Cut through tough ground conditions with the T655III Commander® 3 trenching machine, with optional tracked trencher, rockwheel or bucket wheel attachment. The optional bucket wheel attachment is designed for the installation of small-diameter cross-country pipelines and helps increase productivity in soft soils, while the optional rockwheel attachment is designed for highway lighting, fibre installation and rock applications.
Improve job monitoring
Dig trenches for cross-country pipes
Help increase operator safety
Extended care service programme
The Tier 3 or Tier 4 Final John Deere 6090 HF diesel engine provides the power to dig up to 8’ (2.4 m) deep with this trenching machine. Low-speed, high-torque splined head shaft motor improves cutting performance and minimises chain wear, while the exclusive Vermeer SmartTEC electronic control system monitors real-time machine performance.
Features & benefits of the Vermeer T655-III trenching machine
Improve job monitoring with the exclusive Vermeer SmartTEC electronic control system.
Dig trenches for cross-country pipelines using the optional bucket wheel or rockwheel attachment with the T655-III trenching machine
Help increase operator safety with the Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS).
Put the spoils where you want them with optional longer, wider conveyors that place soil farther from the trenching machine.
Vermeer Vantage Track Extended Care Service Program offers an optional 3-year/3,000-hour or 5-year/5,000-hour warranty on the components of the closed-loop hydrostatic systems.
GENERAL DIMENSIONS
Approach angle: 16°
Height: 9.9′ (3 m)
Length range (tractor plus trencher attachment): 23.6′ – 28.5′
(7.2 m – 8.7 m)
Weight range (tractor plus trencher attachment): 40,000 lb –
59,500 lb (18,143.7 kg – 26,988.7 kg)
Width range: 8.1′ (2.5 m)
T655III TRENCHER
TRACKS
Ground pressure: 7.8 psi – 9.7 psi (53.8 kPa – 66.9 kPa)
Tilt track with Auto Level available: Yes, max angle 10.5°
Track length: 11.4′ (3.5 m)
Track pad type: Single, double or triple grouser
Track pad width: 20″ (50.8 cm)
Track size: D4
Travel speed max (low and high): 114 fpm – 228 fpm
(34.7 m/min – 69.5 m/min)
Service brakes: Hydrostatic
ENGINE OPTION TWO
Make/Model: John Deere 6090HF
Gross horsepower: 250 hp (186 kW)
Engine rpm: 2200
Fuel consumption @ full load: 12.1 gph (45.8 L/hr)
EPA certification family: Tier 4 Final (Stage IV)
ENGINE OPTION ONE
Make/Model: John Deere 6090HF
Gross horsepower: 250 hp (186 kW)
Engine rpm: 2200
Fuel consumption @ full load: 12.3 gph (46.6 L/hr)
EPA certification family: Tier 3
CONVEYOR
Belt width: 24″ (61 cm)
Max conveyor belt speed: 758 fpm (231 m/min)
Conveyor belt style: Cleated
Conveyor length: 8′ or 12′ (2.4 m or 3.7 m)
Conveyor shift available: Yes
Conveyor shift distance: 12″ or 48″ (30.5 cm or 121.9 cm)
Conveyor style: Flat or curved
Discharge direction: Right or left
Discharge height: 48″ or 56″ (121.9 cm or 142.2 cm)
TRENCHER ATTACHMENT
Boom depth options: 4′, 5′, 6′ or 8′ (1.2 m, 1.5 m, 1.8 m or 2.4 m)
Boom top rollers: Optional
Chain speed range: 617 fpm – 881 fpm (188.1 m/min – 268.5 m/min)
Cutting width range: 10.5″ – 26″ (26.7 cm – 66 cm)
End idler diameter: 20″ or 40″ (50.8 cm or 101.6 cm)
ROCKWHEEL ATTACHMENT
Weight (tractor plus attachment): 59,500 lb (26,988.7 kg)
Max cutting depth: 4′ (1.2 m)
Cutting width: 3″ or 10″ (7.6 cm or 25.4 cm)
Max wheel speed (high range): 2,220 fpm (677 m/min)
CAB
Air conditioner/Heater: Yes
Air suspension seat: No
AM/FM stereo with weather band: Yes
Elevating: No
Pressurized/Filtered air: Yes
ROPS: Standard
OPTIONS
Loadout conveyor
Tile layer
Cable layer
Bucket wheel
Remote control
Rockwheel
BUCKET WHEEL ATTACHMENT
Weight (tractor plus attachment): 59,500 lb (26,988.7 kg)
Max cutting depth: 6.7′ (2 m)
Cutting width: 22″, 24″ or 28″ (55.9 cm, 61 cm or 71.1 cm)
Cutter tip speed (high range): 758 fpm (231 m/min)
