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First Kubota R used in Reading
00:00 14 May 1997
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The UK's first Kubota R series wheel loader is in use at builders
merchant John Hicks of Reading, Berkshire.
Supplied by dealer Grant Plant, the 29.8 kW R420 is equipped with a hydraulic quick coupler, 0.4 square metre bucket and pallet forks.
Bob Webb, general manager at Hicks', reveals that having had the R420 on trial for a week, he suggested to the operators that they try another marque for comparison, but they refused.
With the bucket fitted, the R420, which shifts up to 60 tonnes of material a day at the builders merchant's, loads out five different materials including sand, ballast, shingle and scalpings.
The machine's easy switch-over between the bucket and forks with the hydraulic coupler improves the vehicles' turn-round time.
Reader enquiry no: 840
Supplied by dealer Grant Plant, the 29.8 kW R420 is equipped with a hydraulic quick coupler, 0.4 square metre bucket and pallet forks.
Bob Webb, general manager at Hicks', reveals that having had the R420 on trial for a week, he suggested to the operators that they try another marque for comparison, but they refused.
With the bucket fitted, the R420, which shifts up to 60 tonnes of material a day at the builders merchant's, loads out five different materials including sand, ballast, shingle and scalpings.
The machine's easy switch-over between the bucket and forks with the hydraulic coupler improves the vehicles' turn-round time.
Reader enquiry no: 840
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