Case Methane Powered Loader

Seen this?
"The new methane-powered wheel loader concept represents a significant technological advance for CASE, being the Brand’s first alternative fuel vehicle. This project benefits from the existing research and development program of sister brand New Holland Agriculture, in off-road methane usage, with over seven years of experience and an extensive global testing program. The CASE concept uses an FPT Industrial methane engine which has been specifically developed for construction applications and delivers a maximum power of 230hp – identical to the equivalent diesel powerplant. This is achieved with a 50% reduction in drive-by noise levels, which makes it ideal for municipal applications and when working in close proximity to offices, residential areas and people.

The engine features stoichiometric combustion technology, developed by FPT Industrial, and first introduced in 1995; it is applied across the entire natural gas engine portfolio as it enables comparative performance to diesel engines while delivering ultra-low emissions and high efficiency."

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Interesting

I was wondering if it required the operator to eat beans to keep it running!

One way to delete the emissions... probably the easiest for the manufacturer.

(not referring to Ken's post)

good idea we have lots of methane collectors on landfills and dairy farms that could use a loader
Hopefully the concept isnt killed by the herd of other high tech things in the cab and the airless tires...

kshansen said:

I was wondering if it required the operator to eat beans to keep it running!

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There's a special section on fuel in the manual and it's a recipe book to get maximum performance and recommends only Case fuel supplements. Instead of air conditioning and heating vents it has methane collection ports.