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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JULY
2017
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EQUIPMENT
Thanks to Furukawa’s unique Monoblock
construction with no through-bolts, as well
as less moving and wear points, these
tough breakers can last for years in the
hardest labour conditions. In addition,
the lighter weight and harder hitting power
of the Monoblock system means that
smaller breakers are required to do the
same work as bulkier counterparts from
other manufacturers.
“The power-to-weight ratio of the
Furukawa FXJ-range has a hammer weight
to joules output that is unmatched in
the industry (Construction and Industrial
Manufacturers Association rated tests). For
the contractor, this means saving money
on operating costs, diesel and in many
instances, it frees-up larger excavators for
production work.
“Our breakers also transfer less shock to
the excavator due to larger slip-buffer plates
that eliminate impact recoil shock on the
excavator’s boom,” says national product
manager, James Linton of ELB Equipment,
the exclusive distributor of Furukawa rock
breakers in Southern Africa. “That means
the Furukawa design is far more robust and
reliable with considerably less maintenance
required, as well as being smaller and less of
a burden on the excavator.“
ELB Equipment has a comprehensive
range of Furukawa Rock Breakers and
attachments for almost any application.
In addition, the company has the highly
convenient F6-BHL breaker that has been
specially designed for use on backhoe
loaders (TLBs) to provide solutions in
construction type environments, road
building, demolitions etc.
“In today’s tough market it is important
that contractors realise that a rock breaker
need not only last the duration of a contract
and then be discarded. This has misguided
some to settle for cheap hammers that
cost 20% less, but at the same time give
them 40% less availability. Furukawa’s, by
comparison, have been running on many of
our customer’s sites for more than 10 years
and will work all day every day.
“They are also comprehensively
supported through ELB Equipment’s dealer
network that extends across southern
Africa. Why buy breakers that are built to
last the duration of just one contract when
you can buy a Furukawa and complete many
more,” concludes Linton.
REAL HARD LABOUR
Excavator-mounted rock breakers from Furukawa are proving to be
extra-durable in the field which is driving contractors to reexamine their
long-held belief that rock hammers be regarded as ‘consumables’ with
only a relatively short life span.
BELOW:
FXJ 275 rock breaker from Furukawa.
Furukawa Rock Breakers are designed
for use in a wide range of applications
including plant hire, high productivity
mining applications, demolitions, as
well as primary and secondary rock
breaking applications.
The Furukawa range includes:
• Excavator-mounted hydraulic breakers
• Backhoe Loader-mounted hydraulic
breakers
• Combination cutter crushers for
demolition
• Lifting grabs
• Excavator mounted compactors.
James Linton of ELB Equipment.