Lynx Engineering will launch its new Stoll ProfiLine Isobus front loader at Lamma, the unit being fully installed and working on a new tractor.
The hydraulically controlled Stoll Isobus connected loader system requires no specific loader or mid mount valves on the tractor. Instead, it delivers full integration of the loader controls with the tractor system via the tractor’s onboard joystick and Isobus terminal.
This means that fitting the loader and connecting it with the tractor’s existing Isobus control platform takes substantially less time in the workshop compared with a typical assembly routine requiring a separate, dedicated loader control system, joystick and hydraulics. Once installed, as many as 12 additional functions become available, selectable via the tractor’s display terminal and set according to parameters defined by the operator. Lynx Engineering staff will be on hand to demonstrate the integration and answer any questions.
Lynx Engineering MD Nick Ewbank, managing director believes the market for the new Isobus-compatible loader will not be limited to larger tractors. “The benefits of this new system are not confined to operators of tractors of 180hp plus. We are looking to aim at tractors from 120hp upwards where Isobus functionality can be specified as an option for other farm machinery operations such as diet feeders and fertiliser spreaders,” he said.
“Having a loader that can weigh meal and add up total weights could be a distinct advantage. In addition, programmable working heights, working windows and repeatable operations can improve tractor/loader and operator productivity.
“For silage contractors who wrap and stack bales, being able to program the squeeze pressure of the bale handler on the bale without deformation will be a key feature,” he added.
Lynx expects that it will be taking delivery from Stoll within the next month. As regards the projected retail price, the company expects it to be only marginally more outlay than a normal ProfiLine FZ loader with Pro Control electronic joystick.
