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CASE BACKHOE LOADER SV SERIES OVER 60 YEARS IN THE MAKING
CASE Construction Equipment recently launched its new Backhoe Loader SV Series, over 60 years in the making and widely acclaimed legendary king of backhoe loaders; Plant & Civil Engineer has been finding out more from Product Manager Umberto Celestini.
performances of Stage IV, plus without fuel or urea consumption deterioration vs previous model.
The SV Series features a new expanded cab with enhanced controls, new FPT Stage V engine and retains the best in class features and performance - features that CASE say deliver greater operator comfort, increased productivity, reduced emissions and lower total cost of ownership.
“We did that because with SV Series we wanted not only to give an emission compliant machine, but provide much more added value for our customers, around which the new models have been designed.”
CASE manufactured the first ever factory integrated backhoe loader in 1957, closely followed by the first diesel powered model in 1959. Many more firsts followed with ride control, powershift transmission and the uniquely flexible integrated quick coupler, a major feature even in today’s models. “With this launch, we believe that the nickname of the King is even more representative, because we have designed a brand new cab with King size space and comfort for the operator,” says Umberto Celestini. So, what prompted the ‘make-over?’ Explains Umberto: “When we took on the challenge of this project to meet Stage V emission regulations, we worked to do it - the “CASE-way”: we accepted no compromise on performance. “We met the stringent Stage V emissions requirements maintaining the same best in class power and torque
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Moreover, as we are always aiming for more, we completely redesigned the cab interior and added many productivity, profitability, safety and comfort features.
Relating how much customer input was there in the new design, he adds: “Customer inputs have been key for the development of this new programme. It started during the creation of the Product Definition at the beginning of the project, continued with regular reviews even at the early stages of it with virtual/3D model reviews and was finalised when the first
prototypes/pre-builds were built to try the real machine and confirm the adherence to the agreed upon product definition.”
Optimal Comfort Case have totally re-engineered the cab for optimal operator comfort. The redesigned and restyled interior and exterior cab is wider, providing greater clearance for the operator’s legs when rotating the seat between forward facing and rear facing configuration, and superior accessibility to the cab. The left-hand cab console redesign also places the wiper tank beneath one of the new open tray storage units, enabling convenient refills via the left-hand door. Comfortable operators are productive operators, of course, and the new Backhoe Loader SV Series has many other improvements. A relocated parking brake, new speedometer option, regrouped switches on the right-hand console, new integrated F-N-R switch in the loader control lever on the Power Shift model, new joystick roller switch for extending dipper operation and relocated stabiliser levers all add up to time savings. So, how does it measure up on safety in comparison to previous models?
