Case studies

Fuel efficiency

An independent study from the Swedish Agricultural Technology Institute1 on mixed roads and terrains shows that MetaQ 75 consumes approximately 25 % less fuel on mixed road and terrain compared to conventional trailers with similar load capacity.

Low soil compaction

Another independent study from the Research Institutes of Sweden2, conducted on moist clay soil in the late autumn, concludes that a fully loaded MetaQ 75 (with twice the payload) still has approximately 50 % lower soil compaction than a conventional wagon. The study also confirms that MetaFlex and MetaQ has similar soil compaction and that they have none or very low risk of packing the subsoil layer. Furthermore, the soil compaction can be reduced by over 20 % if a fourth axle is added, while the effect of flotation wheels with low air pressure is less than 5 %.

These benefits are made possible thanks to:

• Improved weight distribution between wheels and active weight transfer
• Laser aligned axles that rolls easily
• Large wheels
• Multiple axles
• Low own weight
• Maximized capacity

1 Pettersson, O., & Lagnelöv, O. (2016). Energibesparande teknik för lantbrukets transportlogistik – en jämförelse mellan olika tekniker för traktorsläp. JTI.
2 Algerbo & Gilbertsson (2023). Nya transportlösningar för minskad markpåverkan. RISE, Agtech 2030.