Capital Equipment News April 2016

EARTHMOVING

DELIVERY OF FIRST NEW KOBELCO EXCAVATOR since returning to SA

T he first Kobelco excavator has been delivered to Upfold Palnt Hire in Port Shepstone since Toyota Tsusho Africa has been appointed as distributor for South Africa. Delivery took place last year December. (Left to right) Ryan Upfold (owner), Ken Shipley (ALS Cartage) and Corne Coetzer (GM Toyota Tsusho Africa)

purchased a second unit in February this year.

intermediate dipper arm he was a bit scep- tical about the breakout forces but the to his surprise there were almost no difference compared to his older machines. The speed and balance of the machine he believe to be impressive and made a differ- ence in production cycles.

What impressed him the most about the ma- chine was the fuel consumption produced by the Hino power plant, far less than any of the other machines he has ever owned. The power of the machine was also a big moti- vator as the first unit were supplied with an

The owner of Upfold Plant Hire were so im- pressed with the Kobelco SK210LC-8 that he

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS APRIL 2016