LiuGong F-Series excavators have been impressing with their ability to perform in a tight spot, thanks to a strong balance of performance, precision, and quality.
LiuGong’s been offering earthmoving equipment in Australia for two decades, and the tech back-up and spares supply from national distributor McIntosh Distribution is as good as any.
The company has also developed impressive machinery which has become a common site on Australian worksites.
With a maximum operating weight of 3800kg, the 9035F is a zero-tail swing outfit powered by a Yanmar Stage V diesel offering 17.3kW (23.2hp). Maximum hydraulic flow is 99L/minute, and digging reach is 5385mm/5715mm. Bucket breakout force is 33kN, and it’s supplied with LiuGong’s quick coupler and three buckets – a mud bucket, a 300mm GP bucket, and a 450mm GP bucket.
The cabin and controls are comfortable and well designed, making it a sharp-looking, capable machine which, as LiuGong states, is “easy to transport, simple to use and quick to maintain”.
We asked Australian landscape contractor Mat Wandmaker to run his eye over the excavator and its features.
Double checking the cab was in fact heated, and ensuring the temperature was cranked up, we had a look at the main points of the compact LiuGong, which included:
- Zero-tail swing,
- powerful engine,
- dozer blade control,
- joystick controls,
- advanced hydraulics,
- local parts stock at CDA, and
- local field and machine servicing via CDA metro Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane locations.
The cabin boasted a suspension seat and a touchscreen which controlled the machine’s hydraulics and kept the operator up-to-date with various functions and operating parameters.
By the time we’d worked through the list, Mat was in the cab, his teeth had stopped chattering thanks to the cabin heater, and he’d put the 9035F to work.
The work site for this review didn’t leave a lot of room for error.
The zero tail swing and smooth action of the LiuGong meant the machine could do its work with a minimum fuss.
Between the joystick controls and the operator screen in the cab, Mat found moving and digging the piled-up earth a breeze, and he was impressed with the performance of the engine.
“It’s punching out a lot of power,” he said. “It’s easy to manoeuvre, it’s comfortable, everything’s at your fingertips, and it’s as smooth as silk.”
“The thing is flawless when it comes to manoeuvrability.
“There’s no issue or safety concern working next to the truck, thanks to the zero tail swing, and the machine itself is phenomenal. I can’t fault it.”
See for yourself
Check out the video at mcintoshdistribution.com.au to see the 9035F in action, and to hear Mat give his thoughts on several other facets of the LiuGong’s build and performance.
To see the full spec sheet and for more information, log on to liugongaustralia.com.au.