Capital Equipment News June 2016

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MATERIALS HANDLING
W acker Neuson, with its long and
distinguished record of supplying
products and services to agricul-
tural customers across the globe, once
again highlighted the quality, performance
and affordability of its range of German-en-
gineered compact and robust machines
showcased at this year’s Royal Agricultural
Show.
It was the global plant and light construc-
tion and agri-equipment specialist’s fifth
consecutive year as an exhibitor at the ag-
ricultural show and according to Eugene
Brown, Regional President of Wacker Neu-
son in Sub-Saharan Africa, the event was
once again a success. “It presents the per-
fect platform to showcase our agri-solutions
and our machines certainly got the farmers’
attention.”
Every farm, irrespective of whether it grows
crops or fruit or produces meat or dairy, re-
quires the lifting, stacking and moving of ma-
terials. “Farmers need to do this quickly and
efficiently, with the lowest possible input and
operating costs and this is where Wacker
Neuson really delivers on our promise – ‘All
it Takes’. Our machines and equipment de-
liver exactly what the farmer needs – quality,
performance, reliability, versatility, easy op-
eration, low fuel consumption and low main-
tenance costs all at an affordable price. The
current drought is placing further pressures
on many farmers and here our machines de-
liver true value add.”
Fitted with a wide selection of attachments
including bale and pallet forks, augers,
trenchers, mulchers and mowers, mixing
buckets, etc., the Wacker Neuson range of
skid steer loaders, wheel loaders, telescopic
wheel loaders, telehandlers, dumpers and
excavators become versatile helpers on any
farm. They can take on almost any task,
from silage stacking and harvesting, kraal
cleaning, fence pole installation and farm
road maintenance, all the way through to
handling bulk containers of harvested veg-
etables in the fields. “The dairy industry in
KwaZulu-Natal in particular has embraced
our machines. Our wheel loaders, with their
small turning radii, are very popular for pro-
viding animal fodder (full feeding and mixing
function in feedlots) as well as for cleaning
out cowsheds.
The Wacker Neuson Group is a global lead-
ing specialist with over 165 years’ experi-
ence in the manufacture of light and com-
pact construction equipment and machines.
“This means that the same industry-leading
qualities inherent to our agricultural equip-
ment is mirrored in our range of compact
light-weight machinery and equipment for
the construction sector,” continues Brown.
“Farmers thus have the added advantage
of being able to utilise our construction-re-
lated industry expertise, specifically within
our lighting, pumping and generator product
groups where we can offer world-class solu-
tions for night-work, water movement and
power supply problems.”
“When farmers purchase a Wacker Neuson
machine, they invest not only in the equip-
ment but also in the company’s fast, spe-
cialist after-sales service including effective
maintenance and repair from our strategi-
cally located dealer network,” concludes
Brown. b
Wacker Neuson’s Agri-Offering
GERMAN ENGINEERING MEETS AFFORDABILITY ON THE FARM