New mini excavator
LiuGong North America launches F-Series 1.8 metric ton mini-excavator.
LiuGong North America luanches the 9018F 1.8 metric ton mini-class excavator that has been designed to meet or exceed North American market design specifications and to be a perfect fit for the rental industry.
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| The 9018F represents the smallest of the powerfully efficient LiuGong F-Series excavator models. Its compact dimensions, foldable dozer blade and retractable undercarriage give users several transportation and application benefits. |
The 9018F represents the smallest of the powerfully efficient LiuGong F-Series excavator models. Its compact dimensions, foldable dozer blade and retractable undercarriage give users several transportation and application benefits. The company expects the 9018F to be especially useful in the utility and landscape markets, among many others.
The unit is available with a FOPS-rated closed pressurized cab, featuring heater and window defroster as well as a TOPS-rated canopy design. The closed-cab 9018F version stands just 7 feet 9 inches tall, resulting in a lower height,but eliminates headspace concerns while traveling through tunnels and beneath overpasses.
The 9018F unit’s short stature combined with a retractable undercarriage give operatorS access to the most restrictive workspaces. Its 51-inch outside-to-outside tread measurement retracts to just 39 inches, allowing it to easily pass between onsite obstructions and through almost any bay door.
Application versatility
“Its versatility is not solely a result of its compact size,” says Mike Watt, product manager, LiuGong NA Excavators. “The 9018F is a powerful, robust base unit for a variety of attachments and supports the installation of consumer-requested aftermarket add-ons.”
Back-filling or dozer operation no longer require the operator to remove his or her hand from blade control to change travel speed. By simply pressing the top of the handle, an operator can now select high or low speed travel.
Standard 9018F features include a low-speed, high-torque, Tier 4 Final-compliant Yanmar engine rated at 18 gross horsepower (17 net horsepower), as well as auto-idle and auto shutdown.
Better fuel consumption is achieved through a more efficient hydraulic system using 15 to 20 percent less engine power than that of its predecessor. An improved load-sensitive hydraulic system with 14.5 gpm main pump displacement utilizes a proportional control valve for better management of flow distribution for all attachments, all of which allow the user more precise operation.
Flow rate for the hammer-shear and hydraulic thumb is set from the operator’s monitor. A LiuGong hydraulic thumb/bucket grabber comes standard with the unit.
Travel pedals and joysticks give the operator hydraulic control for machine functions: travel, boom, boom swing, arm, and bucket. Auxiliary hydraulic functions are controlled by electrical proportional solenoids for precise control.
LiuGong NA offers the 9018F model with XtraCare 3-year/ 4,000-hour end-to-end coverage.
9018F Specifications (Cab)
- Operating weight (with cab): 4,189 lb.
- T4F Yanmar engine: 18 hp (gross), 17 hp (net)
- Max pump flow rate: 14.5 gpm
- Max pressure: 3,046 psi
- Standard bucket capacity: 0.06 cu. yd.
- Bucket/cutting width: 19.5 in.
- Bucket breakout force: 3,597 lbf
- Arms stick force: 2,023 lbf
- Digging depth: 7 ft. 6 in.
- Swing speed: 9.5 rpm
- Arm length: 3 ft. 6 in.
- Max dump height: 7 ft. 9 in. (digging height 11 ft. 1 in.)
- Horizontal reach: 10 ft. 11 in. (at 3 ft. 3 in. height)
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