8.2 t Weycor AR 550 wheel loader covers a wide range of tasks on dairy farms - Extremely solid machine for many hours of use - Best experience with weycor wheel loaders for 10 years - High lifting and ripping power

The 8.2 tonne AR 550 wheel loader must always be on duty. Seven days a week, 365 days a year. It works on Hartwig Tietjen's farm in Gyhum in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony. "We have had the best experience with weycor for over ten years. The new AR 550 wheel loader has been working perfectly on the farm for several months now," says Hartwig Tietjen. He has been the head of the 212-hectare farm since 2012, the fifth generation to run the dairy business.

8.2 tonnes of wheel loader power
With its weycor wheel loaders, Atlas Weyhausen stands for sophisticated technology and reliable performance. The AR 550 is powered by an 85 kW/115.5 hp engine. This engine is the basis for the powerful hydraulics and creates a ripping force of 7,200 daN and a lifting force of 8,200 daN (daN is a unit that is used in lifting technology, among other things, and corresponds approximately to the weight force acting on a mass of 1 kg). "When we load silage or stack hay bales, the AR 550 shows just how much power it really has. We can work quickly with it," reports Tietjen from practical experience. In sober figures, this means lifting the filled bucket in 6.0 seconds, lowering in 4.6 seconds and dumping in 1.8 seconds.

Solid construction means little wear
The weycor wheel loader is equipped with the robust Z-kinematics, which enable a high breakout force. Its design also provides the best possible view of the working area. The sophisticated technology ensures safe driving - even off-road - and robust stability. This includes low-maintenance articulated pendulum joints in conjunction with rigid axles with planetary reduction in the wheel hubs and electrically engageable 100% differential locks in the front and rear axles. With an oscillation of ±12° in the rear and an articulation angle of 40° on both sides, these ensure excellent off-road mobility, ground-protecting driving and extreme manoeuvrability. Thanks to the low centre of gravity, weycor wheel loaders have high tipping stability even under extreme ground conditions.

Convenient and safe working
One "lever" operates all functions. The weycor joystick puts the wheel loader in the palm of your hand. Parallel guidance during pallet fork operation is automatic. Bucket return to the digging position is also automatic, as is the centre position. In the event of engine failure, all four wheels are locked. The weycor wheel loader has a separate inching pedal. Unlike the combined brake/inching pedal, the risk of driving against the service brake is eliminated. A generously dimensioned inching range enables sensitive distribution of the pushing and lifting forces. The result is less wear and fuel consumption.

Modern farm business
Hartwig Tietjen runs his farm with a total of 8 employees. Everyone has their own area of responsibility and, as is normal on a dairy farm, they work seven days a week. A few years ago, he realised a partial relocation of his farm. This now allows more freedom of movement and a more stringent organisation. The new AR 550 fits in well with this concept. Like its predecessor, it is in use for around 1,200 hours a year. It is used for work on the farm such as loading feed and straw, mucking out, bedding, loading bulk materials (fertiliser, etc.) and is also used for small earthworks. The machine is easy to maintain. Centralised service points that are easy to reach make this routine task quick and easy. If there really is a problem, the people from Atlas von der Wehl in Lauenbrück, the dealer in charge, are quickly on site. "We've very rarely had a problem in recent years, but when it was necessary, von der Wehl helped very quickly," says Tietjen. The quick-change system is also helpful. The implements, such as various shovels, forks, sweeping brooms, etc., can be changed quickly and easily. This means that work is not really interrupted.