Doosan ups power on 8t excavator

Doosan Infracore has launched a new mini excavator onto the European market, the DX85R-7.

The new DX85R-7 mini excavator from Doosan. Photo: Doosan

The 8 tonne machine with a Stage V diesel engine is designed for operations in confined spaces, with reduced tail swing and an increased boom swing angle of 60^o.

At the same time, the excavator offers increased durability, along with a bucket digging force of 6.7 tonnes and traction force of 6.6 tonnes.

The DX85R-7 is powered by the Doosan D24 engine, with 48.5kW of power at 2100 RPM. According to Doosan, this provides an increase of more than 9% in the machine’s torque at low RPM, compared with the predecessor model, the DX85R-3.

The new model’s DPF (diesel particulate filter) also promises an ash cleaning interval of 5,000 hours – a 25% increase on the DX85R-3.

Operator benefits

For operators, Doosan says it has increased both the height and width of the cab for extra comfort, while a full-glass entry door enhances visibility to the side.

Other key features for operators include:

• an enhanced heating and air conditioning (HVAC) system
• A/C control panel keypad
• 203mm touch-screen display
• panto wiper with increased wiping area
• DAB Audio
• air suspension seat with heating
• thumbwheel joystick
• auxiliary flow control in the cab
• USB charger & 12V socket
• foldable pedals

The excavator has the latest DoosanCONNECT telematics management system installed as standard.