With the trend towards alternative energy production, working methods in agriculture are also changing. For example, whole crop silage is playing an increasingly important role in the operation of biogas plants. This involves chopping up entire grain plants and using them as a fermentation substrate. This also results in biogas plant operators being less dependent on weather conditions and crop yields.
Particularly powerful machines are required to handle the biomass. A new DEVELON DL250-7 wheel loader recently passed its baptism of fire in this respect when it was successfully deployed for the first time at the biogas plant of Bioenergie Gut Lauenbrück GmbH located between Bremen and Hamburg in Germany.
When purchasing the 14-tonne machine, Bioenergie Gut Lauenbrück GmbH placed its trust in the local company andDevelon dealer, ATLAS von der Wehl GmbH. The Develon dealer recommended the DL250-7, which delivers 128 kW at 2100 rpm thanks to its Develon DL06 Stage V engine, not least because of its high power reserve. This ensures that the wheel loader works efficiently even in demanding conditions and achieves a fast travelling speed in road traffic.
With its impressive breakout force and high traction, the DL250-7 is ideally suited for various types of silo applications. At Bioenergie Gut Lauenbrück GmbH, it has proved its worth particularly when pushing the silage material, which is unloaded from the bottom of the silo by the trailer, onto the steep silo mountain. Its high operating weight makes the DL250-7 ideal for compacting the silage. It can also be optionally equipped with a high-tipping bucket and used to fill the biogas plant with the silage.
ATLAS von der Wehl recently delivered a 15 tonne Develon DL280-7 wheel loader to another customer. This machine, which is powered by a Develon DL06 Stage V engine, is also used for silage maize harvesting.
For this purpose, the DL280-7 was additionally equipped with a Bekamax central lubrication system optimized for agricultural and construction machinery, a loading shovel, green forks and a high-tipping bucket. Thanks to the hydraulic quick hitch, these attachments can be fitted particularly quickly and easily.
In addition to the larger wheel loaders such as the DL250-7 and DL280-7, Develon offers a diverse range of different smaller wheel loaders for demanding agricultural applications. For example, attachments such as agricultural buckets with grapples and bale clamps are available for the Develon range of compact wheel loaders such as the DL60-7 model, with an operating weight of 3.8 tonne or the DL85-7 with an operating weight of 5.1 tonne.
