Capital Equipment News September 2019

EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT

Hidromek HMK 220 LC excavator. Start to Finish Construction also recently bought a Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader out of the KZN facility, while Multi Group Plant Hire took delivery of the Hidromek HMK 220 LC excavator and the Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader. Other early recipients include Star of Life Construction, which bought the HMK 62SS mini-TLB, DCS Commercial from Kwa Dukuza, which took delivery of a Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader fitted with a quick coupler and a Maximum MXB 6X hydraulic hammer and CVC Africa, which purchased a new Hidromek HMK62SS mini-TLB. Gravis Sabelo, owner of Start to Finish Construction, whose company is involved in building and civil works, says the Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha is performing beyond expectations across several applications it is deployed to undertake on sites, including earthmoving and digging. To ensure uninterrupted operation and peace of mind, Start to Finish has taken a service contract with Maximum Equipment, which will be serviced by the KZN branch. “The backhoe loader’s 1,2 m 3 high-capacity loading bucket provides advanced level of loading performance. Thanks to the bucket geometry, effective use of bucket capacity is guaranteed,” says Sabelo. Multi Group Plant Hire has deployed its newly-acquired HMK 220 LC excavator and the Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader on its civil contracts. The excavator is mainly used for bulk earthworks and earthmoving, while the TLB is deployed to dig and load trucks on site. Highlighting some of the reasons why the company opted for these machines, Jason Simons of Multi Group Plant Hire, says Hidromek’s ALPHA Series backhoe loader comes with greater weight distribution and wide stabilisers, which provide safer excavation in uneven terrain. “The machine also comes with an additional hydraulic line as standard for hydraulic breaker and attachment use. The HM 102 B Alpha’s telescopic arm has a digging depth of up to 5,8 m, which is a big advantage in deep excavations and applications that call for a long reach,” says Simons. Simons also highlights that the Hidromek HMK 220 LC excavator pushes the 20 t class envelope with a 1,2 m 3 bucket and an array of standard features that set it as the ultimate tool carrier. This is a fully-spec’d machine that has a special design focus on increased versatility through its ability to carry a full range of attachments. Standard hammer lines and an in-line filter – features that normally come as optional extras on

Gravis Sabelo, owner of Start to Finish Construction, recently took delivery of Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha TLB.

Andrew Slevin (left) of Westwood Plant Hire takes delivery of his Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader from Dave Khaled of Maximum Equipment.

for Maximum Equipment at the moment. This is complemented by the residential and business estates currently under development in the area. Apart from the Hidromek range of excavators and TLBs, the KZN branch also distributes and supports a range of attach- ment brands supplied by the company in South Africa. “We have a full line of attachments and a solution for every need. We can cater for all our customers’ applications, all the way from materials handling, through to civils construction and mining,” says Ellis. In Komac and Torpedo, Maximum Equip- ment has a full range of Korean-made hydraulic breakers that can meet a wide range of customers’ needs. “We also sup- ply our own Maximum vibro ripper attach- ment, which is a product out of Korea we have branded ourselves,” says Ellis. This is a heavy duty hydraulically activated ripper tooth which uses centrifugal force generated by eccentric axis rotation which penetrates and breaks material faster and more efficiently than hydraulic hammers.

The Maximum excavator-mounted rock drill, the EX-Drill series is said to provide customers with economical and efficient performance with multiple functions and wide working range using hydraulic excavator power only. The machine is spe- cifically used for drilling bushing holes, rock bolt holes in the rock mass for the purpose of removing rock at mine sites, quarries and construction sites. “We also supply a range of crusher buckets, rotary cutters and compactors from Simex, an Italian manufacturer. Their range of cutting heads are ideal for trench- ing in hard and compact ground, concrete or rock wall profiling, quarrying, demolition and dredging,” adds Khaled. Early recipients Several customers in the KwaZulu-Natal region have already taken deliveries of their new Hidromek equipment from the new branch. Westwood Plant Hire is one of the recipients of the Hidromek HMK 102B Alpha backhoe loader, while Dargle Plant Hire took delivery of the 23 t

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