Construction World May 2016

CONSTRUCTION WORLD

MAY

2016

With a unique range of over 70 different Bobcat attachment

families to choose from, Bobcat compact loaders can be used

for multiple applications on work sites, keeping required

investment down and minimising the amount of manpower

and machinery required.

As part of the new Tough Jobs promotion, Bobcat is working

alongside dealers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa

(EMEA), to host live demonstration events to promote the use of some

of the company’s more specialist attachments. It was also a prominent

feature on the Doosan-Bobcat stand at Bauma 2016.

Free ‘world of attachments’ app

Every Bobcat attachment is designed and manufactured for a perfect fit

with matching Bobcat loaders for optimum job performance, depend-

ability and durability. To support the Tough Jobs campaign and to help

customers find the right Bobcat attachment and tool carrier for their

application, Bobcat has developed the new ‘World of Attachments’

app, which is available in 26 languages as a free download for iOS and

Android tablets on the App Store and Google Play Store and also avail-

able as a free download for PCs.

In the Bobcat World of Attachments app, the complete Bobcat

attachments range has been organised based on application areas

and product categories. There are eight main application areas that

have been employed – agriculture; forestry; landscaping; construction

& demolition; road work; lifting & handling; grading & levelling and

snow removal.

The new app uses a simple navigation system to allow the user

to browse through the different application markets and discover the

breadth and versatility of the Bobcat attachments that can be used in

these markets.

These are cross-referenced for compatibility with all the products

in the Bobcat range, including not only Bobcat skid-steer and compact

SKIDSTEERS

tracked loaders, but also Bobcat compact excavators and Bobcat tele-

scopic handlers.

The Bobcat World of Attachments app provides the user with a

fingertip tour of the complete range of Bobcat attachments, all of which

have an information pop-up that includes a ‘read more’ button leading

to a separate screen where background information is given. There is

also general information based around a large image of the attachment

with highlights pop-ups, a gallery of selected images that shows the

attachment in application and a specification table for the attachment

and a compatibility table for the attachment with the full range of

Bobcat loaders, excavators and telehandlers.

Bobcat has also added an easy-to-use search engine function

that allows the user to search on attachment name or on machine

name. The search engine function allows the user to perform

searches on particular Bobcat attachments and machines with

cross-references to help them to choose the right attachment and

machine for their application.

Quick-Change Bob-Tach

attachment system

All Bobcat compact loaders are equipped with the quick-change

Bob-Tach attachment mounting system, allowing them to be combined

quickly and safely with several hundred different Bobcat attachments,

delivering versatility and time-saving efficiency across a huge range of

different applications. The Bob-Tach system can

quickly and easily replace a bucket with pallet

forks, a landscape rake, a backhoe, an auger, a

grapple or a host of other attachments.

This unique design also ensures hydraulic

attachment changes are carried out quickly and

smoothly. Trapped line pressure can make attach-

ment changes anything but quick. So Bobcat

loaders come with a handy feature to release

trapped pressure. By simply pushing the coupler

inward, the hydraulic oil is released through a

return line back into the machine. The result is

clean, quick attachment changes time after time.

Bobcat also offers the optional Power

Bob-Tach™ system, whereby the operator can

change non-hydraulic attachments without even

leaving the cab. This is activated by a switch on

the control panel, which raises and lowers the

Bob-Tach levers hydraulically, increasing the

versatility and productivity of all Bobcat

compact loaders.

‘Tough jobs’

ATTACHMENT

campaign

Bobcat has launched the company’s

new ‘Tough Jobs’ attachment campaign,

designed to raise awareness of the cost and

productivity advantages offered by the use

of attachments on Bobcat skid-steer and

compact tracked loaders.