“I knew Doherty had a good name. My previous employer always had tilt buckets. The main advantage of it comes when you’re interchanging buckets. If I’m placing rocks and need to backfill, I can just dig and not worry about taking the hoses off when I need to change the mud bucket. I can just put it on backwards. You do that a fair bit, filling behind rock walls.”
Khan Archbold, Owner of K.V.A Excavations
“We’re able to dig around live services with confidence and precision because of the smoothness in control we have from the D-Lock hitch to joystick. Occasionally we have to use other subcontractor machines that use different hitches, and my guys just can’t wait to get back on our tools.”
Mitchell Stokoe, Managing Director of Slimline Excavations
“I’ve used Doherty since 2017, when my new excavator came with a D-Lock Tilt. We stick with them because of the build quality and great customer support – when a new machine arrives with a Doherty hitch or bucket on it, the boys froth over it!”
Josh Simpson, Director of SB Civil Limited
“I’ve never used a machine without a Doherty hitch of some sort. It’s not until you’re sitting in the cab, that you really appreciate the increased versatility of my machine. It’s really opened new avenues for my business. Combining the D-Lock hitch with the NOX has been an absolute game-changer. I’m doing the same amount of work in a fraction of the time; I can’t imagine using anything else on my machines.”
Wyatt Bartram, Owner/Director of Wyatt Bartram Excavations
“The new safety legislation in New Zealand and Australia has been an excellent step forward for us all, but I also prefer the Doherty Tilt Bucket because of its solid construction and design integrity. It has a good range of tilt which allows you to cut a half to one batter at full tilt.”
Shane Brownell, Owner/Operator of Brownell Earthmoving
“Along with our Hitachi excavators, we use the Doherty D-Lock Tilt coupler pretty much on all our projects because the guys are constantly changing buckets throughout the day.
As well as specialist equipment, health and safety is a major part of everything we do, and the D-Lock Tilt’s automatic dual pin lock system makes for a far safer working environment.”
Rob Moon, Managing Director of Moon Civil and Drainage
“Quick couplers meeting important safety requirements is definitely important to us. The dual lock system of the Snaplock+ reassures the operator of this.
Our operators like the way they lock tight and being multi-fit, they pick up all our attachments, and we all like the fact Doherty’s couplers and attachments are a quality New Zealand-made range of products.”
Kane Bennett from Melbourne Tractors
“…our line of work is really specialised therefore the right equipment is vital. One slip up could be very costly which is why we need attachments that give us the best control and manoeuvrability. We’re using the Doherty Snaplock+ Tilt coupler because it enables us to work around underground services confidently.
I like the fact it’s dual pin locking, has a compact design, as well as being really simple to operate. The central lifting lug is ideal in my line of work too.”
Craig Severn, Managing Director of Severn Excavations
“We finally got our new Sumitomo SH225, complete with Trimble GPS gear into work on the Kapiti Expressway in mid January and within days it was commissioned to undertake a 800m open drain south of Palmerston North. This contract to give the GPS and especially the tilt hitch a solid workout was a great opportunity.
I can’t give enough praise for the quality of your equipment as I was changing buckets probably up to 15 – 20 times in a day and so fast (15 seconds) too. The tilt was worked hard with both buckets and many native stumps were struck around 3m down and removed with no problems. The drain depth started around 3m and after almost 30,000m3 finished at 6m deep and on time (1 month) and on budget. So not a bad effort with the new combination of gear and a big thanks to your attachments which really proved its high quality and strength.”
Brent Cottle, Co-owner and Operator of Cottle Contracting
“We bought our first Snaplock+ tilt hitch system and bucket four months ago, after being recommended by our local mechanic. We were on the search for a hitch system that would allow a full 180-degree tilt and tough enough to withstand our workload.
It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Mark and hearing his knowledge and assurance of quality of the product. We knew we were building a long-term relationship with the Doherty team, being a new business in the industry it’s nice to know we’re using reliable gear with ongoing support.”
Dave Graham, Owner of Bay Shaping Limited
