Stealth trailer’s good for safety
The Kompactor was designed for safety and economy. The trailer is extremely stable while unloading on uneven surfaces, and ideal in constricted spaces and small holdings where manoeuvrability is key, according to manufacturer John Kennedy, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, of Stealth Manufacturing Limited.
In the agri-contracting business for the past 23 years, specialising in silage contracting, John has modified, improved and redesigned various machines to make them more efficient and user friendly. His Stealth Kompactor 40 is the first Irish-built hydraulic push-off trailer, and it has won the 15,000 overall top prize in this year’s JFC Innovation Awards for rural business.
Suitable for all types of agricultural material, the trailer’s compactor allows it carry up to 60% more material, thus reducing trailer loads per acre, and operating costs for time, labour and fuel.
The unloading time is 40 seconds, thanks to the multi-stage hydraulic ejector plate. Compared to a tipping trailer, the danger of contact with overhead cables is removed, it is more stable while unloading on uneven surfaces, and can exit more safely and faster from a silage clamp. Trailer weight is lower too.
The hydraulic system is concealed to give a clutter-free front for manoeuvrability and safety; all pipes and cables are routed and concealed through the drawbar and frame. The trailer is 6.6 metres long, 2.5m wide, and 3.67m high (from the ground), and the 40 cubic metres capacity increases to 60 cubic metres with compaction.
Hydraulically adjustable weight transfer via 600mm bogie movement gives extra traction on uneven terrain. The hydraulic tailboard has automatic locking. The trailer is also equipped with a rear free moving steering axle, and weigh cells.
Tyres up to 700mm wide, mesh silage sides optional, or an unloading auger can be fitted. Low oil requirement, multi leaf suspension, 10-stud commercial axles, load sensing airbrakes, 560/50/22.5 tyres as standard, and LED lights, are smong the trailer’s features.
Now in their eighth year, the JFC Innovation Awards for rural business which John won are organised and sponsored by JFC, Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland, and the rish Farmers Journal. The awards were established to help companies to prosper and create extra jobs and employment.
