The T40180 telehandler ... top of the range.

Bobcat has over the last four years introduced a new generation of telehandlers designed for applications in the construction, rental and recycling industries. The company has also launched a new standard three-year warranty for the complete range of rigid telehandlers manufactured at its plant at Pontchâteau in Loire Atlantique, France.

The new-generation machines are the TL358, TL358+, TL360, TL470 and TL470HF, 5.8 to 7 m two-stage boom models in the TL series (telescopic loader) aimed at intensive applications; and the T35105, T35105L and T36120SL 10- to 12-m middle lift models, the T35130S, T35130SL, T35140S and T40140 13- to 14-m high lift models and the top-of-the-range T40180 18-m telehandler in the T Series (telescopic).

With well over 50 years of experience in compact equipment design, Bobcat has a proven reputation for high quality design, manufacturing and customer service. 

Available as standard in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on all models in the telehandler range up to and including the top-of-the-range T40180 18-m model, the new three-year warranty reflects the high quality and reliability of the products manufactured in Pontchâteau.

Commenting on the announcement, a company spokesman says: “As well as showing the company’s confidence in the Bobcat telehandler range, the new three-year warranty demonstrates the brand’s commitment to the market as a whole and is complemented by a range of warranty extension programmes from Bobcat. The new three-year warranty will also enhance customer confidence and increase resale values for its telehandlers.”

The Pontchâteau plant produces all of Bobcat’s rigid telehandlers with the design, development, production and sales organisations all based at the plant. Currently, the site produces 14 different Bobcat telehandler models, with lifting heights from 5 to 18 m.

“At Pontchâteau, Bobcat ensures the company delivers products of the highest quality through the selection of leading and proven suppliers, integrated design, reliability/endurance testing and the manufacturing process in which 100 per cent of all production units are individually controlled and quality approved,” says the spokesman.