Bobcat introduces compact telehandler

C & AJ Marshall Builders Ltd., Leeds, U.K., has purchased a new compact Bobcat TL30.60 telehandler for house building projects for lifting and loading work and handling recycled construction, demolition and excavation materials to be reused on-site, according to a press release from global equipment company Doosan.

“We are very impressed with the new Bobcat telehandler,” says Ben Marshall, owner of C & AJ Marshall Builders. “It complements the larger telehandlers we also run on our sites, which are designed more for lifting rather than loading.”

He adds, “The new Bobcat TL30.60 is now a core component of the turnkey contracts we offer clients–covering everything from demolishing existing buildings, recycling as much as possible for use on site to building the new properties and handing them the keys at the end.”

In the turnkey contracts available from C & AJ Marshall Builders, debris from demolished properties is fed by the TL30.60 into a compact crusher screen, where it is stockpiled by the telehandler for reuse on the site. The TL30.60 combines this with other work, such as the unloading, moving and lifting of pallets of bricks and other building products from trucks visiting the sites, Doosan says.

Powered by a Bobcat D34 Stage IV engine and 100 horsepower, the Bobcat offers more power and a travel speed of 25 miles per hour.

“The new Bobcat telehandler is fully road certified so that it can be driven quickly between sites to do different work,” Marshall says. “The boom suspension system is a really useful feature for travelling on the roads, keeping the boom stable and preventing it from bouncing over bumps.”   

Doosan says the Bobcat D34 Stage IV engine offers electronic fuel injection, high pressure common rail technology, turbo-charged air management and cooled exhaust gas circulation for lower emissions.

Described by Bobcat as a “compact productivity model,” the TL30.60 can lift 3 tons up to 24 inches high.

“The telehandler provides good lifting capacity and lifting heights,” Marshall says. “It also meets our requirement for having a relatively small footprint, being able to work and move within the confined spaces on our sites.”

The TL30.60 includes comfort features, such as air conditioning and a high air suspension seat. It also offers a number of smart operating features, such as the Speed Management System, which allows the travel speed to be adjusted independently of the engine speed.

Another standard feature is the ECO mode, which maintains optimum hydraulic performance without using the engine’s full power. 

The new TL30.60 is backed by the 3 year warranty that is standard for all models in the Bobcat telehandler range, according to the release.