Observing its customers' work and construction sites, Mecalac says it has been able to identify an area for improvement for wheeled excavators: their stability.
“The very architecture of this type of vehicle, connected to an oscillating axle under the undercarriage and an upper carriage, gives it an intrinsically higher centre of gravity. This results in a lack of stability which leads to discomfort and insecurity,” says Mecalac.
“On top of this, the inconvenient height of the cab means that the opera
Excel Excavations, based in Trafford Park, Manchester, is the first UK civil contractor to add the Hyundai HX300 L excavator to its line-up.
The company also supplies building aggregates, carries out ground remediation, demolition and site preparation. Clients include Balfour Beatty, Taylor Wimpey, Costain and Persimmon Homes.
Excel Excavations was founded two-and-a-half years ago and now has a fleet of 13 Scania trucks and four Hyundai excavators – including the latest addition to the fleet - a 30to
Caterpillar says that its Next Generation 30tonne class excavators, the 330 and 330 GC, meet the needs of customers in emergent markets. These machines offer gains in operating efficiency, as well as lower fuel and maintenance costs and improved operator comfort. The new excavators offer features designed to match productivity and cost targets.
Delivering high-production performance, the new Cat 330 features standard integrated Cat Connect technology and the most power and lift capacity of the two model
The new Liebherr R 928 excavator offers sophistication when featuring the factory-installed machine control from Leica Geosystems. This Generation 8 crawler excavator is said to offer higher performance as well as increased productivity and comfort for the operator. The machine is also said to offer high traction and lifting forces, as well as a large capacity bucket.
