Four new Liebherr machines for Feickert

Tool attachments and quick coupler systems from Liebherr allow more applications and higher machine utilisation

The requirements at Feickert of the Liebherr machines are high, the applications are diverse. Apart from the comprehensive fleet, the company owns around 350 mechanical and hydraulic tool attachments, the majority of which are from Liebherr: "We use backhoe buckets, ditch-cleaning buckets and swivel buckets," adds Hauke Feickert. Classic grab and loading tasks are carried out with the Liebherr backhoe buckets. Whereas for trench and trough construction, the Liebherr ditch-cleaning buckets are used for creating embankments and verges, as well as levelling. Liebherr swivel buckets are genuine all-rounders: They are characterised by the 2x50° tilt range, and can be used for both excavating and for working on embankments and slopes.

For more productivity, efficiency and safety on the construction site, Feickert relies on the fully hydraulic quick coupler system LIKUFIX® from Liebherr. The combination of a hydraulic Liebherr quick coupler with the LIKUFIX coupling block permits fast, safe changing of mechanical and hydraulic tool attachments from the cab. "Thanks to LIKUFIX® we are expanding the applications of our hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders considerably and in doing so can significantly increase the utilisation per machine. The fully hydraulic quick coupler system also offers us the necessary flexibility that we need for executing special construction projects", highlights Hauke Feickert. If site work requires a special tool attachment such as an attachment compactor, for example, the construction company is happy to rely on the comprehensive service offer of Liebherr Rental Services. With LIKUFIX® the tool attachment can be changed quickly and simply. Today in the Feickert fleet every hydraulic excavator as well as the wheel loaders in the mid-size series from Liebherr are equipped with LIKUFIX®. "We are very satisfied with the system. It is extremely robust, safe and reliable", says Axel Schupp, Head of Machine Technology at Feickert Bauunternehmen.