Twiga compact range expands

Spearhead Machinery has added two new models to the Twiga compact reach arm range, offering the increased flexibility of front mounting.

The Twiga Compact 360 and 460 Front Mount feature parallel arm geometry, hydraulic safety breakout, and mini-pilot controls. They are supplied with 1m flailhead or a choice of other cutting attachments, and front mounting is designed to optimise operator visibility from the cab.

Improvements to the 3.6 and 4.6m reach arms have been made through an added offset position designed to allow the operator to work in tighter, higher spaces, giving more manoeuvrability. Another new feature is the fold flat arm position bringing the machine over for a lower point of clearance to further improve visibility.

Arm lengths for the Twiga machines range from 3.2m in the Twiga Compact, to the 9m Twiga Flex.

The two original Compact models, the 320 and 420, offer sideways reach options of 3.2 and 4.2m and can be mounted at the rear or front of a compact tractor with a minimum tractor power requirement of 25hp.

Spearhead’s TWIGA Classic series is based on the Excel 565, powered by a 65hp hydraulic system and comes with parallel arm geometry and hydraulic safety breakout as standard. Arm reaches range from 4.7 to 6.4m and with a tractor power requirement from 60–100hp.

Flailheads are available in widths of 1.2, 1.5 or 1.6m with either direct or belt drive. Alternative attachments include the Quadsaw and Cutterbar attachments which can cleanly cut tree branches up to 200mm diameter.

For larger workloads and 90-100hp tractors, the Twiga Mid range is available in reaches from 5.5 to 7.0m, with two models having a telescopic reach as standard. Forward reach arm sets are available to give the operator improved visibility.