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Material
Handlers
Their recent purchase of the Terex Fuchs MHL 340F is Boden’s fifth generation of Fuchs Material handler. The previous 340E model is still serving the customer well, currently being used to feed their biomass production for G50 grade. The E series machine still works a full shift and has nearly 15,000 successful operating hours on it.
Boden’s brand new MHL 340F, fitted with a 800 litre grab, is being used to feed their static wood processing plant. With its 13.7-meter reach, the handler proves to be a highly efficient method of feeding the plant. The operator drives the material handler into place, parks up and goes to work for 14-18 hours a day, transferring material from stockpiles into a static shredder.
We spoke with Mike Boden, who discussed the thought process behind buying their new Fuchs MHL 340F: “It’s just a case of reordering when we feel like we need to freshen up the fleet. Our old 340E has been a highly productive machine and is still performing well on our secondary wood processing line. We have looked at other material handlers, however our Fuch’s have always done exactly what we ask of them, so we stay faithful to the tried and trusted brand”.
Mike then goes on to talk about the upgrades the MHL 340F has on the 340E - “the biggest difference is
the cab comfort; the operators love sitting in the new cab almost as much as they
love sitting in their front room! It’s warm, comfortable and a lot quieter. Another key benefit is its ease of use. An inexperienced
operator could jump on, pick up the controls quite quickly and offer a good
level of productivity. The 340F also has a better fuel return on the previous
model and is generally just a nice upgrade on an already successful formula”.
Finally, Mike was asked about the back up and support service offered by Blue Central – “We have taken out a large R&M contract, which Blue were happy to supply us with. This means we do not have to touch that machine for the first 10,000 hours, offering us with piece of mind and that if we have any problems an engineer will be out to sort it for us. Blue Spares’ parts are always readily available with quick response times. If we ever have a problem whether that be service or parts, we know that Blue are just on the end of the phone and willing to help”.
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