The new 500 platform loaders - designated S510, S530, S550, S570 and S590 - replace the existing S150, S160, S175, S185 and S205. The new tracked T590 (pictured below) replaces the T190 loader.
The skid steers are manufactured in Dobris in the Czech Republic, while the new tracked loader is manufactured at the company’s main factory in Gwinner, North Dakota, USA.
The new 500 platform machines share many of the improvements and new features introduced by Bobcat on its larger new generation 600, 700 and 800 platform models over the last two years.
Comfort, visibility, cab room, controllability and cab pressurisation are all improved, Bobcat says. With overall performance and cycle times are up by around 16% on the previous models.
The S510 and S550 models are radius lift path loaders, combining manoeuvrability in tight areas with the reach and visibility needed for applications such as dumping materials over walls, backfilling or loading flatbed trucks.
The S530, S570, S590 and T590 models feature vertical lift path boom arms for material-handling applications. The new vertical lift path loaders offer an increased lift height compared to the previous generation of machines and, combined with an optimised lift arm design, provide operators with the ability to lift heavier loads higher.
As in the larger new generation loaders, the 500 platform loaders have a forward-positioned cab that moves the operator closer to the attachment for improved visibility.
The cab door threshold has been lowered and the overall surface of the door has been increased by more than 40% to make it easier to get in and out. The height of the cab has been increased to provide additional headroom, while still keeping the overall height of the machine under 2m.
Operators have a choice between standard foot pedal hydraulic controls, the advanced control system (ACS) or the selectable joystick controls (SJC). The standard foot pedals control the lift and tilt through mechanical linkage. The optional ACS lets the operator use a dash-mounted switch to select between hand control or foot control of lift and tilt functions. The control levers of the optional SJC can be operated in the ISO or H pattern. These handles move up and down in conjunction with the seat to minimise arm movement. The joystick mounts also slide forward or backward to adjust to the requirements of each individual operator.
All of the 500 platform skid-steer loader models offer a two-speed option which boosts the maximum travel speed from 11.8 km/h in low range to 17.3 km/h in high range. The hydraulic bucket positioning option keeps the loader bucket level as the lift arms travel upward, enabling operators to spill less and work faster, Bobcat says.
Bobcat S510 skid-steer loader:
- Rated operating capacity: 810 kg
- Tipping load: 1619 kg
- Operating weight: 2686 kg
- Lift path: radial
- Height (top of cab): 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with standard bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to bucket hinge pin: 2908 mm
- Maximum travel speed (low range): 11.8 km/h
- Maximum travel speed (high range – option): 17.3 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2203 (4 cylinder) 48.8hp (36.4kW) at 2800 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls and two-speed
Bobcat S530 skid-steer loader:
- Rated operating capacity: 869 kg
- Tipping load: 1737 kg
- Operating weight: 2815 kg
- Lift path: vertical
- Height (top of cab): 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with standard bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to bucket hinge pin: 3023 mm
- Maximum travel speed (low range): 11.8 km/h
- Maximum travel speed (high range – option): 17.3 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2203 (4 cylinder) 48.8hp (36.4kW) at 2800 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls and two-speed
Bobcat S550 skid-steer loader:
- Rated operating capacity: 894 kg
- Tipping load: 1788 kg
- Operating weight: 2841 kg
- Lift path: radial
- Height (top of cab): 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with standard bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to bucket hinge pin: 2908 mm
- Maximum travel speed (low range): 11.8 km/h
- Maximum travel speed (high range – option): 17.3 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- High hydraulic flow (S550H):101.1 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2203 (4 cylinder) 61hp (45.5kW) at 2800 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls, two-speed and high-flow hydraulics
Bobcat S570 skid-steer loader:
- Rated operating capacity: 944 kg
- Tipping load: 1888 kg
- Operating weight: 2900 kg
- Lift path: vertical
- Height (top of cab): 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with standard bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to bucket hinge pin: 3023 mm
- Maximum travel speed (low range): 11.8 km/h
- Maximum travel speed (high range – option): 17.3 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- High hydraulic flow (S570H):101.1 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2203 (4 cylinder) 61hp (45.5 kW) at 2800 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls, two-speed and high-flow hydraulics
Bobcat S590 skid-steer loader:
- Rated operating capacity: 998 kg
- Tipping load: 1995 kg
- Operating weight: 3054 kg
- Lift path: vertical
- Height (top of cab): 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with standard bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to bucket hinge pin: 3023 mm
- Maximum travel speed (low range): 11.8 km/h
- Maximum travel speed (high range – option): 17.3 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- High hydraulic flow (S590H):101.1 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2607 (4 cylinder) 66hp (49.2kW) at 2700 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls, two-speed and high-flow hydraulics
Bobcat T590 compact tracked loader
- Rated operating capacity: 992 kg
- Tipping load: 2834 kg
- Operating weight: 3570 kg
- Lift path: vertical
- Height: 1972 mm
- Width with bucket: 1727 mm
- Length with bucket: 3378 mm
- Height to hinge pin: 3023 mm
- Maximum travel speed: 11.8 km/h
- Standard hydraulic flow: 64.7 l/min
- High hydraulic flow (T590H): 101.1 l/min
- Engine: Kubota V2607 (4 cylinder) 66hp (49.2kW) at 2700 RPM
- Options: Selectable joystick controls and high-flow hydraulics
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