Dynamic weighing in MF’s FL loader range
One of the technological advancements in the series is the availability of an advanced in-cab terminal, which includes dynamic weighing.
The 20-model MF FL loader range offers a wide choice, including three models for a perfect fit from the MF 4700 through to the MF 8700 Series.
A choice of 16 self-levelling, parallel linkage models offer lift heights from 3.5m to 5m and capacities from 1.5t to 3.3t.
The range is completed by four non-self levellers, handling loads of 2.2t to 2.7t and lift heights from 3.5m to 4m.
The loaders feature unimpeded visibility over sloping bonnets, and the Visioline roof option helps achieve an optimum visibility, while the SpeedSteer option is designed for safe and easy operation in confined spaces.
Another advancement for further enhanced control is the ‘brake to neutral’ feature, that automatically selects neutral when the brake is depressed, which means the operator needs to use just one pedal.
The new dealer-installed in-cab terminal option increases loading precision, enabling operators to weigh loads, monitor loader positions, and receive service reminders as well as controlling an optional lighting kit.
The option to weigh loads during operations should offer a benefit in many farm enterprises.
For example, weighing each bucketful will improve precision when using total mixed rations, or will enable logging of exact load weights when selling bulk produce.
The integrated system doesn’t interfere with loading operations and, as well as weighing the load during lift cycles, it can store totals and export records to a USB memory stick.
The MF FL series replaces the existing MF 900 series.
The new series provides greater lifting capacities and between 7cm to 14cm more lift height.
They also have a longer reach, and wider implement angle, to help tip over the sides of increasingly larger farm and truck trailers.
Angling the crosstube 15 degrees towards the tractor, and positioning it lower down on the curved arms, has increased visibility by 30% (when the loader is at 450mm above the ground).
All implements now also have a larger, 58 degree, crowd angle (at 70cm), which allows buckets to be filled to optimum levels without spillage.
Greater dump angles of up to 57 degrees also enable loads to be tipped more easily.
A new, stronger, loader arm is made from 80mm profile steel.
It is built on a fully automatic robotic welding line, for precise and consistent construction.
Cast and forged arm ends and linkages, which support the pins in bushes, further enhance strength and durability.
New, stronger pins are all galvanised, which prevents corrosion, for a longer life, and they are bolted in place to prevent turning.
All grease nipples are accessed from the outside, making maintenance easier.
The subframe’s 30mm thick uprights support the loader beam in a casting, which is machined after welding, to increase precision and minimise the risk of play in the joint.
Uprated hydraulic components are designed to handle the flow and pressure loads generated by modern tractors, with larger pipework and rams to optimise the flow.
Hoses are all protected under covers, to reduce the risk of damage, and the SoftDrive suspension components are protected inside the crosstube. Other hydraulic components, mounted externally on the tube, are encased under a strong cover to reduce the risk of damage.
Larger accumulators, combined with the higher flow hydraulic system, have doubled the SoftDrive boom suspension travel, greatly increasing comfort for operators, and protection for the loader.
