Nimmersatter Büffel: Fliegl Überlade-Ladewagen | profi #Fahrbericht

Fliegl is entering the forage harvesting technology market! What was ridiculed at Agritechnica 2017 has been consistently developed further by Fliegl: the Fliegl Buffalo. We have been able to tame this insatiable herd animal exclusively. From profi 07/2019: https://www.profi.de/archiv/Ueberlade... More videos on loading and transporting:    • Laden und Transportieren   More driving reports:    • Fahr- und Einsatzberichte   Don't miss another profi video: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... "Introduction Tobias Bensing" With the Büffel, Fliegl is entering the field of forage harvesting technology. The machine is neither a chopper nor a loader wagon. It's more of a transfer wagon. We had the exclusive opportunity to try out the new Büffel in practice. But who needs a Büffel anyway? – Josef Fliegl Sr. enlightened us. "Josef Fliegl Sr. explains the Büffel concept" The technology in the front part of the machine is very similar to a loader wagon: with a 2 m wide pickup, a 1.50 m wide rotor, and a loading space of just 10 m³. After the forage has been cut by 49 blades, a one-piece scraper floor transports the grass to the hydraulically driven metering rollers. These loosen the previously compacted forage and transfer it evenly onto a cross-running rubber belt, which loads it onto a trailer traveling alongside. The belt rotates very quickly at about 6.5 meters per second. Unlike a chipper, the Büffel can temporarily buffer the forage in its 10 cubic meter bunker. This allows you to switch off the conveyor belt at the headland just before the end of the swath. The driver can then turn to the next swath before further loading. It's also possible to change transport vehicles on the fly. We fed the buffalo at 7 to 10 km/h. The tractor's power wasn't sufficient for higher speeds. In the hilly terrain, the John Deere 6190R noticeably worked up a sweat. Fliegl expects a harvest of around 130 tons of fresh mass per hour. With continuous transport, the harvesting performance is roughly between that of a loader wagon and a forage harvester. The driver is challenged; profi editor Tobias Bensing explains why: "Tobias Bensing talks about working with the buffalo" With this prototype, everything still has to be controlled manually. But with a little practice, it works quite well. "Tobias Bensing demonstrates the change of the harvester combinations." The transfer conveyor is unforgiving. – Quite unlike a discharge tower on a chopper. Therefore, the operators are required to concentrate fully to avoid blocking the conveyor. The forage is only transferred very loosely. The payload is lower than with a loader wagon or a chopper. This is where the push-off wagons can provide useful compaction. A few more technical details: The unguided pickup is hydraulically driven. The scrapers are made of plastic. A feeler roller on the rear and two steered feeler rollers on the outside improve ground contour following. The scraper floor can be hydraulically folded forward. This exposes the rotor. Fliegl developed the unit itself: Hardox fingers push the forage through the 49 knives. This results in a theoretical cutting length of just 30 mm. The reversible knives can be hydraulically swiveled out and are individually secured against foreign objects. The Büffel has its own on-board hydraulic system. Both the metering rollers and the conveyor belt are driven by their own pumps. The remaining functions are controlled by the tractor's hydraulics. In the configuration we drove, the Büffel weighs approximately 8 tons. Three tons of this weight is already on the K80 ball bearings. The rest is distributed among the 750/45 R 26.5 wheels. To better support the conveyor belt with a loading width of over four meters, the axle can be extended 90 cm toward the conveyor belt. For road travel, the belt is swiveled behind the metering rollers. The machine we drove is a prototype. – What's next for the Büffel? "Josef Fliegl talks about further tests" The next opportunity to get hands-on with the machine will be at Agritechnica. Fliegl will once again exhibit the redesigned Büffel there. A small pre-production series is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2020. And what do you think? Visit us on: https://www.profi.de   / profimagazin     / profimagazin     / profimagazin   Credits: Editor: Tobias Bensing Camera: Christian Leitner Editing: Christian Leitner Narrator: Christoph Wittelsbürger Post-production: Roman Hünefeld Music selection: Christian Leitner