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Mobile Processing Equipment
Today the company operate two limestone quarries: Collyweston near Stamford and Woolfox near Oakham; both of which have seen investment in the Hitachi brand of wheeled loaders and excavators.
Collyweston was leased by the company in 1980 and is approximately 200 acres with 5 years of reserves currently remaining. It supplies 250,000t/annum of a sub-base aggregate to contractors in Peterborough, Corby and Kettering where it is generally used for new warehouses and some housing,
It’s a very busy operation which operates between 52-60 hours per week and much depends on reliable equipment that process the material on a daily basis. Blasted material is crushed and screened and stockpiled when it is then handled by two Hitachi wheel loaders
Nick Bullimore – Director, takes up the story, “We invested in the Hitachi brand because of their reputation and took our first Hitachi ZW310-6 at Collyweston two years ago, after a positive demonstration which included a very attractive price and warranty package.
“We do have a large number of smaller Hitachi machines in our plant hire business so when we needed a second machine some months later, we were offered the same package and because of our positive past experiences with the brand it wasn’t a difficult decision!”
Both machines were supplied with a service package and are serviced every 500 hours. Both are fitted with L5 tyres which although a harder ride completely eclipses the wear rate on L3 tyres.
The ZW310-6 wheeled loader:
Incorporating Hitachi’s unique technology that has been specially developed for the ZW-6 medium wheel loader range. The ZW310-6 is extremely versatile for a variety of industry solutions and offers exceptional levels of performance without compromising on efficiency, due to low levels of fuel consumption.
This model underlines Hitachi’s unwavering focus on manufacturing high quality, reliable and durable products that are built for reliability in challenging working conditions.
Driven by technology:
Driven by technology the Hitachi ZW310-6 offers reduced maintenance with a new Stage IV-compliant engine which contains a high-volume cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, a common rail-type fuel injection system and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) without DPF. This helps to reduce fuel costs and maintenance requirements.
Fewer emissions are achieved by an after-treatment device consisting of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), urea mixing pipe, SCR system and silencer. This advanced technology is designed to reduce emissions as well as noise levels.
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www.hub-4.com March/April 2020 - Issue 61