Hall Bros expands Bobcat fleet
Hall Bros Ltd, based in Benfleet, Essex specialises in all areas of general contract construction within the private and public sectors, and completes most of this varied work with an expanding fleet of different types of Bobcat equipment. The latest Bobcat products have been supplied by Versatile Equipment Ltd, based in Borough Green, Kent – the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for Greater London and South East England.
In order of their arrival at the company, the Bobcat equipment in the fleet now includes a T650 compact track loader with a 1m self-levelling planer/sweeper collector/4-in-1 combination bucket/pallet forks; an E17z mini-excavator with height and slew restriction safety systems and a Bobcat breaker; a Bobcat ATR26 tandem roller fitted with an additional joystick; and one of the first E88 mini-excavators in the UK, again equipped with height and slew restriction safety systems.
Though it is used for a wide variety of applications, the new, 8-tonne E88 mini-excavator was purchased for a specific application in the rail industry – to lift and position concrete beams on level crossing jobs.
The ATR26 tandem roller is another new product in the Bobcat range and is part of the company’s expansion into the light compaction market. Tandem rollers like the 2.6 tonne ATR26 model are used for compacting sub-base, asphalt or other ground materials. They are mostly present in small to medium commercial development sites and road construction sites.
To offer increased flexibility for the Hall Bros crews, Versatile Equipment has added a second, optional joystick on the roller, allowing operators to work on both sides of the roller and in both directions, when close to obstacles and the edge of roads and pavements.
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