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News Release from: Kubota (UK) | Subject: Kubota mini excavators
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 June 2006
Balfour Beatty Kubota mini fleet tops a
century
UK's leading solutions provider in distribution asset management to the utilities sector has taken delivery of a further 16 Kubota mini excavators.
The UK's leading solutions provider in distribution asset management to the utilities sector has taken delivery of a further 16 Kubota mini excavators The 10 1.5 tonne KX36-3 canopy models and six 2.5 tonne KX61-3 cab models bring the number of Kubota machines in Balfour Beatty Utilities' all-Kubota mini excavator fleet to over 100
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 28 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a maximum travelling speed of 2.2 km/hr, the KX36-3 has a 950mm long arm providing a maximum digging force of 7.2kN (735 kgf).
The digging force of the bucket is 13.0 kN (1327 kgf).
The KX61-3 has a 4270 mm long arm fitted as standard to provide a maximum digging force of 14.7 kN (1500 kgf).
The digging force of the bucket is 21.5 kN (2190 kgf).
Like all the models in Kubota's popular KX Series they have advanced hydraulic systems to improve their response and reduce energy wastage and they can outperform larger and more costly competitive machines.
They also feature an ergonomically designed control lever layout for smoother operation with reduced driver fatigue.
Said Balfour Beatty Utilities' Plant and Transport Director, Stephen Jackson: "Kubota has been our preferred supplier of mini excavators for a number of years and we have been perfectly happy to stay with them for several reasons.
"We get excellent usage out of them, with minimal downtime; their serviceability is quick and easy, with fast availability of spares; and they have an excellent resale value.
Our operators like using them because of their ease of handling and the comfortable cab." He added that both models were light enough to be towed to sites on a trailer.
"We use vans to tow the 1.5 tonne models and lorries to tow the larger machines".
As with most of its Kubota fleet the latest batch of minis was supplied by official Kubota distributor, BTE Plant Sales , from it Markfield, Leicester depot.
Said Stephen Jackson: "We have built up an excellent relationship with the team at BTE over the years.
From the Managing Director downwards they are always willing to meet our specific requests.
Their Product Manager is extremely knowledgeable about Kubota machines and keeps us posted on all the latest technical developments".
Kubota is the UK, European and world leader in mini excavators and provides the largest range of minis available from a single manufacturer.
Customers can select from 18 base models, spanning the weight range from 850 kg to 8-tonne, and including the widest choice of the increasingly popular zero tail swing machines.
Kubota mini excavators have a legendary reputation for quality, performance, reliability and excellent resale values and their versatility makes them the ideal tool for many different applications and end-users, from civil engineering to landscaping and plant hire companies to owner operators.
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