With high demand for telehandlers, Brisbane Mini Excavator Sales is kicking off the new year with 2025 models of its Hercules T-3 model
2024 was a jam-packed year for Brisbane Mini Excavator Sales (BMES), having significantly expanded its Hercules machinery offering, and 2025 is sure to be no different.
The past 12 months saw BMES update its Hercules wheel loader range with the new ‘Series 2’ models and the introduction of the Hercules Loadmaster range.
One of the biggest additions to its fleet were the Hercules T-3 telehandlers, thanks in no small part to customers that were knocking the door down for this product.
“We were asked by a lot of our clients about stocking telehandlers, so we decided to fulfil their request with these machines,” BMES sales executive Steven Ragenovich says.
Having previously not offered telehandlers, the T-3 models will offer greater optionality for customers with a competitive price that Hercules is known for.
BMES will receive its first 2025 models of the T-3 in January, with the machines boasting a 100hp (73.5kW) Cummins engine and a 7.5m maximum reach – enabling access to difficult heights.
Weighing in at eight tonnes and with a rated load of three tonnes, the T-3 comes as standard with a ROPS/FOPS cabin to keep farmers safe when in paddocks.
To further enhance on-farm safety, the T-3 has a factory diagnostic display with a safe lift monitor, which sets off an alarm when a load is exceeding the machine’s capabilities.
These alarms are incorporated with the machine’s onboard visual display, Ragenovich adds.
“Lifting heavy loads up high can be a hazard if you’re not careful,” he says.
“The safe lift monitoring eliminates the potential hazard of a roll over.”
Load capability charts are also supplied by BMES to give farmers the confidence needed to safely load and operate the telehandler.
Long working days on farm can be tough, so the telehandler aims to make them as comfortable as possible with a 360-degree cabin, protecting farmers from sound, heat and vibration.
Compared to other telehandler brands, Ragenovich says the Hercules T-3’s point of difference is its cost effectiveness.
“It’s got the same quality that Hercules is renowned for, with the added benefit of being one of the cheapest telehandlers on the market,” he says.
A range of farming tasks can be carried out with this versatile machine due its factory-fitted hydraulic quick hitch.
Whether it is moving hay bales, loading and unloading materials, or stacking pallets, attachments can be quickly swapped out to suit the task at hand.
The telehandler’s ‘third function’ offers further hydraulic capacity, allowing farmers to equip the machine with any hydraulic attachments, such as 4-in-1 hydraulic buckets and hydraulic hay grabs.
With three different steering modes –including two-wheel, four-wheel, and crab – for uneven and tight working environments, the telehandler allows maximum manoeuvrability.
Coming with a powershift transmission, Ragenovich says it gives operators the comfort and speed they require for any job application.
“For a new year special, call the boys at Hercules machinery,” he says.
“We have spare wheels, GP buckets, and pallet forks in stock to go with the telehandler.”
Hercules Machinery will be unveiling another range of machinery in 2025 to provide the agricultural industry with more cost-effective quality equipment.
For more information on the Hercules T-3 telehandler, visit www.brisbaneminiexcavators.com.au or call (07) 3807 4333.
