Road building and earthmoving machines from Volvo

Having launched many of its Stage IIIB-compliant earthmoving machines over the last two years, Volvo will use Bauma to take the wraps off several new compact machines.

Its new additions to the compact excavator range will be the ECR25D, ECR58D and ECR88D short swing radius units. The machines weigh 2.5, 5.7 to 7.0 and 8.6 to 9.5 tonnes respectively.

Getting around site on these compact machines is said to have been made easier thanks to automatic two-speed travel, as well as hydraulic travel pedals for easy and accurate track control. The ECR25D has the added feature of high mobility – it can be transported with up to three buckets and a hydraulic breaker with a less than 3.5 tonne gross weight.

Volvo said the machines’ new engines delivered lower emissions along with superior performance and fuel efficiency. An auto-idling system reduces engine speed when the controls are inactive for a specified time (operator pre-set on the ECR58D and ECR88D via the display between three and 20 seconds), reducing running costs and fuel consumption.

In terms of new road building equipment, the 9 m maximum pave width P6870C ABG wheeled paver is the latest addition to the Volvo range. The company says it is quieter, more productive, and up to 30% more fuel efficient than its predecessor.

A key feature is the new fume extraction system, which has seen Volvo shortlisted for one of the Bauma Innovation Awards. The system, which is common across all of Volvo’s C-series pavers is said to capture 83% of the fumes from the machine’s auger channel, protecting operators working on the machine.

It comprises a fan on either side of the auger channel, which captures fumes and routes them into a duct system to be released at the paver’s canopy level.