Bobcat showcases powerful new machinery at 2023 Verona Fair, including compact loaders and electric excavator

At SaMoTer 2023, the Bobcat stand is showcasing several recently launched products for the first time in Italy.

Given the popularity of Compact Track Loaders in Italy, SaMoTer is certainly the right event to show visitors the new T86 compact tracked loader, the most powerful ever produced by Bobcat. SaMoTer also provides the latest news on the Bobcat Ground Maintenance Equipment (GME) range, which includes small articulated loaders (SAL), compact tractors, mini track loaders, lawn mowers and turf equipment.

This is being presented alongside the first view in Italy of the outstanding new Bobcat TL25.60 Super Compact telehandler and the Bobcat E19e electric mini-excavator. Completing the product array on the stand are several models from the Doosan Industrial Vehicle (DIV) range presented in Bobcat colours, in alignment with the recently announced rebranding transition to the Bobcat brand that should be completed in early 2024.

The Most Powerful Compact Track Loader Ever Produced by Bobcat 

Launched in September 2022, the Bobcat T86 compact track loader has more engine and hydraulic power than any other Bobcat machine and is the most powerful machine the company has ever built. The machine is equipped with a proven 3.4-litre Bobcat Stage V engine delivering 78 kW (105 HP) of power.

Luca Bonadiman, District Manager Bobcat for Italy, Israel, Greece, Cyprus, comments: “The compact track loader sector is highly important in Italy due to the nature of the work in progress such as road maintenance, infrastructure construction or the laying of fibre optic networks.  Bobcat is very well positioned thanks to its range of models and in particular the T76, T590 and now the new T86 track loader, which allow us to compete very successfully in this very competitive market.”

The T86 follows on from the success of the smaller T76 model. The most popular new feature of the T86 is a choice of three different auxiliary flows. Those who want maximum performance can choose the industry-leading Super Flow option that increases the auxiliary flow rate to 159 l/min.

At SaMoTer 2023, the T86 track loader is equipped with a new planer attachment. The latter is part of a new three model family of high-performance planers which can operate with an auxiliary flow rate of up to 159 l/min. They are available in widths of 100, 120 and 150 cm, and are designed to operate with the new Super Flow technology.

The main advantages of these planers are:

• The performance boost from the Super Flow function allows the use of larger quick couplings
• The efficiency, the Bob-Tach coupling system and the quick-connect control allow quick changes of attachments
• The hydraulic side-shift control system lets the user work closer to walls and kerbs. In addition, the oscillating cutter housing allows levelling on sloping and uneven surfaces.

Included in the display alongside the T86, are the L85 compact wheel loader with a multi-sweeper, the T590 track loader with an asphalt spreader, and the S550 skid steer loader with an angle broom.

Luca Bonadiman adds: “These machines, combined with Bobcat’s wide range of job-specific attachments, enable unrivalled productivity levels, especially in the road and construction industry.”

GME Range includes Compact Tractors

Visitors can see the brand new CT2535 compact tractor equipped with a cab at SaMoTer, part of the Bobcat Compact Tractor range launched in February 2023.

The compact tractors are part of the GME (Ground Maintenance Equipment) range, which also includes small articulated loaders (SAL), mini-track loaders, lawn mowers and turf equipment.

Daniele Paciotti, GME Product Line Director for Bobcat, says: “All GME models are robust, versatile and efficient. Bobcat aims to be among the top three GME suppliers in Europe and to double growth in the global GME market by 2027.”

Bobcat offers three compact tractor platforms, the 1000, 2000 and 4000 series, with nine new models from 25 to 58 HP designed to meet the diverse needs of customers in the EMEA region. Each model has a different size and engine power, and can be equipped with a choice of manual or hydrostatic transmission, and a protective arch (ROPS) or cab.

These machines are versatile tool carriers that can maximise productivity in any application such as sports pitch preparation, gardening, agriculture, construction, landscaping, road cleaning and snow clearing.

At SaMoTer, the CT2535 compact tractor is equipped with the new Bobcat rear snow blower for fast snow removal from car parks, driveways and built-up areas.