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MERLOS IN ACTION WORLDWIDE
What’s big to Merlo is small to a quarry!
A leading Finnish quarry depends
upon a 10 tonne Merlo to service
its ‘big’ machines!
Talvivaara Mining PLC’s main activity is the
development and commercial exploitation
of two polymetallic deposits, Kuusilampi
and Kolmisoppi, in Sotkamo, Eastern Finland.
The Talvivaara deposits comprise one of the
largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe
with some 336 million tonnes of ore.
This means BIG machinery - such as up to five
360 tonne hydraulic excavators and as many as
sixteen 350 tonne dump trucks. All this equipment
is supplied by Finnish Merlo dealer Rotator OY.
Weighing in at a mere 15,200 kg, their 10 tonne
lift capacity P101.10 HM looks like a toy compared
to these behemoths. But, it’s a vital one. According
to Talvivaara management, it was the only way
to safely inspect 8m high machinery in-situ - it’s
impractical for it to return to the workshop.
In fact, it’s in use all the time, with forks, fully
certified access platform, lifting hook etc.
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Merlonews
Just a routine inspection for this huge
excavator!
Award-winning Limousin breeders chose Multifarmer
The Döring family farm produces
the highest quality Limousin cattle -
and demands equal quality in their
farm machinery!
The Dörings (Mother Margot and Son Jörg)
first saw a Multifarmer at the ‘Weidefestival
2006’ exhibition.
“We took a lot of care with this decision”
remembers Mrs Margot Döring, “But this was a
vital decision for us as this machine would be a
universal tool replacing a tractor/loader servicing
up to 80 animals in stall. Our former tractor/front
end loaders had nothing like the performance and
often gave problems.”
Mrs Döring stresses that their award-winning
Limousins are robust and long-living with exquisite
meat quality. But, they are also sensitive so a
‘stress-free’ environment is vital, which means a
lot of time on grazing land. Only the calves and
pregnant cows spend time in-stall during the
winter.
The Multifarmer 30.9 TOP 2 fits in well with this
environment. The hydrostatic transmission makes
it easy and quiet to drive and it is very well on top of
its work load, also de-stressing the driver!
It spends more than the average Multifarmer
time using the three point linkage and power take
off - absolutely essential to the Dörings on all
farm machinery. As well as tedding, it is used for
ploughing and all other tractor work.
The Dörings are delighted with their choice - the
reach allows them to stack bales 10m high, move
dung, silage, water tanks and a whole multiplicity of
farm applications - and the support from the Merlo
dealer has been ‘superb’.
I wouldn’t pick on me!
In the shadow of giant wind turbines, the
Dörings 30.9 TOP 2 is perfect for tedding
The Multifarmer is in every way a tractor