Diggers
Reinforced glass for digger cabs - flat panes cut to size on site, curved screens sourced.
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TB excavators and TL track loaders
Takeuchi is the Japanese maker that pioneered the compact excavator back in the early 1970s, and the formula it invented - a full-slew digger scaled down to fit through a gateway - is now the most common machine on British sites. Its TB-series minis and TL-series track loaders are firm favourites with UK groundworks contractors and hire fleets, prized for being solidly built and worked hard for it.
Hard-worked compact machines are exactly where glass gets broken. A mini excavator cab puts every pane close to the action - buckets, breakers, fence posts and flying debris - and because the cab itself is so tight, the glazing does more work than on a big machine: panes are smaller, closer to the operator, and several are curved to claw back room inside. Front screens are made to slide up and stow in the roof, so a replacement has to match the frame exactly or it jams - we size the glass so it still travels as designed.
The approach is the same as the rest of our compact work: flat door, side and rear panes cut to size on site from sheet stock, curved and shaped glass ordered through our supplier network, laminated or toughened to suit the pane - all fitted to health & safety requirements and manufacturer recommendations. We cover Kubota and Bobcat compacts the same way, so a mixed mini fleet is one phone call.
Takeuchi questions
Asked about Takeuchi glazing
Do you fit glass to Takeuchi TB mini excavators?
Yes - TB minis are bread-and-butter work for us. Flat panes are cut to size on site and fitted in the same visit; curved screens are ordered through our supplier network first.
The screen on my Takeuchi is curved - is that a problem?
No. Compact cabs use curved glass to claw back operator room, and we source shaped panes through our supplier network. Flat door, side and rear glass we cut on site as usual.
Can you get to a machine on a tight site?
Yes - if your Takeuchi could get in, we can get to it. The unit is fully mobile and works on house plots, gardens and groundworks sites across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands.
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