At ConExpo, Gradall Industries unveiled its new XE 4100 model excavator – a machine that is slightly lighter in weight without sacrificing performance capabilities.
The XE 4100 excavator weighs 20,800 kg, about 1,800 kg less than the XL 4100 Series V machine, largely through a reduction in counterweight size with a 15-cmreduction in tail swing. Still, the geometry of the machine maintains productive boom forces comparable with the XL 4100 Series I machines.
Gradall’s XE 4100 6 x 4 model was engineered to reduce costs while emulating the productivity and versatility of Gradall’s XL 4100 Series I machines.
With a similar 8.2-metre boom reach and 6.1-metre dig depth, combined with a telescoping boom that fully rotates 220 degrees, the XE 4100 handles precise grading, ditching, excavation, landscaping, vegetation control and even demolition of curbs, sidewalks and culverts – all without the need for outriggers.
The low-profile boom also operates efficiently under bridges and trees where conventional excavators may not be able to fit.
Meanwhile, the XE 4100 incorporates many of the features introduced on Gradall Series V models including a Volvo engine, advanced Bosch Rexroth high pressure hydraulics and electric joystick controls using Gradall, Deere or SAE joystick patterns.
Gradall has also equipped the XE 4100 with a new remote repositioning system that allows the machine to be repositioned from either the carrier or upper cab using an Allison‑approved transmission application to ensure smooth, dependable performance and simplified serviceability.
From the carrier cab, the excavator has a highway speed capability of 96 km per hour, allowing it to be driven quickly to jobsites without the need for a trailer.
From the upper cab, the carrier can be repositioned on a jobsite or along the length of a ditch at 11 km per hour.
Optional equipment includes an AM/FM radio, work lights and auxiliary hydraulic plumbing. Heat and air conditioning in both cabs remains standard, providing operator comfort no matter the season or jobsite conditions.
Standard attachments include a range of buckets as well as a popular tree limb shear and fixed thumb grapple.
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