US-manufacturer LBX Company LLC has released their Link-Belt 350 X4 Long Front excavator to the US and Canada markets
Powered by an Isuzu AQ-6HK1X engine, outputting 200kW (268hp) @1900rpm, the 40-tonne machine with its long-reach arm is capable of a maximum digging depth of 14.1 metres and has a total ground reach of 18.55 metres.
A fully owned division of Sumitomo Construction Machinery since 2010, the Link-Belt range includes excavators from 7.9 to 81 tonnes, forestry machinery, materials handlers, demolition equipment, and attachments.
The Link-Belt name dates back to 1874 and the LBX company in its present form was established in 1998. It has more than 140 dealers in the US and Canada, with a subsidiary business in Brazil servicing distributors throughout Central and South America. Currently, there are no distributors in Australasia.