HARVESTORE INTRODUCES THE XL 200 UNLOADER
Engineered Storage Products Company has a new, faster and more powerful Harvestore unloader that is completely redesigned for higher performance and lower maintenance. The new XL 200 replaces previous Goliath and Alliance unloaders in existing Harvestore structures and adds to the company's XL unloader line.

Capable of moving more than 200 pounds per minute of 55 percent moisture haylage, the Harvestore XL 200 has a 25-horsepower variable speed direct drive compared to a 10-horsepower belt drive used in previous unloaders. This additional horsepower gives the XL 200 a cutter chain running force of 4,900 pounds versus only 1,800 pounds for the old Alliance unloader. Because of its additional power, the XL 200 will always outperform older model unloaders. The XL 200 is smaller than the Harvestore XL 400 unloader, so it fits into all existing Harvestore troughs too small for the XL 400.

In addition, the Harvestore XL 200 has an automatic direct drive arm and the same innovative features, higher performance and lower maintenance as the XL 400. The XL series unloaders, both 200 and 400, feature significantly more chain and arm force capacity. This is due to new technology built into the control box. The control box powers a 25-horsepower, 3-phase motor that will operate on a 1-phase or 3-phase power source. The XL unloaders feature low, high and four intermediate variable speeds from which to choose, which can be changed as the unloader is running to deliver feedstuffs fast and uniformly. Their main drive and arm drive systems use separate motors and controls in a patent pending system.

Along with those features, ESPC has improved the chain strength and design. The cutter and conveyor chain break strengths are rated at 49,000 pounds each, compared to 40,000 pounds and 30,000 pounds for the Alliance. The XL 200 also features a Load Sensing System to monitor and react to cutter arm loads, a ‘soft start’ system which eliminates shock loading. The automated design optimizes cutter arm operation. A load cell is mounted on the arm drive gearbox and monitors the force required to drive the arm. The control system reads the information, and signals the control to advance the arm under light loads or hold the arm under heavy loads to convey out the feed, making the XL 200 virtually automatic.

Harvestore owners who would like more information on the XL 200 unloader should contact their local dealer for a demonstration, or call Engineered Storage Products Company at 815-756-1551.