Capital Equipment News February 2021

An SDLG grader from Babcock Equipment.

graders, and Babcock Equipment, a distributor of SDLG graders, for their take on the local grader market. Local market “There is a significant reduction in construction projects across the industry, but it seems that the farming community is now procuring their own graders,” says KH Plant director Klaus Haiml. This, he says, is mainly the result of government “not maintaining the roads and infrastructure in the farmland areas”. He says the market for older, renewed graders is “healthy” in South Africa as these machines are relatively simple to service, and because of the simplicity of the technologies they feature. Babcock Equipment GM Sales Lance Mannix agrees: “Government has been holding back on the road and infrastructure spend for some time now,” he says. “When this changes and government releases funds for road and civil contracts, SDLG will be in the position to provide the G9220F grader to meet local contractors’ requirements.”

QUICK TAKE

The importance of motor graders is starkly improving and therefore helping in the overall development of the market

Motor graders are one of the most vital choices for multiple industries, especially at the site of mining, construction and building

There is a significant reduction in construction projects across the industry, but it seems that the farming community is now procuring its own graders

The market for older, renewed graders is healthy in South Africa as these machines are relatively simple to service

Customer feedback With motor grader OEMs placing the

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