Komatsu has introduced two new Dash 12 excavators designed to be the manufacturer’s most comfortable and advanced working environment ever created for excavators.
The new PC220LC-12 features a cab and controls designed for operator comfort, efficiency and productivity. The PC220LCi-12 includes the same features plus IMC 3.0, Komatsu’s latest intelligent machine control technology, which incorporates automation enhancements designed to enhance operator productivity throughout each shift.
Both machines are 21-ton to 24 ton-class hydraulic excavators that are ideal for residential and commercial contractors, either performing basic land clearing and general earthwork or more advanced GPS design-driven site development.
“We’ve built these excavators for the ones who need to get it done on every shift,” said Peter Robson, Komatsu’s Senior Director, Product and Service. “That was the thinking behind the design of these next-generation machines — to empower operators to perform at their very best, which translates into greater productivity on the jobsite. With the most advanced working environment we’ve ever created, these are excavators your operators will love to run.”
Compared to the PC210LC-11, the new Dash 12 machines boast a cab that is 28 per cent larger, with 30 per cent more legroom and 50 per cent improved visibility.
As well, the excavators deliver up to a 20 per cent increase in fuel efficiency due to a new electro-hydraulic system and high-output engine.
Maintenance costs are reduced by 20 per cent, thanks to longer replacement intervals for hydraulic oil and oil filters and longer cleaning intervals for the particulate filter.
Lifting capacity is increased by 7 per cent while bucket digging force increases 8 per cent.
3D boundary control
The PC220LCi-12 with IMC 3.0 features factory-integrated 3D boundary control. With this innovative technology designed to help improve efficiency, operators can now set a work-restriction surface for height, depth, front, back and side boundaries. The machine is designed to stop automatically when it approaches a restricted zone. 3D boundary control helps operators work efficiently across the entire jobsite by remembering multiple restriction zones specific to each work area.
Several new and enhanced features are provided as standard equipment and help deliver operator comfort and convenience.
Besides the spacious cab, air-suspension seat and ergonomic controls, a new operator ID system stores up to 50 profiles. Once an ID is entered, each operator has their personalized settings automatically loaded. Both models help drive toward zero harm with rollover avoidance alerts, a KomVision 360 camera for enhanced bird’s-eye views, people and object detection alert mode and many other features.
