Engcon spread the tilt-rotator gospel at Bauma

by Nick Drew | Tue 19 Apr 2016

Engcon spread the tilt-rotator gospel at Bauma

With its stand once again nicely positioned between industry giants Liebherr and Caterpillar, Engcon was in pole position to spread the word to a tilt-rotator eager audience from around the world in Munich.

This year Engcon’s focus was on innovation and development, Q-Safe which the company describes as the world’s safest quick hitch was on show again, but now with additional functions. At Bauma Engcon launched the new Q-Safe Detachable (Q-Safe-D) and two detachable tool, in the form of rotating brushes and a grab cassette.

The launch of Q-Safe-D means that the quick hitch is equipped with two powerful hooks as a standard. Together with space for extra hydraulics, it is now possible to connect detachable hydraulic tools. This design entails increased safety as a result of the attachment being integrated in the quick hitch and not having any loose parts, which can result in the tools coming loose.

"As early as 2016, we will start building certain tiltrotator models with our new QSD quick hitch as a standard feature. With the powerful hooks on the front edge and extra hydraulics, we are enabling the use of hydraulic attachments. All of this is in line with our idea of making excavators more efficient, safer and more profitable," says Fredrik Jonsson, Development Manager at Engcon.

Engcon's grab cassette has now been developed to fit Q-Safe-D. The grab cassette, called Grab Detachable (GRD), will begin to be mass produced in 2016 in conjunction with the launch. "The grab cassette is simply hooked in place in the QSD quick hitch, after which it is locked in position and the hydraulics are connected with a single operation – a manoeuvre that takes less than one minute," explains Fredrik.

Two versions of GRD are available: GRD10 which fits quick hitches in sizes QS45 and QS50, and GRD20 for quick hitches in size QS60. New Sweeper Detachable (SWD) rotating brushes make the machine more flexible Just as with the GRD grab cassette, Engcon's new SWD rotating brushes can be retrofitted on the Q-Safe-D quick hitch. SWD is driven by a powerful hydraulic motor and is folded up or down with a hydraulic cylinder. SWD also minimises the need for manual labour, which contributes to a safer workplace. Check out our video from the Engcon stand in Bauma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1LnXD9FuU

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