Schaffer front end loaders 3033S

GERMANY has a tradition of engineering excellence. Its cars, such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW, have been regarded as among the best engineered in the world for many years. So it’s no surprise to see that Germany’s engineers are producing a top quality, well built, robust front end loader – Schaffer front end loaders.

Schaffer front end loaders says its aim was to produce articulated, compact front end loaders for people involved in agriculture, horticulture, construction, mining, landscape gardening and construction. Its engineers have developed front end loaders that offer maximum performance in small spaces, while also providing superior ergonomics and comfort for operators. Schaffer front end loaders are compact, with a small turning circle. Schaffer front end loaders provide optimum stability while working in confined spaces.

One of Schaffer front end loaders first customers in Australia was NS Flowers, of Oakford, a southern suburb of Perth. NS Flowers, run by Neil and Sonia Reid, produces cut flowers for florists at its 6000 square metre nursery, including roses, gerberas and gypsophilas. The roses and gerberas are produced in heated plastic tunnel houses, while other flowers are raised in shade houses.

The Reids needed a front end loader to take the hard work out of moving bags of fertiliser and potting mix, as well as shovelling coal into the hopper for the water heater and removing the ashes. Neil explains: “I borrowed my father-in-law’s machine initially, a front end loader on a tractor. But I needed a narrower front end loader to use in the nursery and something that could give me a lot better productivity. Our central path is only 1.6 metres wide. We don’t need a wide path because we would lose growing area. However, Schaffer front end loaders soon arranged for a demonstration of their articulated loader at the nursery, and it didn’t take Neil and Sonia long to decide that Schaffer loaders 3033S model would best suit their needs. They didn’t want to buy a skid steer as they thought visibility in the confined space wouldn’t be good enough and a wrong turn would damage the shed. Also Neil had a lot of experience driving earthmoving machinery in Europe and knew he wanted something with a smooth ride so a short wheel base skid steer loader wasn’t suitable.

Since they received their Schaffer front end loader in February 2005, they have found it to be ideal for their operation. “We’ve been very happy with our Schaffer front end loader,” Neil says. “It’s compact and manoeuvrable, with good power and lifting capacity. We’ve set the front end loaders width at 1400cm. The width of Schaffer front end loader can be varied, depending on the wheel offset and the tyres.”

Neil says Schaffer’s front end loader 3033S is very strong and very well built. “The weight/power ratio is right for me,” he says. “The Schaffer front end loader is very well balanced. It has great bosch hydraulics and a very good Kubota engine.” He says another feature of Schaffer front end loaders is the extra cooling fan, controlled by a thermostat, to help keep the engine oil and hydraulics cool on hot days. “And it’s very user friendly,” he says. All of the controls can be used with one hand.”

Neil uses his Schaffer front end loader either with the bucket attachment to move coal or ashes, or the fork attachment to lift and move pallets of fertiliser or potting mix. The front end loader has a safety roll frame, which can be folded down when it is working in the shed or nursery.

Schaffer Loaders manufacture a range of front end loaders, articulated loaders and telescopic loaders from 20hp to 130hp and 1,400 kg to 6,000 kg operating weight. Skid steer substitute.

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Enquiries: Cameron Moir on 0417 669 707, office@schaffer-loaders.com.au http://www.schaeffer-lader.de/en/

Schaffer front end loader 3033 does the hard work

One of Schaffers front end loaders, built in Germany, has taken a lot of the hard work out of growing trees at Keith and Kerry Parnell’s tree nursery at Tincurrin, in Western Australia’s eastern wheatbelt region.

The nursery, 60 kilometres east of Narrogin and 250km south-east of Perth, has operated for eight years and has a current capacity of three million seedlings. The seedlings are propagated in a greenhouse, and then transplanted into 81 cell trays as they mature. The seedlings are moved around the nursery on racks, capable of holding up to 70,000 seedlings. Until recently, the Parnells used a John Deere 2130 tractor, with a rear mounted fork lift, to take the trays to the edge of the nursery. However, the tractor was too wide to take the trays down the aisles, so they had to be carried by hand.

In July 2005, Keith and Kerry bought one of Schaffers 3033 front end loaders. The front end loader, which is only 1.4 metres wide, is kept busy transporting the trays down the 1.6m aisles, helping to reduce labour costs and speed up the work. Keith says special racks were built that can carry 72 trays at a time. The new front end loader has taken the place of at least two staff. He says the front end loaders “one of the best things I have bought for the nursery - it’s fantastic”.

Schaffers front end loaders, which range in power from 20hp (14.7kW) to 130hp (98kW), have been designed to provide superior performance under any conditions. However, they really excel in tight situations, where their articulated agility is a real asset.

“We tested several other front end loaders, but the Schaffer articulated loader was the only one that performed the tasks that we wanted it to,” Keith said. “Other front end loaders tested were either too wide for the confined nursery spaces or too small and light to perform the required tasks. A skid steer machine was not suitable, because it damages the ground, unlike one of Schaffers front end loaders.

“Manoeuvrability is one of the best features of the front end loader. It’s also robust, built like a proper industrial articulated loader. It works extremely well in the nursery.”

