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New Bobcat L95 compact wheel loader

The L95 is Bobcat’s new, range-topping compact wheel loader, sitting above the L85 and L75 that arrived in 2021 and 2022 respectively. The 75hp L95 ‘Premium’ model incorporates the very latest product updates, which are also available in the 2024 versions of the L75 and L85, and are based on customer feedback.

Bobcat says the L95 is ideal for construction, landscaping, rental, industrial, waste, recycling, road work, snow removal, maintenance and many other applications, including agriculture. Operators of the L95 can now shift when stopped from 1st to 2nd gear, allowing acceleration up to 40km/h to increase the boundaries of the job site, without needing additional resources such as organising transportation on a truck, says Bobcat. The higher speed can provide significant savings and enhances daily utilisation of the machine.

Bobcat’s Flex Drive with auto idle function, Automatic Parking Brake, Slope Assist features, plus a host of safety features, ease user-friendliness. The new L95 also features a cab offering full FOPS Level II operator protection and two steps to ease entry and exit. There’s also a fully adjustable and heated premium seat, the HVAC system and the two-way adjustable steering column. A full glass door and LED lights enhance visibility, and operators can stay connected with a DAB+ radio and hands-free function for phone calls.

Controls for differential lock, turtle/rabbit mode, boom float and auxiliary flow control are all at the operator’s fingertips on the top of the joystick. The jog shuttle is used to reach, navigate and confirm the setup of the L95 on the 5-inch LED display, and also to switch quickly to the view provided by the rear-view camera. All the machine’s vital information display and set-up screens are managed via the jog shuttle.

Multi-purpose machine
The L95 is equipped as standard with a newly enhanced Power Quick-Tach system compatible with widely used industry standard couplers. The Power Quick-Tach has been redesigned to simplify and further protect the hydraulic connections, particularly when exchanging attachments. In addition, there is the latest version of the Bob-Tach Adapter for installing approved Bobcat attachments and the Power Bob-Tach system is available as an option.

To run high-flow attachments like a snow blower and an angle broom, the L95 can be fitted with a high flow option, providing a hydraulic flow of 100L/min. To further improve high-flow attachment performance, Bobcat has increased the pressure from 200 to 225bar. This change also reduces the time for automatic derate by 50%, which is set to protect hydraulic components when the machine is cold.

Like the L75 and L85, another unique feature of the L95 is the Advanced Attachment Control. This revolutionary system enables the operator to switch to an alternative machine control pattern at the touch of a button. This offers independent control of the engine speed (and maximum auxiliary flow) and the machine travel speed. Thanks to the 7-pin connector, the operator can control even the most complicated attachments intuitively and effectively, reckons Bobcat.

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