Electric, compact, zero emissions: the T4512e as an all-rounder!
In Illertissen, within the Bavarian-Swabian District of Neu-Ulm, a Weidemann T4512e is used daily. Since November 2023, the electrically-powered telehandler has been used in Rainer Pfister’s operation. He farms an area of over 140 hectares and has over 120 dairy cows, breeding over 70 calves.
“Before we got the electric Weidemann, we had a diesel-powered T4512 on the farm. The machine ran for approx. 1,400 operating hours a year and I was really happy with it. But I told myself that if this machine came to market as an e-machine, then I would get this loader,” explains Rainer Pfister with a smile. This was how the farmer came to buying the machine from his Weidemann distributor Mayer Landtechnik in Unterroth. The T4512e is used daily: Whether it is filling up the mixer or pushing in the feed - the telehandler’s battery lasts a long working day. The machine has already earned its keep in the winter and cleared the snow from the tracks on the farm.
If you take a closer look around the farm, you quickly notice that everything has been thought through here. There are several photovoltaic systems on the roofs with a total of 800 kW. As a result, the farm uses a minimum of 80 % personal power. “An electric machine has a lot of benefits for me: I can use my own power, I no longer have any exhaust emissions in the stable and overall, it’s simply much quieter for my animals,” Rainer Pfister highlights.
Alongside the cows, Rainer Pfister has ten horses and four dogs, which are housed on the edge of the town on a second farm. The T4512e is regularly used at the horse yard. There, the hay bales are transported using the bale fork and different loading tasks are performed, among other things. “The dogs had to get used to the T4512e. The machine is so quiet that the dogs didn’t notice it at first and didn’t move out of the way when I drove towards them,” remarks Rainer Pfister.
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