prototype fits to any 150-200hp tractor with a minimum hydraulic oil flow of 150l/min. While the twin conveyor concept provides the tractor driver with better visibility, the Dutch manufacturer does not rule out making a narrower 1.2m milling head and single conveyor arrangement to reduce the required oil flow to around 100l/min.
The company is even talking about a version with a tub capacity of 30m³, but for now the current prototype will be trucked back to Peecon HQ at Etten-Leur when the show ends for on-farm tests.
If it does eventually make it to the production stage, then the expected €250,000 price tag (includes the tractor) of the set up at the German show is on a par with a dedicated self-propelled mixer wagon. One of the big perceived benefits is that when the feeding season has finished, the mixer wagon and loading system can be removed and the tractor used for other duties.
The milling head and conveyors are attached to the tractor via a sub-frame.
This is not the first time Peecon has had a stab at making a self-propelled mixer wagon. Ten years ago, at Eurotier 2014, it previewed a prototype based on a Linde industrial forklift.
The Biga Pacman Gen2, as it was known, saw the front-mounted silage grab travel over a series of guide rails over the top of the cab to empty into the 12m³ tub. The novel concept quietly disappeared from the radar. It will be interesting to see if there is more mileage in the current one.
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