Capital Equipment News September 2018

MINI TLB

A key competitive edge of the machine is its versatility, which is largely enabled by its build design that combines both the capabilities of a skid steer loader and a TLB in one.

Combining capabilities of a skid and TLB in one

A new Hidromek mini-TLB launched locally by supplier Maximum Equipment is set to revolutionise the industry with its combined capabilities of a skid-steer and a backhoe loader in one machine. Durban-based plant hire company, Scotty’s Plant Hire recently took delivery of two of the first six units to be sold in South Africa, and the machines have performed beyond expectations thus far. By Munesu Shoko

O fficially launched at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA in March this year, the HMK62SS mini-backhoe loader from Hidromek has gained immediate traction in the local market with six units already operational across different applications. Two of the first units were sold during the show – a true indicator of the immediate interest of the revolutionary solution locally. Maximum Equipment, the exclusive distributor of the Hidromek range of excavators and backhoe loaders in South Africa, reports that the range has drawn immediate interest from both local contractors and plant hire companies. “We have had lots of interest in the machine since we launched it locally. Customers are impressed by the power and strength of the machine,” says Vaughan Ellis, MD of Maximum Equipment. A key competitive edge of the machine is its versatility, which is largely enabled by its build design that combines both the capabilities of a skid steer loader and a TLB in one.

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