Martyn Wright choose Bobcat compact excavator
Kettering company continues Bobcat legacy with new E26 zero-tail-swing compact excavator
Kettering-based Martyn Wright, who runs a groundworks, landscaping and waste and recycling business, has taken delivery of a new Bobcat E26 zero-tail-swing compact excavator purchased from AMS Bobcat, the authorized Bobcat dealers based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
The new E26 model joins the company’s existing Bobcat E10 and 335 excavators and continues the Bobcat legacy Martyn established over 15 years ago with his first purchase of a Bobcat 325 compact excavator from AMS Bobcat.
Martyn Wright has expanded his company’s fleet of Bobcat excavators in the same year as Bobcat celebrate 25 years of success in the compact excavator market.
Martyn uses the Bobcat E26, E10 and 335 excavators in every area of his business including the recycling and waste-handling work carried out at the company’s facilities at Islip near Kettering. He generally works within a 20 mile radius of Kettering, but the transportabililty and high performance of the new E26 model will be very advantageous for an upcoming project requiring construction work across the country.
Martyn Wright said: ‘The relationship with AMS Bobcat has been superb. We have been looked after throughout the duration by Clive McQuinn from the company, who has stopped at nothing to ensure that we get the best possible sales and service support.’
Martyn runs a fleet of attachments with the excavators including clamp and auger products from Bobcat. He commented: ‘The E26 continues the trend set by the E10 and the other E-Series machines, which I believe offer a more refined design than other machines on the market. Powered by reliable Kubota diesel engines, Bobcat mini-excavators have always offered smooth controls and the latest generation has taken this to another level. For example, the boom swing on the E26 is controlled by a thumb wheel located on the left joystick, instead of the pedal control used on many competitive machines of this size. This feature improves controllability (metering) of the boom swing function and provides more floor space in the cab.
‘I have purchased the optional long-arm version of the E26 which extends the working range and increases productivity. The inherent stability of the E26 mini-excavator ensures that the long-arm version does not require an additional counterweight. As well as increasing the working range, the cabbed long-arm version of the E26 still has a weight of only 2,700kg, allowing it to be transported by trailer.’
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