Heavy Equipment Rental Update: Welcome The Cat 420 XE Hi Rail Backhoe Loader To Our Cat Rental Fleet

Planning out your daily tasks while conducting railroad track maintenance is absolutely crucial to making sure the job is done correctly. There are a million different tasks that need to happen at every stage of development and everything has to be accounted for ahead of time. This can be even more difficult if you’re relying on rental equipment.

While rentals are perfect if you need to do seasonal work, if you don’t want to own in order to save money for your business or if you don’t want to worry about the upkeep of machinery, it can be tough to get the right equipment at the last minute when something comes up on railroad job sites.

That’s where the brilliance of a Cat loader comes in handy. By using a machine with multiple tools that can handle countless attachments, it enables you to do a wide range of applications and tasks with one piece of equipment. In the world of railroad repair where unexpected obstacles happen all the time, backhoe loaders let you adjust quickly without having to make an additional rental.

And now that the Cat 420 XE Hi-Rail is available at Altorfer Rents, you can get one of the best backhoe loaders on the market with even more convenience.

Let’s go through what sets this machine apart from the pack and a few of its different attachments.

If you’d like to check out our full fleet of machines, check out Altorfer Rents to find what you need.

Advantages of Backhoes: Features Of The 420 XE Hi-Rail Cat Backhoe Loaders

The 420 XE Hi-Rail backhoe loader is a superior machine for maintaining railroads. With unmatched size, power, lift strength, maneuverability and versatility, there’s no better way to get to work. Let’s dive in.

The Cat 420 Backhoe Holds Up To The Toughest Tasks

When you’re working long hours on railroad tracks, you need a machine that can keep up. The Cat 420XE Backhoe Loader has a range of features that help you do your best work and stay the course with the demanding schedule of railroad maintenance.

Power And Durability: Weighing 11 tons with a 94 HP engine, it can stand up to rigorous terrain over long hours.

Top-Notch Lift Ability: With about 7,000 pounds of front bucket lift and a three-foot extend-a-hoe with 18-foot reach, you can lift more materials and increase productivity.

Take On More Jobs: You can take on a wider variety of tasks with our selection of attachments and the Rototilt 360 rotation and tilt attachment coupler. Plus, the Sure-Grip Joysticks give you multi-function control.

Navigate Any Terrain: More speed and versatility lets you hop on and off tracks quickly to avoid oncoming trains.

Rent Vs. Buy: Why Renting Is Sometimes The Better Option For Your Business

Often, many companies would rather buy a machine instead of renting one to have more flexibility, but renting is often the best decision for your business. Here are some of the situations where it makes more sense to rent instead of buy.

Seasonal Businesses: Get Machinery When You Need It And Return It Once You’re Finished

If you work on a seasonal basis and only need your machines for a temporary period of time, it doesn’t make sense to have yours sitting there for in the offseason idly. This can cause them to wear down if not taken care of and hurt your investment in the long run.

However, when you rent, you can get what you need for the duration of your job and then send it back when you don’t need that piece of equipment anymore. This is significantly more financially sound and doesn’t require you to care for machines during your offseason, which requires manpower and materials that take additional funds.

Ad Hoc Machinery: If You Don’t Know Exactly Which Pieces Of Equipment You’ll Need, Rentals Are An Effective Option

Sometimes when you start a railroad job, it’s hard to envision the types of machines you’ll need to get everything finished the right way. It’s especially difficult to gauge what exactly will be needed on sites over difficult terrain. When you start digging, you might find that you need a stronger machine or that you brought too many pieces of equipment, ultimately wasting money unnecessarily.

By renting, you can get exactly what you need for each job so you don’t burn excess funds. Plus, with Altorfer Rents, you can find anything you need quickly and easily so that you can get back to your job site and back to work.

Eliminates Overhead And Reduces Overall Costs

By relying on rental machines, you eliminate many of the costs that come standard with maintenance and upkeep. Purchasing machines gives you some flexibility, but they are a much bigger financial burden on a business than using rentals on an ad hoc basis.

It takes money in your budget to account for fixes and taking care of your equipment takes additional manpower. If you own them, you’re on the hook for that and the downtime it causes.

Renting means you can keep this separate from your business expenses and get a quick replacement if something breaks down and causes you to pause your job site. If you own, you need to find a replacement or repair yourself.

Finding A Backhoe For Rent: Altorfer Rents Has The Cat 420 XE Hi Rail Backhoe Loader And A Wide Range Of Other Premium Equipment To Help Keep Your Business Moving

If your business could benefit more from renting instead of buying, Altorfer Rents has all the Cat equipment rental machines you need. Contact us today to talk to a sales rep and help your team and business move forward.