TELEHANDLERS
Bobcat launches new generation of telehandlers Bobcat is launching the company's new generation R-Series telehandler range for the Middle East, Africa, Russia and CIS markets, providing a choice of 12 models powered by Stage IIIA engines. The new telehandlers cover lifting heights from 6 to 18 metres with maximum lifting capacities between 2.6 and 4.1 tons. This is the latest phase in Bobcat’s revolutionary ‘Next is Now’ programme, combining innovative product development and diversification with more intelligent,
user-friendly technologies that reshape how work gets done. Commenting on the R-Series launch, Gustavo Otero, President, Doosan Bobcat EMEA, said: “Telehandlers are a fundamental asset of our business strategy and key pillar of our Next is Now initiative. Our new ground-breaking R-Series offers high performance, robust machines for maximum uptime with a focus on accurate controls and intuitive operation for tackling any job on the construction site.” “With these new models and the increased investment in our telehandler business, we are aiming to double the production of Bobcat telehandlers by 2025.” The new R-Series range of telehandlers from Bobcat comprises the models below: Compact telescopic loaders -
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Lifting Africa - May/Jun 2021
TL26.60, TL30.60 and TL30.70 Middle range telehandlers TL35.70, T35.105, T35.105L and T36.120SL. High lift telehandlers - T35.130S, T35.130SLP, T35.140S, T41.140SLP and T40.180SLP Gustavo Otero continued: “Bobcat telehandlers are popular in MEA and we want to further improve our presence and accelerate our growth in the MEA construction and rental market with this new generation. Leveraging from the ease of use, safety and reliability of our equipment, we aim to be present on every job site, where this kind of equipment is needed.” Precise Control and Placement at Height The new R-Series telehandlers offer agility on demand, with a newly configured transmission system providing enhanced smoothness to carry out the trickiest jobs at
