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New Bobcat sweeper attachments

Bobcat has launched a new range of five sweepers that form part of the company’s portfolio of road maintenance attachments. The new sweepers are designed for versatility and are approved to use with many different Bobcat tool carriers, including skid-steer and compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders, small articulated loaders and rigid frame telehandlers.

Now part of Bobcat’s road and pavement equipment selection, the sweepers complement a wide choice of products for this sector, including planer, wheel saw, soil and asphalt spreader, grader, trencher and angle broom products. Combined with the growing line up of Bobcat tool carriers, these provide high performance solutions for asphalt, concrete, road, pavement surface repair and many other applications. The new Bobcat sweepers also cover a wide range of other jobs from cleaning, recycling, construction and demolition to many tasks in the agriculture market.

The market for asphalt and concrete surface repair work continues to grow throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. According to the European Asphalt Pavement Association, in Europe alone the network of motorways, regional and local roads stretches for a total length of around 5,500,000km, more than 90% of which is surfaced with asphalt and the number keeps increasing every year.

Bobcat sweepers are suitable for any surface maintenance project. The five sweeper models in the new Bobcat range provide sweeping widths from 110 to 215cm, with bucket capacities from 0.22 to 0.44 cubic metres for collection of debris. All model sizes are now available with unified platform features. The new sweepers feature tougher, longer life heavy-duty bristles, and in response to customer feedback, Bobcat has developed a new optional integrated water tank unit, installed on top of the sweeper itself, with a front-positioned sprinkler system.

Bobcat sweepers can sweep and collect dirt or other debris in both forward and reverse directions. They are ideal for cleaning parking lots, pavements, docks and warehouses, as well as industrial and recycling facilities, construction and demolition sites and animal sheds in agriculture. The redesigned Bobcat sweeper attachments employ Bobcat’s plug & play system, which enables the operator to install and change attachments in less than a minute. The key to this is Bobcat’s ACD – Attachment Control Device – feature with seven-pin connector, which recognises the attachment connected and allows the operator to utilise all of the features of the attachment from within the cab right away.  

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