Amazone’s Profihopper range includes the PH 1250, the PH 1500 and the new PH 1500 Cab.
The whole design concept of the Profihopper is designed to have the minimum environmental effect whilst at the same time providing clean and tidy green spaces, explains Amazone’s National Groundcare Sales Manager Richard Wroot.
“The current PH 1250 and PH 1500 are offered with Stage V diesel engines, compliant even without the addition of AdBlue, and so emissions are at a minimum,” he said.
“The PH1250 has manual throttle control and so the engine revs can be set to an appropriate level to suit the task in hand, or whether on the road. On the PH 1500, the engine management system looks after the revs and supplies power on demand.
“The revs are kept to a minimum in road mode, increase when in normal mowing mode but are kept lower when mowing in eco mode which is ideal when scarifying, leaf collecting or in dry conditions. The engines in both models are approved for use with eco-friendly fuels and oils.
“The flexibility of the Profihopper, capable of mowing, mulching, collecting, scarifying and rolling, means that the machine can be used for multiple applications making the purchase of several machines to cover all aspects of green space maintenance unnecessary, this reduces both running costs, manufacturing emissions and disposal costs and concerns. The auger collection system is highly efficient thus reducing the horsepower requirement and so again reducing emissions.
“The system is also very quiet in comparison to other mower collectors and also generates less dust meaning it is very user-friendly in a park environment.
“Reduced frequency of cuts means that the amount of grass being cut has increased dramatically. The horizontal flail shreds the grass into short lengths before being collected by the auger system and then packed into the hopper and so gives a clean, low-power collection and because of the PowerCompactor system, minimum trips back to empty.”
The Profihopper can also handle a wide range of other tasks from wildflower meadow maintenance, collection of litter and cans, mulching spring flowering bulb material later on to scarifying and core collection.
When it comes to protecting pollinating insects, both the PH 250 and the PH 1500 are now offered with the option of the InsectGuard which disturbs the grass ahead of the cutting deck to avoid mowing up bees, etc.
The new PH 1500 cab offers an improved driver experience: less noise, less weather impact (both hot and cold) and so increased productivity and less standing time.
The Profihopper has recently enjoyed a change in livery to bring the Groundcare range into the same oreen and orange as the agricultural machinery and all deliveries since December 2024 will be in the new colour scheme.
“So for us it is all about doing more with less and so maximising efficiencies and so reducing investment cost, running costs, environmental impact as well as creating better green spaces for more enjoyment without trailing cuttings everywhere on a campsite or in a park, for example. From a green perspective, in Wales there has been a huge campaign to mow grass more effectively and this has led to the majority of local authorities there investing in the Profihopper in order to get the advantages it offers,” comments Richard.
