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Themanufacturer said the 40 tonne R 946 crawler
excavator it planned to unveil was powered by a EU
Stage IV/US Tier 4 Final-compliant 200 kW Liebherr
engine. Key design features include advanced
hydraulics, reducedmaintenanceanda spacious cab.
The company’snewStage IV/Tier 4Final PR746and
PR 756 dozers will also be on show, with operating
weights of 20 to 40 tonnes, while the new 37 Z4 XXT
truck-mounted concrete pump will also be on the
stand, featuringa four-section37mboom.
RDS, meanwhile, said it planned to showcase a new
retrofittableweighing scale for tracked andwheeled
excavators in the form of the Loadex 100. Designed
to weigh the amount of material in the bucket, the
including its new dedicated range for rental
– the RS Range, which will be introduced
during2015.
The range consists of the RTH 5.18RS, 5.21RS,
5.23RS, 5.25RS and 5.26RS models, with
maximum reaches ranging from 18 m 26 m.
Magni said all themodels, except for the 26m,
were built on the chassis of the 21 m, making
the machines very compact. The RTH 5.26RS
has abigger chassis.
The range will boast Perkins and Deutz
engines – Magni said the RTH 5.21RS, for
instance, would boast a 136 hp (101 kW) Perkins
Tier 4 Final engine and a two-speed Bosch Rexroth
hydrostatic transmission.
The company said, “18 m and 21 mmachines are
nowadays themost rentedmodels inEurope, because
of their good lifting capacities. But we are trying to
push the rental market ‘higher’, offering 23, 25 and
26mmodelswithbetter load charts.”
Earthmoving launches
Plenty of launches are planned in the general
earthmoving sector too, with Liebherr to premier
a new crawler excavator at the show, and also
showcase new dozers and concrete pumps, among
other equipment.
device has been developed to operate within the
fastest loading environmentsmaximising tonnes per
hour performance.
And the company said it would also have its
Loadmaster a100 on-board weighing scale for
wheeled loaders on display. It said this device
features a new CAN based system combining sensor
technology and signal processing techniques to
provides precise and consistent bucket weight
information.
The Loadmaster a100 uses a 7 in (178 mm) colour
touchscreendisplayandadditional physical keysand
is said to be suitable for use with up to 10 different
attachments – e.g. buckets or forks. The system can
also be retrofitted onto wheeled, telescopic and
tractor type loaders.
For smaller loaders and skid-steers, RDS offers the
Weighloga10,whichalsobenefits fromacolour touch
screen display. This instrument is said to be a user
friendly on-board weighing system which provides
accurateandconsistentbucketand total load results,
meaning stock management and check-weighing
operations canbe controlledmoreeffectively.
This is justa firstglimpseat someof theequipment
thatwill beonshowat Intermat 2015,witha full show
guideavailable in theMarch issue.
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TheERAat Intermat
The European Rental Association (ERA) is organising a rental day
at Intermat, onThursday23April. Aconferencewill takeplace from
14:00 to 16:00 consisting of a detailed presentation of the work
accomplished so far by theERAequipment technology committee.
This topic should of interest to numerous manufacturer’s representatives present at Intermat, and will
allow ERA to spread theword for larger and deeper involvement by the equipmentmanufacturing industry
in the rental world.
The ERA said a debate was planned to follow this presentation, with invitees from rental companies and
manufacturersdiscussing the industry for about anhour, followedbyaquestionandanswer session.
Meanwhile, on 22 April the ERA said it planned to organise workshops between rental companies and
manufacturers around the Equipment technology committee. The ERA said the ideawas to narrow the gap
between theneedsof rental companiesand theproposalsand solutions frommanufacturers.
Further detailsof theERA’splans for the industryduring Intermatwill be confirmed in thenext issue.
Morris SiteMachinery said it planned to showcase its SMC TL-90
LED lighting tower, featuring five 240W LED lamps and a 1500
rpm Kubota engine
For smaller
loaders and
skid-steers,
RDS offers the
Weighlog a10
