PC95, fit and ready for duty

Komatsu sprang a surprise at SED'94 by showing two new small excavators.

The PC95 and PW95 are crawler and wheeled versions respectively of the newest 10t excavator from Komatsu Europe.

Powered by Perkins' ubiquitous 1004.4 diesel churning out 54kW, the machines use a dual-plus-single pump circuit system. A double piston type pump drives boom, dipper, bucket and travel circuits and a single-gear pump powers slew, implements and control circuits. The so-called Multimode open circuit system offers two operating modes - power or economy. Controls are fully-proportional for ease of use.

There are two booms and three dippers to choose from and attachment piping to dipper-end is standard. The boom can be offset 60 deg to either side for easy close-up working. The swing radius is also tight.

The cab is spacious with a comfortable, adjustable seat and the wrist-operated controls fall readily to hand. Two-speed travel is standard, low range gives 0-3.4km/hr. High range gives 0-5.5km/hr. Both pedal and lever controls are fitted to the travel circuit.

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