The Bobcat industrial wheel mover weighs 214kg and boasts a lifting
capacity of up to 1 700kg.
Bobcat Equipment South Africa, the Goscor Group, has
launched a new industrial wheel mover attachment that
makes handling tyres with diameters from 90cm to 230cm a
safe, simple, and efficient operation.
The industrial wheel mover, which weighs 214kg with
a lifting capacity of up to 1 700kg, joins a comprehensive
range of over 130 attachments available from Bobcat,
and has been designed and engineered specifically for the
efficient removal and perfect positioning of large wheels.
It is capable of handling tyres safely on any large vehicles
or machinery operating in the construction, mining,
agricultural, mining, forestry, and general industrial sectors.
“Bobcat identified a specific need in the market for this
type of attachment, and therefore set about designing the
industrial wheel mover in conjunction with a specialist
company,” says Bobcat Equipment South Africa national
sales manager, André Steenkamp. “Changing or moving a
large tractor or sprayer tyre is no longer an arduous task,
thanks to this new attachment.”
In addition to the major advantage of enhanced safety
and added convenience, end users also stand to benefit
from additional cost savings. “Instead of production being
interrupted in order for an integrated tool handler or front-
end loader having to remove a wheel, we now offer our
customers a convenient, practical, and affordable solution
that delivers a quick return on investment,” Steenkamp says.
The industrial wheel mover has no complex hydraulics,
translating into few wear-and-tear components, and low
operational and maintenance requirements. It is simply fitted
to a pallet fork, or connected with a standard Bob-Tach for
skidsteer loaders.
The attachment features a right-lean safety bar, in addition
to a safety arm that is adjustable from side to side to fit
around fenders, as well as holding the tyre securely in place
during transportation. Tyre rotation is facilitated by three
rollers on each side.
A versatile Tyre Safety Rack with adjustable uprights to
accommodate different tyre sizes is also available, and is
equally easy to move with a forklift or a set of pallet forks
on a front-end loader.
Latest Bobcat attachments make for safe, easy tyre-handling
The latest tyre-handler joins a comprehensive range of over 130
attachments available from Bobcat.