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NUTS & BOLTS continued from page 51 Doosan Launches New Excavator Buckets Doosan Infracore Con- struction Equipment has extended its range of attach- ments for excavators with a new line of heavy duty buck- ets and quick couplers. Th e new attachments can be mounted quickly and eas- ily, providing cost-eff ective and productive solutions for a number of applications, including digging, trenching, loading, mining and quarry- ing. Available in a variety of sizes, the new attachments are approved for use on Doosan excavators from 14 to 70 tonne. Doosan quick couplers allow the operator to change attachments comfortably from within the cab, saving up to 25% of total machine operating time compared to a direct mount system. Th e coupler design matches the Doosan excavator to the bucket to ensure optimum rotation and digging performance. Doosan heavy duty grad- ing buckets are available for excavators ranging from 14 to 30 tonne. Th e grading buckets have formed dia- mond folded top sections for additional strength with wear straps, weld-in cast side cutters and two web plates for extra rigidity. Th e slim design of the bucket web plates provides more space for easier transport. Th e deep profi le of the buckets makes them ideal for level- ing and loading applications. www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net, 4-12-12 Mecalac Adds to Multi-purpose Excavator Range Mecalac launched the 10MCR, the latest addition to its range of multifunction excava- tors at Intermat 2012. Th e com- pany's unique boom design means its MCR machines can be used as an excavator, loader or materials handler. Th is 9 tonne machine adds to the 7 tonne class 8MCR, which was launched at the last Intermat, and features the same 10 km travel speed. Although the multi-piece boom may look intimidat- ing, Mecalac says the MCR10 is easy to use, with two basic operating modes allowing it operate as either a com- pact loader or excavator with a standard ISO control pattern. Also new is the AS 900 Tele, a new telescopic wheeled loader with a swinging boom. Th e machine will appear under the Mecalac brand for the fi rst time, as opposed to the previous Ahlmann brand, as part of a changeover to a single identity for the company. Features of the AS 900 Tele include a 63 kW engine and 0.9 m3 to 1.4 m3 IDA UNIVERSAL May-June 2012 57 bucket. Th e boom can swivel up to 90° in either direction and it off ers a maximum dump height of 4.01 m or a stacking height of 4.72 m. www.khl.com, by Chris Sleight