Komatsu PC 200 i-12 und PC 220 LCi-12

[SirDigger 2.660]

On 8.2.2026 at 11:06, kenki fan schrieb:

Most of the diggers in Japan have no quick coupler… Except demolition machines. It’s never necessary for regular diggers in Japan anyway.

I Machines and no quickcoupler with an tiltinmg bucket is kinda a waste of possibilitys 

[kenki fan 144]

47 minutes ago, SirDigger said:

I Machines and no quickcoupler with an tiltinmg bucket is kinda a waste of possibilitys 

Indeed. But the problem is, unlike Europe, the auxiliary hydraulic system ( including pipes for attachments, attachment valves and even an extra gear pump and specialised joysticks) is not a standard equipment for diggers in Asia. Most of the diggers are just “diggers”, no chance to carry any attachments except buckets or grapplers drives by the bucket cylinder, not even a tilt bucket. Yes, what you can see is an arm with no pipes, nothing on it. In that sense, I think quick coupler is a kind of dead weight. About the tilt bucket, I found it useful, I will probably see it someday in Japan since Steelwrist has already entered the Asian market.

[kenki fan 144]

1 hour ago, SirDigger said:

I Machines and no quickcoupler with an tiltinmg bucket is kinda a waste of possibilitys 

Sry, tilt-rotator to be more accurate. Already seen it in both Japan and China, and only in exhibitions…

[SirDigger 2.660]

Interesting... we see the excavator more and more as a tool carrier/power source for said attachtemnts as a pure digger.  

I had imagined that Japan with its fondness for gadgets had implemented the tiltrotator&full hydraulic quick coupler already... 

Are Backhoe´s common in Japan?   Or wheeled excavators?