Modern Quarrying January-February 2016

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Powerful and fuel efficient wheeloader sets the benchmark

• excellent ground level service access. JCB’s Dieselmax 672 engine delivers a powerful 221 hp (165 kW) with an incredible 1 000 Nm of torque available from just 1 500 rpm. This ability to produce maximum torque from such low engine revs, combined with JCB’s EcoMAX lean burn com- bustion technology, contributes to incredibly low fuel consumption, up to 15% better than leading competitive machines in testing. The Dieselmax engine is equipped with high capacity multi-stage fuel filtration, for reliable operation in territories where fuel quality cannot be guaranteed. The cooling pack is also laid out in a single stack, without the need for a complex multi- stack layout, making it easier to keep clean and to provide superior cooling in dusty conditions. In addition, cooling fan speed is automatically adjusted as required, reducing noise and cutting fuel consumption further. The 455ZX is equipped with the durable and responsive ZF 4WG190 automatic powershift trans- mission, with Clutch Cut-Off as standard. This limits tractive effort in truck loading applications, allow- ing maximum engine power at low travel speeds for optimum loader arm speed and control. Drive is transmitted through ZF axles with limited slip dif- ferentials, oil-immersed hydraulic disc brakes with

JCB, represented solely in South Africa by Kemach Equipment (Pty) Ltd (Kemach JCB), has launched its new 5,5 t payload wheel loader in Latin America, the Middle East, and the African and Asian markets. The premium specification JCB 455ZX machine is powered by JCB’s award-winning Tier 2 six-cylinder Dieselmax engine, delivering a fuel efficiency benefit of more than 15% against leading competitors in early testing.

K emach JCB was established in 2003. The company is a joint venture between the shareholders of BH Botswana and Muscat Overseas in Oman. Both these companies are the sole JCB dealers in their respective countries and locally Kemach JCB supplies equipment to the mining, construction, quarrying, building, central government and plant hire industries. Key features of the new JCB 455ZX wheel loader include: • a six-cylinder JCB Dieselmax engine; • proven ZF transmission and drive axles; • fuel efficient and responsive load sensing hydraulic system; • top of the range modern JCB cab; and

The premium specification JCB 455ZX machine is powered by JCB’s award-winning Tier 2 six-cylinder Dieselmax engine, delivering a fuel efficiency benefit of more than 15% against leading competitors in early testing.

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MODERN QUARRYING January - February 2016