Your Volvo ECR88

Common jobs for the Volvo ECR88

The Volvo ECR88 is a short-swing machine that solves utility and groundwork on tight city jobs. On Swedish sites it runs pipe trenches and cable digging where slew room is limited but the demand for depth and force is high. At 8.8 tonnes it is heavy enough for real jobs, and the short swing means you work near a facade without striking it.

On a utility job in the middle of the city the ECR88 digs pipe trenches without slewing into traffic or against the barrier. In a courtyard it digs out for drainage and services where a conventional rear end will not fit. That is the situation the short swing is made for.

Since the ECR88 drives medium attachments, the same machine is good at digging, loading and lighter demolition on tight jobs. That makes it a flexible machine for urban contracting.

Buckets and attachments that fit the ECR88

For an 8.8-tonne machine you choose a toothed bucket for excavation and pipe trench, a wide grading bucket for levelling and reinstatement, and a narrow cable bucket for tight trenches. On city jobs a narrow bucket is often as important as a wide one.

A sorting grapple turns the ECR88 into a strong material and demolition machine on tight jobs. It loads stone, pulls apart and sorts spoil without slewing out. At 8.8 tonnes the machine carries the grapple steadily.

All attachments run on the S45 hitch, the standard for the midi class. With the same hitch you swap quickly between bucket, grapple and breaker even on tight sites.

Hydraulic breaker and heavy attachments for the ECR88

An 8.8-tonne machine drives a medium hydraulic breaker for rock and concrete. On tight city jobs the breaker is often the attachment that gets you through rock in the pipe trench or old concrete in the street without needing a bigger machine.

Check the oil flow against the breaker spec before you buy. The ECR88 has the flow for a medium breaker, but it has to be matched to your machine hydraulics to hit right and last.

On demolition near other buildings, a demolition grapple is an alternative to the breaker when you want to take concrete apart more under control. On tight jobs it is often an advantage to demolish without percussion.

S45 quick hitch and fit

The Volvo ECR88 runs an S45 hitch, the standard coupler for the midi class. Check the attachments are listed for S45 before you buy. A common hitch means you build a set of attachments that all fit.

On a short-swing machine like the ECR88 a tiltrotator is extra worth it. It lets you angle and rotate the bucket so you work near a facade and edge without moving the machine, which is exactly the tight situation the machine is built for.