Bobcat said its new 500 family of skid steer and tracked loaders improve performance and cycle times by around 16 per cent compared to existing models. The 500 range, which follows the introduction of the larger 600, 700 and 800 platforms over the past two years, have a completely new design providing significant advances in comfort, visibility, cab room, controllability and cab pressurisation.
The new models have more lift capacity, faster cycle times, higher breakout forces, much better traction and more hydraulic power for attachments. The new family comprise six models with operating weighs in the 2686 to 3054 kg range. The six models are the S510, S530, S550, S570 and S590 skid-steers and the T590 tracked loader, and they replace the existing S150, S160, S175, S185, S205 and T190 loaders. All are produced at Bobcat?s compact equipment plant in Dobris, Czech Republic, except for the tracked T590, which is made in Gwinner, North Dakota, USA.