Focus on telehandler safety
26th July 2024
According to the HSE, the most common cause of recent farming fatalities has been incidents with agricultural vehicles, which includes loaders.
An important part of telehandler safety is to make sure you have and use the correct, professionally-manufactured attachment for whichever task or for whatever situation you might find yourself in, for your safety, as well as that of everyone else around you.
Ceres recommends that to increase overall farm safety, all farms with telehandlers should have a safe way of moving big bags and implements.
The Ceres Linkage-Lift Implement Mover is a strong and safe way of transporting attachments, rather than scratching and gouging, sliding both on and off pallet tines or flailing around on chains, which can cause costly damage and risk of injury or worse.
The Ceres Linkage-Lift uses the tried-and-tested Category 3 quick-release linkage system, for Cat 2 and 3 implements up to 4.5 tonnes (at pin centre); the larger Linkage-Lift + uses the Category 4 quick-release system for Cat 3 and 4 implements up to 10 tonnes (at pin centre).
Lifting directly upwards from the lower arms, rather than the top link pin, attachments are elevated the way they are designed to be, with ease and without damage. The lower lift arms, which are mounted to a floating bar within the frame, and the slotted top link bar are both there to aid smooth coupling and to allow easy and safe removal, as you can be sure that there is no tension between the headstock and implement pins.
The Ceres BA Bag Buddy is a range of big bag lifters from 1 x 600kg up to 6 x 1,000kg bags, with the most popular being the 4 x 600kg, which is available as a fixed or hydraulic model. The hydraulic option offers even greater safety in stacking and manoeuvrability when changing between different size bags.
Ceres says the Bag Buddy is a convenient and easy way to controllably manage fertiliser, seed and feed bags, far more safely than the questionable use of pallet tines, as well as decreasing the risk of damage to lorries, buildings and overhead cables.
It is designed with minimal sharp edges to prevent damage to the bags and reduce the risk of hazardous and costly mishaps.
The lightweight, but substantially braced, frame helps support bags from behind, greatly reducing swing. Increased telehandler stability is also achieved by keeping the headstock and boom approximately 4ft lower than if using pallet tines, whilst still achieving the same lift, with the added benefit of increased reach over hoppers and around drill coulters.
The Bag Buddy comes with retaining loops at both ends of each arm, so bags can be quickly secured in adverse weather conditions.
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