Award winning features

The Bobcat compact wheel loader range continues to win awards. The L85 was announced as a Product Discipline winner in the 2021 edition of the world renowned iF Design Awards. In September last year, the L75 and L85 won in the Product Design category in the international Big See awards promoting unique and original creative achievements.  With the award winning designs of all three models, Bobcat has ensured that they share the same high level of standard features, providing high operator comfort and ease of operation.

These features include the ‘Power Bob-Tach’ – a factory option for the L85 – which provides a high performing Bobcat attachment connection for applications. This is for situations in which maximum capacity for load and carry by bucket and pallet fork is not as important as connectivity to multiple ‘Bob-Tach’ compliant attachments shared on the same job site with Bobcat skid steer and compact track loaders. Additionally a new heated air suspension cloth seat now offers a higher back rest with a head rest, together with air suspension set up, lockable floating and left hand adjustable arm rest, providing improved operator comfort on the L75 and L85. The cloth surface of the seat with heating is designed to improve the operator’s comfort all year round − in both cold and hot weather. The seat also includes a sensor to indicate operator presence and to enhance safety (by inactivating auxiliary flow).

The ‘Advanced Attachment Control’ is a standard configuration on the L85 and a factory option with the L75. With this, Bobcat has set out to improve the advanced attachment system by adding new features that make the operator’s life easier. The new flex drive feature allows the operator to change the engine’s RPM by manual throttle, independently from the foot throttle, at any time during operation. With this change, Bobcat states that it has also provided auto idle functionality when the machine is not in use for four seconds to reduce fuel consumption.

The automatic ride control is designed to further enhance driving comfort at higher speed as well as with higher loads. The automatically activated loader boom suspension is designed to improve the operator’s comfort and helps protect the transported material from spillage when driving with a bucket or pallet forks. There is also more stability while moving up and down with a load/weight. ‘Display Logic’ has also been updated to indicate ride control activation/inactivation status.

The ’High Flow’ factory option is said to be an industry unique feature adapted from other Bobcat loaders, bringing a 100l/min flow to run high flow attachments, such as snow blowers and planers. To further improve high flow attachment performance, Bobcat states that it has increased the pressure from 200bar to 225bar. With this change, Bobcat has also reduced by 50% the time for automatic derate, set to protect hydraulic components when the machine is cold.

Based on customer feedback, Bobcat has improved the forward/reverse response time on its joystick control, together with improved lift and tilt multi functionality to enhance productivity and operating experience. Machines already in the field can be updated simply by downloading new software. The final development is the left hand arm rest upgrade for the suspension seat. This has been developed to deliver greater seating comfort and left hand support. To update the current suspension seat in the field, this feature is offered via Bobcat aftermarket services.