Greasing of front-end loaders often gets neglected, but with Hauer’s optional auto-lube setup there’s no excuse for letting the bushes run dry.

The neat system runs off a standard grease cartridge and is powered by pressure from the lifting rams.

This means that whenever the loader is raised, a small dose is applied to all of the pivots.

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Handily, the clear cartridges are mounted in the driver’s eyeline so they can see when they need to be replaced.

The system costs about £4,500 and is available on the firm’s premium range of Bionic II loaders.

These have a mechanical levelling system concealed within the frame, offer lift capacities of up to 3.1t and have a maximum lift height of 4.8m on the largest model.