Brushcutters, strimmers and, in the worst places, a harness are the current answer for ground too steep to drive. The T40S is a remote-controlled slope mower rated to a 1,350 mm cut and a 55° climb: a task-by-task account of what it takes over, and what has to be checked before it does.

Where ground is too steep for a tractor and too exposed for a ride-on, the work is normally done by hand: brushcutters and strimmers carried up and down the face, and in the worst places an operator on a rope. The cost is not only the labour. It is that the work gets deferred, cut short, or taken only where the operator can safely stand.

The VOER T40S is a remote-controlled slope mower built for that ground. It is rated to a 1,350 mm cutting width and a 55° climb, and runs on a Yanmar 3-cylinder diesel engine rated at 28.2 kW (38.3 hp) at 2,600 rpm with 107.7 Nm of torque, direct injection, hydrostatic fine control and a 28 L fuel tank, certified to EPA / Euro 5. The operator works from off the slope.

Figures in this article are the published specification for the Voer-T40S: cutting width, climbing capability, engine, rated power, torque, fuel tank, injection method, transmission and emission standard. No output or coverage rating is quoted.

01 · What the work looks like now

A bank cut by hand is scheduled around the operator rather than around the growth.

• The face is cut in strips the operator can reach from where they can stand.

• Ground that cannot be stood on safely is cut from the top edge only, or deferred until it dries.

• Cutting is interrupted wherever the operator has to move position on a gradient.

• A face that is deferred is cut later, longer, and at a different standard from the rest of the site.

What it changes: which passes on which faces stop being an operator decision and become a machine decision.

02 · The substitution, task by task

Each row below is one job as it is done by hand today, what the machine does instead, and the published figure that carries it.

What it changes: which of the seven tasks on your site can move to the machine, and which still need a hand cut.

03 · What changes for the operator

The operator's position is the point of the substitution, not the cutting width. Standing off the slope means the pass is made by a machine rated to a 55° climb and directed by remote control, while the person directing it stands on ground they can walk on.

• The operator stays off the slope and keeps the machine in clear line of sight.

• The route is read before the pass, not during it.

• The deck is stopped, raised and inspected with the engine off.

• Hand cutting is kept for ground the machine cannot reach at all, rather than for ground that is merely awkward.

What it changes: what the operator's day looks like when the slope work is no longer done on foot.

04 · What to check before substituting

A substitution is only real if the machine can reach the work and the result is acceptable on the day.

• Access to the face: how the machine reaches the top or bottom of each slope.

• Gradient and its consistency: the 55° rating applies to the machine, not to every metre of a site.

• Ground condition on the day, which decides whether a pass is made at all.

• Cut standard required: a deck at a set height, or the finish a hand cut leaves.

• Proximity of the cut to walls, water, fences and the public.

• Fuel and emission requirements at the site.

What it changes: whether this is a straight swap or a re-plan of the season.

Specification

Who this substitution suits

Safety Notes

• Keep the machine in clear line of sight while operating, and shorten the working distance wherever terrain, trees or structures break the view.

• Stop the engine before reaching the cutting deck, clearing a blockage, or inspecting the blades.

• Never reach into the deck or the discharge area while the engine is running.

• Wear eye and hearing protection when working close to the machine.

• Keep all guards and shields fitted whenever the engine is running.

• Keep people clear of the machine and the cutting deck while it is working, and never allow anyone on the slope below a working machine.

• Read the slope and the ground before every pass; a machine rated to 55° is not a licence to work every face on a site.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the VOER T40S?

A remote-controlled slope mower, rated to a 1,350 mm cutting width and a 55° climb.

What engine does it run?

A Yanmar 3-cylinder diesel with direct injection, rated at 28.2 kW (38.3 hp) at 2,600 rpm and 107.7 Nm of torque.

How much fuel does it carry?

A 28 L diesel tank.

What transmission does it use?

Hydrostatic fine control.

Does an operator ride on it?

No. The machine is remote controlled, and the operator works from off the slope, keeping the machine in clear line of sight.

What emission standard does the engine meet?

EPA / Euro 5.

What does it replace on a bank?

The hand cut. The deck takes the face in passes, including ground an operator cannot stand on safely. The full substitution is set out task by task above.

Does it replace hand cutting everywhere?

No. Hand cutting stays for ground the machine cannot reach at all. The substitution covers the faces the machine can work, and each face is read before the pass is made.

Summary

On ground too steep to drive, the present answer is a person with a brushcutter and a footing problem. The T40S moves that work onto a machine: a 1,350 mm deck on a remote-controlled platform rated to a 55° climb, driven by a Yanmar 3-cylinder diesel at 28.2 kW (38.3 hp) and 107.7 Nm with hydrostatic fine control and a 28 L tank, certified to EPA / Euro 5. What the substitution changes first is the operator's position; the cutting width follows. What it does not remove is the need to read each face, because access, gradient, ground condition and the standard the cut has to meet still decide whether a pass is made.

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