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Long Reach Excavator Equipment

Kocurek designs and manufactures long reach excavator booms and arms for dredging, waterway maintenance and deep excavation. Our equipment extends your excavator’s reach and digging depth, with configurations tailored to your machine and project.

Available worldwide, it can be fitted at our Ipswich factory or supplied as a kit.

Long Reach

Long Reach

With decades of experience in excavator modifications, Kocurek combines in-house design and manufacturing expertise to produce long reach equipment for demanding applications.

Our booms and dippers are manufactured using Strenx high-strength steel, with standard and bespoke configurations developed around each customer’s machine and working requirements.

Long Reach Equipment Range

Kocurek offers long reach excavator equipment for machines from 1.5 to 120 tonnes. With over 35 years of experience, we provide a range of configurations within each machine weight class to suit different working requirements.

Where a standard configuration does not meet your needs, our team can explore a tailored solution for your machine and application.

All equipment is carefully designed and manufactured using Strenx high-strength steel for durability and a long working life.

Installation and Standard Supply

All equipment can be fully fitted at our factory in Ipswich or can be supplied in kit form which can be shipped worldwide and easily assembled on site by a competent fitter and the necessary tools. Our standard scope of supply for Long Reach Equipment consists of:

  • New boom and dipper fabrications  Steel and flexible pipework for standard services and 1 off auxiliary service.
  • Additional counterweight – Bucket ram and linkage
  • Shotblast and painted to suit donor machine.
  • CE marked.The Kocurek Modular Joint can also be incorporated into your long reach equipment, allowing quick and efficient changes between compatible standard digging and long reach configurations, giving your excavator greater flexibility across different jobs.
Long Reach Excavator Applications

Kocurek designs long reach equipment around your excavator and application, providing the reach and digging depth needed for specialist excavation work.

Applications include:

Dredging and Waterway Maintenance
Long reach booms and dippers for dredging rivers, canals, ponds and lagoons. Kocurek can provide bespoke dredging fronts to suit your machine and the material being removed.

Deep Excavation and Trenching
Equipment for deep basements, trenches and excavations beyond the reach of a standard excavator. Each configuration is selected around your required digging depth, working reach and bucket capacity.

Slope and Bank Work
Extended-reach equipment for slope grading and riverbank maintenance. Kocurek tailors the boom and dipper configuration to reach the work area from the machine’s working position.

Find your configuration

Long Reach Equipment Specifications

Compare the available long reach configurations by excavator weight class. Download the specification sheet for complete dimensions, load charts and operating conditions.

Specifications depend on the base machine and configuration. Refer to the supplied sheet and confirm suitability with Kocurek. If your machine or required configuration is not listed, contact our team to discuss a bespoke solution. 

Long Reach 16-18t

Long Reach 16-18t

LR 16-18t

12m


Maximum Digging Reach
12.13m

Maximum Digging Depth
9.63m

Bucket Capacity
0.8m³

14m


Maximum Digging Reach
14.11m

Maximum Digging Depth
11.53m

Bucket Capacity
0.6m³
Long Reach 24-26t

Long Reach 24-26t

LR 24-26t

14m


Maximum Digging Reach
14.14m

Maximum Digging Depth
11.09m

Bucket Capacity
1.2m³

16m


Maximum Digging Reach
16.12m

Maximum Digging Depth
12.96m

Bucket Capacity
1.0m³

18m


Maximum Digging Reach
18.1m

Maximum Digging Depth
14.82m

Bucket Capacity
0.8m³
Long Reach 28-32t

Long Reach 28-32t

LR 28-32t

18m


Maximum Digging Reach
18.12m

Maximum Digging Depth
14.47m

Bucket Capacity
1.0m³

20m


Maximum Digging Reach
20.11m

Maximum Digging Depth
16.37m

Bucket Capacity
0.8m³

Specifications & Compatibility

Specialist Long Reach Excavator Attachments

The right long reach equipment needs to match your excavator, attachment and working conditions. Our team can assess your requirements and recommend a suitable configuration.

When discussing your project, we consider:

Base machine: your excavator’s make, model and operating weight.

Working reach and depth: the distance and depth the equipment needs to reach.

Bucket or attachment: its weight, capacity and intended use.

Application: the work being undertaken and material being excavated.

Site restrictions: access, working space and other operating constraints.

Machine modifications: counterweight and hydraulic requirements.

Engineering capability

Built for Demanding Applications

  • A detailed look at the advanced machinery and technology used within Kocurek’s facility, enabling precision manufacturing, efficient production and high-quality engineering output.

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  • From initial concept and design through to the complete manufacturing process Kocurek aims to keep control on even the smallest of components. Through the continual growth, development and investment in the excavator side of the business the company has built an enviable collection of precision machining tools and equipment creating a true manufacturing facility.

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  • From initial concept and design through to the complete manufacturing process Kocurek aims to keep control on even the smallest of components. Through the continual growth, development and investment in the excavator side of the business the company has built an enviable collection of precision machining tools and equipment creating a true manufacturing facility.

    Find out more

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