We get the lowdown on the 435S loading shovel run by Shropshire contractor Mikey Swinnerton.
Mikey Swinnerton runs a contracting business that centres around the needs of dairy farmers and anaerobic digesters in Newport, Shropshire, and the surrounding area.
To deal with the large volumes of grass, maize and wholecrop on his patch, his forage harvester of choice is a 790hp Claas Jaguar 970 with a 12-row maize header and 3m grass and wholecrop headers.
It is supported by a fleet of 16t and 22t trailers, so when the operation is in full swing there is a good quantity of grass coming into the clamp.