Rusch unveils latest high reach machine.
Construction and demolition equipment has now reached the point where each new launch is generally a variation on a well-established theme. The new machine might be a little faster, higher, more powerful, more environmentally-friendly, or use less fuel. And it will also be largely indistinguishable from the previous model it replaces.
But such criticisms cannot be levelled at Rusch, the Dutch high reach pioneer that took the demolition industry to unparalleled heights with its remarkable 90 metre machine.
And while the latest unit to emerge from behind the gates of the company’s manufacturing facility might be modestly proportioned by comparison, the innovation is as assuredly in place along with the familiar purplish-pink livery.
The new Rusch RS 4500-H is built around a Hitachi 870 excavator. It can be equipped with a range of front end configurations including a three-stage telescopic boom that will take a five tonne attachment to 60 metres or a 10 tonne attachment to 54 metres. Alternatively, the unit can be equipped with a range of articulating booms ranging from a four-section unit that can carry a five tonne tool to a 42 metre pin height, down to a single section boom that provides a working height of 14 metres with a 17 tonne tool.
The machine has not yet been to work but Rusch reports that it has undergone all necessary testing and certification in its native Netherlands.
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