Bobcat planers provide compact solution to UK pothole problem

New upgrades for Bobcat 1m planer and wheel saws

Bobcat have announced new enhancements to their 1 planer attachment as well as the complete line of Bobcat wheel saw attachments. The upgrades include a new hydraulic valve and a new ACD controller.

The 1m planer is part of a comprehensive range of planer attachments for Bobcat compact loaders, designed not only for repairing potholes, surface cracks and ice damage, but also for milling surfaces and for work around manholes. Other applications include matching uneven pavement surfaces; producing vertical edges for pavement repairs; cutting drainage in car parks; and for tapering edges of roadways.  Bobcat planers are also suitable for finishing jobs around larger milling machines and for work on bridges, walkways, garage areas, and in other confined areas.

Applications for Bobcat wheel saws include fixed-width trenching for the utilities covering water, gas, power, telecommunications and fibre-optic networks. The wheel saws can also be used for creating excavation sites, for slot cutting and maintenance work, including trenching vertical edges for road and pavement repairs.

The design of the new hydraulic valve in the 1m planer attachment and wheel saws allows a higher net hydraulic horsepower to be delivered to the attachments, increasing their performance and productivity. The new valve also diverts hydraulic oil flow to depth functions without causing a loss of power to the drum or wheel, allowing the operator to make depth or position adjustments with the attachments in operation, without affecting performance.

The enhancements also allow owners and operators to monitor operating hours and maintenance intervals on their planers and wheel saws using the new deluxe instrument panel available on the new generation Bobcat S630, S650 and S850 skid-steer loaders and T650 and T870 compact tracked loaders. The deluxe panel tracks cumulative operating hours and also has two resettable clocks that can be used to monitor items such as time on the job, cutting-bit life and hours between drive motor oil maintenance.  

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