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Editorial We leave a challenging year behind us. The way the economic conditions looked this time last year, we prepared a budget for a decrease of almost 10% in turnover. After the first half of the financial year, we were 6% behind compared with the year before. However, this trend began to turn and we saw growth of 10% in the latter half of the year.In the current financial year, Avant Tecno Oy’s turnover will be slightly over EUR 77 million, with growth of 3%.At Group level, including Leguan Lifts Oy and our three sales companies in Germany, UK and United States, total turnover will be about...

Series from Avant! Avants loader range expands with a new R Series when two new models, R28 and R35 are brought to market. In 2013 R Series model range continues with R20 model. The R Series is different from other Avant models as it has dissimilar body control solution; loaders cab is located in the back frame instead of the front frame. Practical design, efficiency and sustainable components of the R Series continue to be Avants guaranteed quality.

“Almost all of the Avant loader benefits without having to learn different driving styles.” With the new models we want to provide the benefits of Avant loaders also to those customers who are used in driving the loader with the cab located to the back frame. Our aim is that the R Series driving experience should be as similar as with typical Avant loader. It is now possible to get almost all of the Avant loader benefits without having to learn and to change between two different driving styles, ”says Jani Käkelä, Vice President Avant Finland. The control and way of driving new R Series is different...

See the comparison video of Avant series via QR-code or from Avants youtube-channel www.youtube.com/user/avanttecno language very well. Even though R Series loaders have slightly worse visibility to the frontline and attachment, it is still much better than in many similar purpose loaders in the markets. In addition, the R Series loaders are about 10cm higher that other Avant´s and it has a little bit weaker tipping force”, says Käkelä. Avant loaders are designed for users needs and to strong working conditions. R Series complements Avant model range and it serves customers with a very tight...

The first R Series Avant in Finland – getting to show its strength A new Avant R28 was delivered to the village of Lehtimäki in Ostrobothnia in late August. At the time of writing, the machine has been at its new home for three weeks and has accumulated more than 20 operating hours. In other words, it has been in daily use. Ilari Hautala runs a cattle farm in the village of Lehtimäki, and the new Avant R28 was purchased mainly for dispensing silage and moving bales. Ilari believes, however, that the Avant’s capabilities may surprise him and lead to more uses for the machine. Thus far, he has...

UK Council adds Avant to fleet he UK Amenity Services department of Crawley Borough Council has recently added four Avant’s to its extensive fleet of grass cutting equipment. Obtained from a local dealer, the Avant’s have been supplied initially with rotary grass cutting attachments, but one of the main attractions to the Council is the Avant’s ability to add different attachments at a later date - massively increase their versatility. Two 420 models have been dedicated to work within Tilgate Park, a 150 acre leisure area which includes a rare breed centre, where a bucket attachment enables one...

Bucket brush A new product for this autumn is a bucket brush that collects the brushed material in a large bucket-shaped container. The brushing result is optimal when one is driving backward, but the bucket brush works very well also when in forward motion. In forward driving, the brush is highly suitable for collection of larger impurities, such as construction waste. Technical information Kauhaharja Model tilavuus The irrigation device available as an option efficiently ensures binding of the Tuotenumero dust formed during brushing and minimises the harm caused by dust. One Tuotenumero also...

Snow blower Technical information Model Working Width Chute rotation The renewed, extremely efficient two-stage snow-blowers have now been added to the Avant range. These snow-blowers are also very well suited to professional use, since their work efficiency is unbelievably good – up to 30% better than that of the previous models. The snow-blower assists in efficient removal of snow from areas where it is not to be gathered in large piles but spread evenly and cleanly along the path. Malli Thanks to the two-stage operation of the enhanced blower, it canTyöleveys even blow wet snow efficiently....

Broom with collection box assists parish Rotary boom in The Salo Region Adult Education College in Finland purchased a rotary boom for their Avant (635 DLX) in May this year. The rotary boom has been of great help in many tasks requiring physical effort, such as sweeping away sand from the property’s yards. tudents have had a chance to test and use the boom for a couple of months, and it turned out to be a very useful attachment right away. ‘The machine doing the heavy work reduces the amount of our physical effort. The bristles are very good, their width makes brushing fast and the result is...

The Parish of Mäntsälä in Finland uses a new broom with a collection box, equipped with an irrigator, in their Avant 635 machine. The parish purchased this broom assembly as soon as the new models arrived in spring 2013, and they have no regrets. ‘We chose this particular broom device because we already have an Avant loader and needed a compact broom due to the narrow spaces in the cemetery. This assembly is working extremely well’, says gravedigger Henry Salo, from the parish. ccording to Salo, the broom with collection box is used for approximately three hours per week, and it is used mostly...