BOBCAT has secured orders for 53 telehandlers, 63 PA12.7v portable air compressors, and 127 compactors for the armed forces in the Netherlands.
The telehandler and light compaction orders were landed by Apeldoorn-based Inter-Techno, the authorised dealer for Bobcat in the country. The air compressor order was won by Inter-Techno’s subsidiary, Gencom B.V., based in Zevenhuizen, which represents the Bobcat portable power range in the Netherlands.
The telehandlers comprise a mix of TL25.60 and TL35.105L models in army green, to be used for logistical support for various army units.
The TL25.60 is described as an ideal machine for the army because of its very compact dimensions and small turning circle. The telehandler can lift a maximum weight of 2,500kg, while the maximum lifting height is 6m. The TL35.105L has a lifting height of 10.5m and can lift a weight of 3,500kg. This model will be used, among other things, for loading and unloading containers.
The telehandlers have undergone some technical adjustments. The machines are equipped with a front and rear towbar, special blackout lighting, cameras, a block heater, a first aid kit and a weapon support. Models for the Air Mobile Brigade, part of the Royal Netherlands Army, are equipped with extra lifting eyes for transport under helicopters.
Special pallet forks are also being supplied. The length of the forks can be adjusted to the pallet shape and the load using a fold-down board, so they never protrude and cannot cause damage to the load or material.
The 63 PA12.7v compressors, meanwhile, have been customised, including the appropriate colour scheme, customised pressurised air system with custom service valves, the ability to use the units in temperatures as low as -32 °C, a customised electrical system on the compressors allowing them to be jump started from either 12 V or 24 V external power sources, and hose reels with 50m hoses.
The Navy will utilise 13 compressors for powering compressed air tools used in diving work. They are equipped with a generator, so the machine can deliver a continuous compressed air pressure of 7 bar and continuous electrical power of 3 kV. Reels with 50 metres of air hose are mounted on these models.
Inter-Techno is supplying 127 Bobcat light compaction products, including 54 R60 vibratory rammers, 37 FP20.50 vibratory forward plates, and 36 RP49.20D reversible vibratory plates, for use mainly in standard roadworks and construction, but also to prepare areas for setting up camps and for landing sites.
The R60 vibratory rammers are suited to small compaction works for trenches, drainage and pipelines. Due to their ease of transport they are often used for road maintenance as well. They are suitable for compacting mixed soils, sand, gravel materials, loam and clay.
The FP20.50 vibratory forward plates can be used for compacting sand, gravel, lean concrete, bitumen coated gravel and paving stones.
The light compaction order is completed by the RP49.20D reversible vibratory plates, suitable for jobs mainly in civil engineering and road construction. All Bobcat reversible plates operate with a twin-shaft system, enabling change of direction during compaction.
