BVE3 DH and BVE3 PH, Bugnot's new compact flail shredder-composters

The BVE3 range of compact branch and plant shredders from Bugnot is expanding with two new models that meet the needs of professional users: winegrowers, vegetable growers and landscapers.

BVE3 PH, the PTO-driven version, and BVE3 DH, the self-propelled version, are said to enable efficient shredding of plant waste, even leafy material, vine prunings, stumps and branches up to 10 centimetres in diameter.

Extremely compact and easy to handle, with a footprint of barely more than 2 m3, the self-propelled BVE3 DH version (DH standing for hydraulic drive) was designed for landscapers, but also for winegrowers (to effortlessly shred vine prunings or stumps) and vegetable growers.

The BVE3 DH is fitted with a 18 horsepower engine.

As for the PTO version, BVE3 PH, it is also very compact and fits on a micro-tractor thanks to its three-point hitch.

The No Stress system is available as an option

A Bugnot innovation for better job-site output: the integration of the No Stress system, offered as an option on both models.

Thanks to this system, electronic control of the feed roller is possible, with three programmes that adapt the power to the type of green waste being processed.

A sensor that counts the rotor revolutions blocks the feeding of branches, green waste or vine prunings, thus preventing the shredder from stalling if the quantity of plant material is too large.

A rotor with swinging flails that occasionally tolerate foreign objects

Like all models in the BVE3 range, the BVE3 PH and the BVE3 DH are fitted with a swinging flail rotor, a guarantee of durability, since unlike shredders fitted with blades, this system tolerates the occasional presence of foreign objects (stones, nails...), and also offers great versatility.

They are also equipped with a feed roller for optimised job-site performance, without jerks since feeding towards the rotor is regulated, ensuring working comfort for the professional user.

Please note that ?colour? customisation of BVE3 shredders is possible on request.

The brand also offers road trailers to transport the BVE3 petrol-engine models.

Twelve Bugnot compact shredder models

As Jérôme Bord, manager of Bugnot 55, says: ?Bugnot had already expanded the BVE3 compact family last year with the launch of the BVE3 AM, a mini shredder with maxi capacity.

It is also the smallest 'pro' shredder-composter on the market.

Today, the BVE3 range of compact shredders comprises 12 models to provide an answer whatever the job-site issue, the capacity in terms of diameter of branches or plant material to be shredded, the engine requirements, with engine or PTO versions, and for all budgets, from 5 900 to 9 200!?

BVE3 / PH

- PTO version, 3-point hitch, micro-tractor

- Shredding by rotor fitted with 24 swinging flails, plants and branches

- Capacity

BVE3 / PH: up to 8 cm in diameter

BVE3 / PHS: up to 10 cm in diameter, equipped with the No Stress system

- Feed roller, hydraulic drive

- Rotor inlet width: 210 mm

- Control bar to manage the feed roller

- Loading height: 1 m

- Discharge height: 1.40 m

- Emergency stop button

- Dimensions: L x W x H 1.45 x 0.92 x 1.40 m

BVE3 / DH

- Self-propelled version

- Shredding by rotor fitted with 24 swinging flails, plants and branches

- Capacity

BVE3 / DH: up to 8 cm in diameter

BVE3 / DHS: up to 10 cm in diameter, equipped with the No Stress system

- Self-propelled by hydraulic drive with variable speed, forward/reverse

- Feed roller, hydraulic drive

- Rotor inlet width: 210 mm

- Control bar to manage the feed roller

- Loading height: 1 m

- Discharge height: 1.40 m

- Emergency stop button

- Kohler 14 cv or 18 cv petrol engine

- Weight: 330 kg

- Dimensions: L x W x H 1.45 x 0.76 x 1.40 m