NEW KOMATSU ULTRA-SHORT TAIL PC228 ATTRACTS BIG BUYERS

Described as the ‘all-round’?ultra-short?tail?excavator, the?new?Komatsu?PC228USLC-11 would appear to have captured the imagination of Irish?buyers?if details released by?Komatsu?distributors, McHale Plant Sales are a guide.

?During the past year, the Birdhill and Rathcoole-based company recorded sales solidly in double digit territory with a number of prominent names featuring amongst the?buyers.

?Amongst them was Connacht Contractors and Rossmore Civils, followed by Tipperary-based ESK, Wexford-based contractor, Sutton, Newbridge-based Murphy International and Cavan-based plant hire specialist, O’Reilly – the latter also adding a wheeled PW 148 model excavator to its purchase list.

?Commenting, McHale sales director Denis McGrath said:?“More than its short?tail?swing and EU Stage V emissions engine, Irish?buyers?are attracted by the?PC228-11’s economy with fuel consumption up to 6 percent lower than its predecessor.”

?“Other features attracting?buyers?are its safety and improved operator comfort,” McGrath said.