Skip to main content

Converted Yanmar ViO10 excavator works in Bielefeld town hall

A mini excavator manufactured by Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has been equipped with an electric power unit for restoration activities at the old town hall in Bielefeld, Germany. Yanmar sales and service dealer Lopez-Infantes Baumaschinen, from the town of Bad Salzuflen, converted the Yanmar ViO10 zero tail swing excavator. The unit was converted within three weeks from receiving the order from restoration contractor Piechottkabau. City regulations allow machines only without exhaust emission
June 9, 2015 Read time: 1 min
A mini excavator manufactured by 7139 Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has been equipped with an electric power unit for restoration activities at the old town hall in Bielefeld, Germany.

Yanmar sales and service dealer Lopez-Infantes Baumaschinen, from the town of Bad Salzuflen, converted the Yanmar ViO10 zero tail swing excavator. The unit was converted within three weeks from receiving the order from restoration contractor Piechottkabau.

City regulations allow machines only without exhaust emission motors to work in the town hall’s basement. This is to protect the health of employees’ continuing to work during the restoration.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Yanmar introducing new mini excavators
    January 6, 2017
    Yanmar says that its new SV26 is the first machine from the firm that has been completely designed and constructed in Europe. This short tailswing mini excavator is said to offer high performance, low fuel consumption and good durability.
  • Sunward is introducing novel mini excavator line-up
    January 6, 2017
    Sunward is introducing four new mini excavators. A key launch is a new 2.5tonne class zero tailswing mini excavator, the SWE25 UE. Power comes from a Yanmar diesel rated at 14kW, while the machine has a 0.8m3 bucket and delivers 208kN of digging force. A company spokesperson said: “We will phase out the old one and replace with this model. Production is starting in the second half of this year. The trend in the European market is for zero tailswing machine and we developed this new type for Europe.” The com
  • Sunward is introducing novel mini excavator line-up
    April 23, 2015
    Sunward is introducing four new mini excavators. A key launch is a new 2.5tonne class zero tailswing mini excavator, the SWE25 UE. Power comes from a Yanmar diesel rated at 14kW, while the machine has a 0.8m3 bucket and delivers 208kN of digging force. A company spokesperson said: “We will phase out the old one and replace with this model. Production is starting in the second half of this year. The trend in the European market is for zero tailswing machine and we developed this new type for Europe.” The com
  • Yanmar's SV60 midi-excavator is compact but high performance
    April 26, 2018
    Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has introduced the SV60, its latest short-tail midi-excavator. The 5.7 tonne machine has been designed to offer the performance of a midi-excavator with the benefits of a compact excavator, claims the company. The SV60 has a reduced tail swing and a minimal rotational radius of 2,240mm, giving it a working envelope of 3,565mm. With comfort in mind to enhance operator productivity, the new machine's cabin is comparable in size to 8 and 10 tonne excavators. Operatin