Farmers torn between Stoll’s budget Solid front loader and top-spec ProfiLine FZ need agonise no more, following the introduction of three mid-range TracLift models.

Smallest of the trio is the TL36-23, which is designed for 70-100hp tractors and offers a 2,232kg lift capacity and 3.6m maximum height.

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The largest is the 41-29 with 2,872kg/4m lift and reach limits for 100-160hp machines. The middling 39-27 sits neatly between the two.

New features include a revamped steel boom with fewer welds and tweaked geometry that UK importer Lynx Engineering says has improved durability.

They also come with mechanical self-levelling, SmoothRide damping, and a drive-in connection system that allows easy fitment to existing tractor brackets.

It was shown at Lamma armed with a Schumacher MultiCarrier MC190 hedgetrimmer.

This offers a 1.7m cut width and can chop branches up to 60mm diameter through a -10deg to +100deg swivel range.

Price for the pictured TL41-29 is £11,850. The trimmer costs £9,090 with a 1.7m KM-X head.