Engcon has announced plans to launch an automatic EC-Oil quick coupler for the EC206 tiltrotator for excavators in sizes 4–6 tonnes. In 2020, Engcon introduced the EC-Oil automatic oil and electrical coupling as standard on the machine hitch S40 and on the upper part of an EC206 tiltrotator for machines up to 6 tonnes. Now Engcon is taking a step further and introducing an EC-Oil automatic quick coupler system also on the lower quick coupler.
The lower quick coupler of the S40 also gets several extra hydraulic outlets as well as a smart function with the possibility to connect a detachable gripping cassette. It is now planned for sweeper rollers and other tools.
Engcon will also equip the EC206 with a completely new swivel with increased capacity and more outputs for extra hydraulics on the quick coupler S40 under the EC206.
In addition, there is an extra socket on each side of the quick coupler and an extra socket on the back of the bracket. Extra sockets on the side of the quick coupler bracket are also possible, feeding directly from the excavator’s extra hydraulic socket. This enables a higher oil flow than the outlets that are controlled via the tiltrotator’s valves and enables operation of, for example, slope mowers or other tools that require slightly higher oil flows.
The EC206 with a S40 automatic quick coupler will be presented at trade fairs during 2022, and a smaller pre-series will be delivered during spring 2022. A production run is planned for the fall of 2022.