TELEHANDLER REVIEWS
tough customer Matt Wood headed to Gin Gin, Queensland in 2015 to have a look at the Faresin FH7.30C, a simple yet versatile farm machine
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he 300-head, 121 hectare finishing feedlot owned by Bernie Ostermeyer and his wife Lisa is a focused operation. The couple started out ‘from scratch’ with no knowledge of cattle farming yet Ostermeyer wasn’t going to let that stop him from starting his own ‘hobby’ cattle operation – today running the property with the help of grandson Bryce Watts and property manager Scotty Manski. In the space of three years, the Ostermeyers have built up a successful cattle business. Half the property is now pasture improved with Ostermeyer concentrating on getting growth on his beasts out in the paddock.
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The interior of the telehandler is at odds with many of its competitors, though this isn’t necessarily a criticism.
Bernie Ostermeyer says the Faresin FH7.30C Agri power take-off (PTO) telehandler is “a good combination machine that’s perfect for our operation”. The 7.30C is distributed by Chesterfield, which now looks after the Faresin brand nationally. What is quite interesting about this machine in this day and age is its relative simplicity. Electronics have been kept to a minimum and the 130hp (97kW) Iveco power plant has no engine control unit (ECU) or any emission controls. As you may have guessed from the acronym laden model name this example is also equipped with a PTO, three-point linkage (TPL) and hydraulic remotes.
The 7.30 lifts a maximum weight of 2,990kg and can heave 2.5-tonne to a height of 6.2m – the boom will reach out to 3.8m with 1-tonne dangling from the end of it. Behind the Iveco engine is a Sauer-Danfoss dual range hydrostatic transmission which in high range will give the tele a road speed of up to 40km/h. In fact, the only ECU on the entire vehicle controls the transmission. But it’s possibly what’s happening out front that makes the little Faresin quite interesting. The 7.30C will pump 110L/min out of its hydraulic system at 250 bar. That’s enough to drive a compressor, a welder, a log splitter or pretty much anything you want to challenge it with. But in practical terms, it’s pretty much spot on for running a post-hole digger or trencher. Given the range of options available when it comes to running implements, it would most certainly be a handy machine for a fencing contractor.
IVECO ENGINE The 130hp (96.9kW) Iveco engine provides 110hp (82kW) to the two-speed mechanical PTO so it’s also more than up to handling tasks such as slashing and baling, though visibility may be an issue in these roles when compared to a conventional draught tractor. Engine bay access is reasonably easy with daily checkpoints in
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