Hello I'm Steve Copnall from Allett Mowers and we're very excited to introduce you to the new
product into our Evolution range. This is the new twin bladed wide area 34 inch rotary mower. This
machine is ideal for the collection of debris after a game or for striping and cutting where
presentation and finish is required. So this machine is powered by four Lithium-Ion 82 volt
batteries this machine will take one two three or four batteries at any one time just depending
on what size area you are looking to achieve. Obviously you can use one battery in the machine
and then you can have your other three batteries on charge and incorporate them depending on what
sort of area you are looking at. You can also have four batteries in the machine and then swap
them with another four batteries depending on what size area you are looking to cut. Charge
time on this machine is 90 minutes per battery and they are interchangeable battery chargers
twin docking stations as well so you can charge multiple batteries any one time and life on this
machine with four batteries is approximately an hour 40 and depending on what you are cutting
or how much you are collecting from the machine at any one time. These batteries are Cramer so
they can be used into the Cramer 82 volt handheld equipment as well which is another benefit if you
are looking to go completely battery throughout your organisation. One of the benefits of being
battery powered is a low level noise so an area such as this an enclosed stadium noise is very
important to obviously the people there in the offices and also the surrounding environment as
well and also in school environments, colleges and universities where you've got a student
studying obviously you can get a lot closer to the building throughout any time of the day
without interrupting their course of study. These Cramer batteries can also visually show you the
actual charge which is within the battery just by pressing the indicator on the unit. They're also
bluetooth compatible as well so you can link that to your phone device where you can monitor and
see the performance of each individual battery. Feedback from groundsman has encouraged us to
design wide handlebars with injection moulded comfort grips. These wide handles although the
machine is 190 kilos in weight makes it nice and easy to balance the machine when tilting
and manoeuvring the machine. The features and controls at the handlebars so we've got
key switch for start to start the machine we've then got blade speed so we've got a speed boost
which is basically for if you are collecting a lot of debris or if the ground is wet then you
have got a speed boost option which improves the speed and rotation of the blades. We've
got a deadman button for operator presence so we press and hold the green button bring in the
bale bar this will engage the rotors. We've got the rear bail bar which brings in your forward
drive and then we've got a slow speed reduction button which is in the injection moulding of the
handles this will slow your forward speed down by 60 percent so when you are at the end of your run
you can press the the slow speed button in that will slow your forward speed down once
you've made your manoeuvre and you're back on your straight line press the button again and
it will pick up your previous speed settings. Along with that speed button we have also got
forward speed one to six which you can alter as you are going along or even when you are coming
to make a turn as well. Being battery powered and having the injection moulded comfort grips
greatly reduces the hand on vibration given off this machine we also have options to adjust the
handlebar height depending on the height of each individual groundsman. We can release the grips
at the bottom here and then we can adjust the height of the handlebar depending on the comfort
required for each user. This also can be raised to the full height which is ideal for storage or
when cleaning the machine with the handlebars at the full height position we can also tilt
the machine back to the full height which allows you access then to underneath the deck for full
cleaning. The Uplift 86E utilises two twin high lift 18 inch blades these are incorporated into a
polypropylene high impact resistance and chemical resistance deck. We've done a lot of design work
with a local university on this just to design the best possible airflow achievable from this
machine hence the reason for the large shoot at the rear of the machine that's to expel as much
material and airflow as possible. The design of this deck has been based purely on collection so
with the smooth surfaces and nice rounded edges from the injection moulding this machine really
gives a high collection rate compared to other rotaries on the market. This deck has also been
influenced by groundsmen on their requirements and the feedback we've been getting is that groundsmen
are getting about a third times more collection efficiency from their machine. The 86E comes as
standard with two front wheels. We also have the optional front brush options which comes in soft,
medium or hard bristle. The soft being for removing dew and before going over with the rotary
and the medium to hard bristles generally that's for lifting any surface debris and depending on
how aggressive you want that treatment to be. We also have the optional interchangeable front
roller which replaces the front wheels and that also is compatible with the front brush option
as well. The optional front brush can also be lifted in and out of work or to be lowered into
the the ground to be more aggressive. We do that by releasing these over centre levers on each
side the front assembly is then free to lift out of work and we can lock that into position or we
can raise and lower that depending on what height of grass we are cutting at. So the front section
which includes the the wheel option that can be interchanged quite easily with the front roller.
So we do that by lifting the handlebars, lock them into position we then lift the whole machine
up vertically and then on the machine there are two clips which we release then lift the front
section away from the machine and then we can interchange it easily with the front roller.
The Uplift 86E has a height range between 20 millimetres and 75 millimetres this gives a good
broad range for groundsmen depending on what area or sector the machine is being used in. This is
adjusted with a single point micro adjuster as you can see there's also a little indicator on there
which is displayed in millimetres and you can be 0.1 of a mil accurate on your height of cut. This
machine uses a 34 inch full width rear roller it's steel constructed with a rubberised coating. As
you can see it's in three sections so you've got the full differential there so with a 34 inch wide
machine it makes it very easy to manoeuvre without damaging the turf when turning. Also a full width
scraper bar and the rubberised coating also gives fantastic striping and presentation. The grass
collection on the 86E is a 90 litre grass bag as you can see it's made of mesh construction
the idea of this is because of the high rate of airflow coming from the machine that airflow needs
to be expelled quickly to get the high collection rate so it is important to keep this mesh clean
before every use. So to fit the grass bag we lift the rear shoot locate that onto the back of the
machine just in the two slots there and then lower the flap back on top. Another benefit of
this machine is the reduction in maintenance and servicing costs and also time as well so with the
rotary blades on this machine they're powered directly by high efficient brushless motors so
there's no need for timing belts, bearings and pulleys so it reduces the the parts in
those areas to maintain. With it being battery powered as well obviously there's no engine so
you haven't got the oil and the fuel and the air filters as well to maintain throughout the year.