Recovering waste materials with MB Crusher

An operation in Bolivia is benefiting from the use of equipment provided by Italian firm MB Crusher.
June 2, 2020 Read time: 1 min

The company, Huarachi, has mounted a crusher bucket on a skid steer loader to provide a versatile and productive way of producing aggregates for construction. The firm is using the attachment to recover waste materials inn a quality format that can be used as a key constituent in making reinforced concrete. The firm says that the unit is more efficient and cost-effective than previous methods employed. The MB-L120 has been mounted on a Caterpillar 246D skid steer loader.

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