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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
2014
Supplied by Hamamcioğlu Müesse-
seleri T.T.A.Ş., the Bobcat dealer for
Turkey, based at Orhanlı in the Tuzla
district of Istanbul, the new E35 compact
excavator was purchasedwith Bobcat digging
and tilt buckets.
Owned by agriculture engineer, Daimi
Acar, Firat Technical Water Systems is an
expert in constructing irrigation systems
and landscaping.
The Nakkaştepe Hills contract includes
preparing the sub-base for landscaping and
planting for the project, where the stability
and high performance of the E35 excavator
has been combined with the use of the tilt
bucket to save time and money and over-
come the difficulties of working on the steep
slopes at the site. As well as Nakkaştepe Hills,
Firat Technical Water Systems is carrying out
similar contracts at Acıbadem and Çamlıca.
All together, the three contracts cover a total
area of 1,8 km
2
.
Designed to achieve the highest perfor-
mance with exceptionally smooth move-
ments, the 3,5 tonne E35 excavator combines
maximum productivity with the ability to
carry out jobs with precision and fingertip
control. A thumb-operated boom offset
control located on the left joystick enables
improved control of the boom swing func-
tion while providing more floor space for
the operator.
An important feature which provides
smooth travel in all operating conditions is
the auto-shift travel motor which allows an
automatic transition from the low to high
speed range or vice versa.
The operator can select the auto-shift
feature via a rocker switch on the right hand
dashboard. Alternatively, the auto-shift can
be disengaged and the operator can use the
switch located on the blade control lever to
select the travel speed desired.
The Bobcat E35 excavator has a digging
depth of 3 117 mm, a reach at ground level of
5 230 mm and a dump height of 3 437 mm.
EQUIPMENT
corridor potentially offers several
advantages. Container, automotive and
other suitable freight traffic would be
encouragedtomovetorailasahigherquality
of service would be available – this
would lead to safer roads, lower transport
costs and energy efficiency and carbon
emission benefits.
“Some
passenger
traffic
would
move from air and road transport to rail
transport, improving road travel safety,
providing access to more affordable trans-
port and leading to energy and emission
benefits. Such a line would also reduce
the need to expand air and road transport
infrastructure on this corridor,” he said.
“A new railway linking Durban and
Gauteng would probably take at least 15
years to implement. It would likely to be
the largest single transportation project
ever undertaken in the country and it
would require major investment. Such a
project would provide a once in 50-100
year opportunity for the country’s most
important transport corridor.
The necessary feasibility and plan-
ning studies would have to be robust and
rigorously validated to ensure maximum
benefits are obtained for the country,”
concluded Evans.
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE
EXCAVATOR
In Turkey, the Istanbul-based company, Firat Technical Water Systems,
has been using a new Bobcat E35 zero tail swing compact excavator for
work on steep slopes on the Anatolian side of the Bosphorus Bridge at
the Nakkaştepe Hills, close to Istanbul. Firat Technical Water Systems
is working as a subcontractor for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
and Tree & Landscaping Corporation.
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