Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | January 2016 37 EW_HALF_JAN.pdf 1 12/18/15 9:55 AM S ince the development of features has occurred across the full range of compact excavators, the choice comes back to size. But be careful of basing the choice on size category alone, says Katie Pullen, brand marketing manager of mini Right sizing Hitachi says the ZX60USB-5, with a 6.1-ton operating weight, is the largest in its compact excavator line. It refers to its ZX75US-5 (8.26-ton) and ZX85USB-5 (8.53-ton) models as mid-sized. The ZX60USB-5 has a 53-horsepower Yanmar engine and a dig depth of 13 feet 6 inches. exca- vators, Case. "Size classes are primarily an OEM language and OEM language doesn't always translate to end users' needs. The terms that we as manufac- turers use for cat- egorizing and report- ing purposes aren't always going to be the same terms that owners and opera- tors are using—they are more concerned with overall perfor- mance and their total cost of ownership." Pullen says for customers it all comes down to profi t- ability which at its simplest is production revenue minus cost of ownership. "The right choice is the machine that meets all your needs and provides the best overall per- formance, regardless of how it is categorized." Case. "Size classes are primarily an OEM language and OEM language doesn't always translate to end users' needs. The terms that we as manufac- turers use for cat- egorizing and report- ing purposes aren't With an operating weight of 1.7 tons the SK17SR is the smallest compact excavator offered by Kobelco. Side frames retract to 37 inches and extend to 50 inches. The engine is an Isuzu AU-4LE2X rated at 55 horsepower.