Merlo Turbo Farmer 35.7-115 CS: Less is more
Dating back some 25 years, Merlo’s Turbo Farmer telehandler range stands out from the crowd with its striking green livery and silkysmooth cab suspension system. Having operator comfort as a top priority, the Italian firm launched its latest, generation Turbo Farmer range in 2017, switching to cleaner Deutz engines and developing a new, wider and quieter cab.
The manufacturer’s agricultural offering comprises 10 models, with capacities ranging from compact 2.7t machines to 6.5t hoisting brutes. Lift heights range from 6.0m to tripleboom 10.0m machines.
Slotting straight down the middle of its offering is our long-term test steed, the 35.7-115 CS, capable of lifting up to 3.5t and 6.6m lift height. In fact, we got under the skin of this model in a practical test (see profi 02/2017), where it scored highly for operator comfort, good all-round visibility and crucially its performance for shifting material – this after all being its purpose in life. So, as competitors launch their latest loaders to offer operators a more pleasant place to perch, we caught up with our long-term Merlo tester, to see how it fares in 365-days a year life.
Workload
Our top secret test farm, located on the conflicted border of Lancashire and Yorkshire, just outside of Gisburn, utilises the loader
