At the ‘smaller’ end of the wheeled loader market Weidemann has launched the 2006 Teleboom as a telescopic alternative to its conventional pivot-steer. To get a feel for 2006 potential we put the model’s predecessor, the 1090, through a profi test. The 1090 is slightly shorter, lower and narrower, but otherwise there’s little to choose between the two
Weidemann has for some time specialised in wheeled loaders for agriculture, but its largest models within the range have traditionally struggled with lift height – typically in the region of 3m+ at the loader’s attachment pivot point.
To address this issue, Weidemann has supplied its tele-boom models – the 1090 tested here and its recently launched successor, the 2006 – for some time. So what’s on offer?
On our test 1090 machine, the boom extends by 94cm to give a maximum lifting height of 4.20m at the main attachment pivot pin. The extra lift may be modest in telehandler terms, but it is enough for those looking for a small machine that can also stack up a few round bales. Although the 1090 D/P Teleboom shares the same 35kW/48hp fourcylinder Perkins engine with its standard brother, overall dimensions increase courtesy of the standard fitment of larger tyres and heavyduty axles. So the overall unit width increases from the standard unit’s 1.25m on 11.5/80-15.3 rubber up to 1.53m with larger 15.0/55-17 tyres. The overall height also climbs from 1.95m to 2.17m.
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