Keith is a third generation farmer who has lived at Tincurrin all of his life. He leases out most of his 1200-hectare (2900 acres) farm and focuses all of his attention on the 2ha (5 acres) tree nursery. He mainly produces oil mallee seedlings, which are becoming popular with many farmers, because of their ability to help reduce the salinity problem in many parts of the wheatbelt.

The production of oil mallee seedlings received a big boost in 2003 when the State’s main energy supplier, Western Power, built an integrated wood processing demonstration plant at Narrogin, to test the feasibility of using oil mallee trees to produce energy, while also producing other useful by-products.

The plant is based on the idea of “industrial ecology”, which aims to change the nature of industrial systems, to promote sustainable development. If the Narrogin pilot plant proves to be viable, several plants could be built in the wheatbelt, providing farmers with a reliable income. The trees will be used to produce energy, eucalyptus oil and activated carbon, while at the same time helping to reduce the problems of soil salinity and global warming.

Keith, who has been involved since the beginning of the oil mallee industry, says oil mallees have a lot of potential, because of their capacity to produce multiple end use products. “Mallees will become more and more important, as an economical and sustainable source of energy,” he said.

He says the market for farm trees fluctuates, depending on the landcare market. However, this year, he has signed a contract to supply jam trees (Acacia acuminata), which are in demand as host trees for the production of sandalwood trees. He says this is another promising market for the nursery.

“The next challenge is to get more stability into the low rainfall, tree farming business and to develop longer term contracts,” he said.
“The sandalwood industry is developing well, with a growing and well established market. “Even though mallees show so much promise, returns other than good landcare are not yet flowing to farmers, wishing to plant larger areas of their farms.

Contact Cameron Moir on 0417 669 707, cmoir@schaffer-loaders.come.au or http://www.schaffer-loaders.com.au/

Schaffer articulated loader 2026 - Russell

The new Schaffer articulated loader 2026 is a multifunctional machine which can be used in construction, agriculture, industry, horticulture, shires, landscaping, parks, golf courses and mining.

Russell Kilner, a civil engineer and surveyor, knows what it’s like to own a Schaffer articulated loader 2026, using it for a variety of activities in his spare time. “To these ends I am assembling a small fleet of earthmoving plant which will allow me to conduct a smaller scale of ‘hands on’ work when the fancy takes me. I have also been looking after a sequence of earthen dams for the mining industry,” Russell says.

Russell has also used the articulated loader for a number of jobs including, driveways, house-pads, post holes for fences and various drainage tasks. He also hires out a plate compactor and a chain trencher to people he knows.

Russell was drawn to the Schaffer articulated loader after seeing it at a trade show and noticing that it was of a higher construction standard than other marques in the local market. “I realised that it was what I wanted in a articulated loader because it is small enough to be easily transported but it has the capacity to do most of the work that I require of it.”As Russell isn’t obliged to keep his ‘fleet’ in continuous work, he has the advantage of being able to keep an eye out for the tricky or different type of job.
“While on a dam wall job, we had no way of knowing how far the underlying material had settled under the weight of the new structure. So I suggested placing a steel plate on the ground and then having the surveyor check the level and location of it prior to building the new wall above it.

I used my 2026 articulated loader with a Digga auger to drill down 3 meters to find the settlement plate and to determine a change in level.” The Schaffer articulated loader is a versatile and compact front end loader with a heavy duty build and superior performances every time.

These articulated loader ‘s are of superior German engineering and have been a leading European hydraulic articulated loader brand for the past 50 years. A new Schaffer articulated loader lightweight 2026 has been specifically modified from Germany’s product line for Australia.

Manager of Schaffer Loaders in Australia, Cameron Moir says, “We have recognised that there is a large market for small "tow able" heavy duty articulated loader in Australia. This market is generally dominated by "micro" stand on skid steer loaders. As the average vehicle can only tow two tonnes, Schaffers standard European build was found to be too heavy.

“After consultation and looking at the product range Schaffer redesigned their articulated loader without counterweights and decided on a 15mm thick plate steel chassis instead of 20mm.” This now gives Aussie operators the opportunity to use a machine with a long wheel base, giving a superior ride.

Schaffer also uses axles with differentials which is the same system found on its giant counterparts in the mining industry and is one of the only manufacturers of mini front end loader on the market to use this system which gives a far superior operating life. T

he heavier operating weight of the Schaffer articulated loader also allows the front end loader to be used for serious earthmoving. Instead of "floating" and "skipping" on top of the soil and not having the weight to dig in, the Schaffer articulated loader are able to gain much greater purchase in the soil for pushing, leveling and scooping.

“Schaffer still has the highest operating weight compared to any other mini loaders on the market. The heavy weight is reflected in the largest ram diameter, strongest chassis, heaviest build on the market and the strongest hitch, even after shedding a few hundred kilos.”

The Schaffer articulated loader 2026 has 26x12-12 tyres (skid steer pattern or turf), a 2.5m mast, electric 4-in-1 controls mounted in the joystick and a hydraulic cooler to cope with the hot conditions found in Australia.

The list of accessories from Digga is very impressive that fit on the Schaffer articulated loader with augers, sweepers, 4-in-1 buckets, stump grinders, rippers and chain trenchers just to name a few available from the factory.

Ring Cameron, Schaffer Loaders 0417 669 707, cmoir@schaffer-loaders.com.au or visit http://www.schaffer-loaders.com.au/