June 2013
CONSTRUCTION WORLD
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Increasing versatility
Goscor Hi-Reach, sole distributors of Genie products in Southern Africa,
won several awards at the annual Genie Awards, which were held
recently in Dubai at the annual summit for dealers in the Africa/
Middle East region. These included a special individual award that
went to Goscor Hi-Reach MD George Landsberg for his personal
contribution to Genie in the region.
equipment
Increased versatility and safety
The introduction of the new quick coupler
wheel loader attachments is the latest expan-
sion of the new Doosan Heavy Attachment
range for the Europe, Middle East and Africa
(EMEA) region. Offering a one-stop shop
approach for attachments and increased
versatility for Doosan wheel loaders and
excavators, the Doosan Heavy Attachment
range has been designed to match key
machine parameters and kinematics to
ensure optimum performance, visibility,
stability and safe operation at all times. All of
the attachments aredesigned, manufactured,
tested and approved in accordance with cur-
rent international standards.
The new Doosan wheel loader quick
couplers increase safety by enabling the
operator to easily and quickly change
attachments without leaving their cab.
Visual locking indicators, protected cylinders
and ISO/DIS 13031.2 compliance provide a
further guarantee of safety.The independent
auxiliary circuit on the quick couplers also
allows full use of third or fourth functions for
hydraulic attachments.
The new Doosan wheel loader quick cou-
plers offer a robust construction with high-
strength steel for extended lifetime in the
toughest conditions. The open frame design
lowers theweight of the couplers and ensures
maximum visibility for the operator, with
compact dimensions that minimisemachine
capacity and breakout force losses.
Buckets are matched to the tipping loads
of the wheel loaders for maximum stabil-
ity and safe operation of the machines. The
design of the attachments is based on kine-
matics simulations which prevent collisions
or kinematic lock-out and ensure the move-
ment of the attachments is what is expected
and is always completely under the control
of the operator. The simulations also ensure
forces are transferred correctly from bucket
to the carrier to facilitate optimum loading,
digging, crowding and dumping. Critical
bucket positions have been optimised to
enhance digging and dumping performance.
In addition, the pallet fork attachments have
been designed to ensure that the operator
GOSCOR ALSO WALKED
away with the
award for ‘Best Performance for Scissor Lifts’
as well as ‘Best Aftermarket Service’, which
recognised the company’s excellence in
training, warranty support, parts availability,
refurbishing, service and maintenance.
Sharbel Kordahi, (general manager) Terex
Middle East and Southern Africa – Genie’s
parent company – said that yet again
Goscor Hi-Reach’s performance had been
outstanding. “Year in and year out, Goscor
Hi-Reach goes the distance for us and for its
Awards for local distributor
Doosan has announced the
launch of a new range of ISO
23727 type quick coupler
systems for the company’s
new generation Doosan
DL200-3 to DL420-3 Stage
IIIB compliant wheel loaders.
For use with the new quick
couplers, Doosan has also
launched a new range of pallet
fork and bucket attachments.
Doosan has launched a new range of pallet fork
and bucket attachments.
customers. From sales to aftermarket ser-
vice, their vitality as an organisation ensures
constant growth for Genie aerial platforms in
Southern Africa,”he said.
Kordahi also congratulated Landsberg
for his individual achievement. “George
Landsberg hasworkedwithGenie since 1999.
In all this time, his commitment, imagination
and professionalismhas never been less than
first rate. The award is more than deserved,”
Kordahi said.
The summit at which the awards were
made was attended by dealers from Saudi
Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait,
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, South
Africa and others.
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has excellent visibility of the tines in every
area of operation.
The new quick coupler range comple-
ments the family of high quality pin-on
bucket attachments for the Doosan wheel
loader range. The quick-coupler and pin-on
buckets offer a combination of robust con-
struction and excellent penetration capabili-
ties, covering the full range of applications
from light duty jobs to the most severe and
arduous tasks. The large number of sizes
and bucket types – encompassing General
Purpose, Heavy-Duty, Rock and Light Mate-
rial buckets - ensures maximum versatility
and efficiency.
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Doosan has launched a new range of ISO 23727 type quick coupler systems for the company’s new
generation Doosan DL200-3 to DL420-3 Stage IIIB compliant wheel loaders.
