According to Volvo Construction Equipment, customer clinics reckoned the six-tonne ECR58 delivered better control and smoother combined operations than many bigger excavators.
Changes within the cab include a simplified workstation and modified seat-to-joystick position, while still being suspended together. A fully opening front window and slide side window help with all-around visibility.
The suite of attachments tailored to this machine includes buckets, breakers, thumbs, plus a new Tilt Quick Coupler – with a tilting angle of up to 2 x 90°. Hydraulic attachments can be operated from the proportional fingertip controls, and flow settings are customisable with new work modes. A short press on the work mode button on the dashboard display will take the operator to a menu where machine settings can be matched to the attachment installed.
Volvo CE says that the ECR58 F generation “marks the beginnings of a new philosophy for Volvo’s compact excavator range – one that matches superior performance and intelligent features with ease of use and a modern and innovative design”.
Engine | D2.6H | |
Gross power | kW | 35.5 |
Net power | kW | 35 |
. . . at engine speed | r/min | 2 200 |
Operating weight | kg | 5 840 |
Bucket capacity | m3 | 0.114 |
Travel speed | km/h | 2.6 / 4.5 |
mph | 1.6 / 2.8 | |
Slewing speed | r/min | 8.7 |
Breakout force | kN | 41.9 |
Tear out force (arm breakout force) | kN | 28.4 |
Overall width | mm | 2,000 |
Overall length | mm | 5,193 |
Main hydraulic pump max. flow | l/min | 143 |
Boom swing angle, left / right | angle | 75 / 55 |