Bobcat to reveal new excavators, loaders and telehandler

E25 compact excavator, 500-platform compact loaders and TL470HF telehandler to be unveiled

BOBCAT will be showing their new E25 compact excavator, the new 500-platform compact loader range and the new TL470HF telescopic handler for the first time at the show.

Part of the new E-generation of Bobcat compact excavators introduced over the last three years, the new E25 model offers all the advantages common to the E-Series: high reliability, exceptional operator comfort, smooth and precise workgroup operation and superior hydraulic performance. All of these features can be seen in the other E-Series machines on display, including the E10, E14, E45 and E80 compact excavator models.

Designed with the rental industry in mind, the E25, equipped with cab and standard bucket, has an operating weight of 2.571kg and combines this with optimized stability for easy transportation by trailer (maximum towable weight, including trailer: 3.5 tonnes).

Thanks to a new main control valve, optimized pump and higher working pressure, the hydraulic system allows smooth, quick and simultaneous operations in combination with powerful digging forces.

The maximum digging depth of the E25 model is 2,582mm, with a maximum reach at ground level of 4,553mm and a maximum dump height of 3,057mm. A major feature on the E25 excavator is the incorporation of the same spacious cab used on the Bobcat 3- to 5-tonne range compact excavators.

Plantworx will also see the first showing of the new 500-platform compact loader range. On show will be the S510 and S530 models, two of five skid-steer loaders in the range, and the new T590 compact tracked loader, which is also part of the range.

Like the larger new generation 600-, 700- and 800-platform models, the 500-platform machines offer a completely new design, combining more than 50 years of experience in loader design with new developments to meet customer requirements and incorporating many of the same innovative features and benefits that have proved so successful in the bigger machines.

The new 500-platform loaders continue the pattern set by the larger machines with significant advances in comfort, visibility, cab room, controllability and cab pressurization. With overall performance and cycle times up by around 16% on the previous models, Bobcat say the new 500-platform loaders will take efficiency and productivity to new, higher levels.

Plantworx will also provide an opportunity to see the new Bobcat TL470HF telescopic handler, expanding the range of new-generation TL models. Powered by the 97.5kW (130hp) Perkins 1104D-E44TA diesel engine, the new TL470HF (pictured) offers higher horsepower and torque for superior performance, and has a maximum travel speed of 40km/h.

Thanks to the high-horsepower engine, the TL470HF offers significantly increased torque, enabling improved performance and productivity. Combined with a new load-sensing pump delivering a hydraulic flow of 190 litres/min, the TL470HF model offers faster cycle times at a lower engine speed when performing both single and combined boom movements, thereby helping to reduce fuel consumption and improve efficiency.

The TL470HF telescopic handler has a maximum lift capacity of 3.5 tonnes and a maximum lift height of 7.0m. The capacity at full lift height is 3.0 tonnes, while the maximum forward reach is 4,002mm and the lift capacity at full reach is 1,500kg.