Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | December 2016 17 marketplace | staff report EDITOR'S PICK EDITOR'S PICK The Bobcat M2 Series, a 24-model lineup of skid steers, compact track loaders, and all-wheel steer loaders – boasts several improvements for increased operator comfort. The M2-Series lineup includes 400-, 500-, 600-, 700- and 800-frame-size loaders powered by a Bobcat diesel engine. The engine design eliminates the need for a diesel particu- late fi lter, and offers simpler operation and serviceability, better fuel effi ciency and less engine noise. Bobcat has also upgraded the standard powertrain inside the S850 skid steer to include a 100-horsepower engine, which represents a 9-percent power increase from the previous generation S850. This upgrade provides increased attachment performance and higher ground speeds during more demanding applications, including operating high-fl ow auxiliary hydraulic attachments such as forestry cutters, planers and snowblowers. The new M2-Series loader features a new cab design that provides more operator comfort thanks to rear cab isolators and new door seals and side screen dampers, which reduce noise, vibration and dust inside the cab. The top window of the cab offers a 34-percent increase in viewable area – handy when loading material into a high-sided truck – and allows for easier top window cleaning. A low-effort hydrostatic pump, which comes standard on the 600- and 700-frame-size M2 loaders, reduces drive lever effort by as much as 25 percent. Oscillatory vibration on rear drum Caterpillar's CB10 compactor features the company's fi rst oscillatory vibration drum, available as an option on the rear drum of the machine. With its oscillatory system, Cat is using power transmission belts, which it claims have double the life of the more commonly used timing belt. A hardened rear drum option is also anticipated to increase machine life. The CB10 includes features available on the company's previous model in this size class, such as the Cat Compaction Control system, including Auto-Adjustable Compaction, machine-to-machine communication and intelligent compaction features. The CB10 uses Cat's new nomenclature for as- phalt compactors, which refl ects the metric tonnage of the machine. It replaces the CB548. 24 MODELS BOOST OPERATOR COMFORT