Capital Equipment News January 2019

ROLLERS

Wirtgen South Africa will this year roll out a simplified version of its Hamm 3410 single- drum compactor.

German engineering for less

In line with its recent MoU with SANRAL, which affords small to medium construction contractors full access to its full suite of leading equipment brands, Wirtgen South Africa will this year launch a simplified version of its Hamm 3410 single-drum compactor to meet the needs of upcoming road contractors. While it retains the same German build quality, it will lose some of the expensive ‘bells and whistles’ to significantly lower its price, writes Munesu Shoko .

T his year will see Wirtgen South Africa rolling out a simplified version of its Hamm 3410 sin- gle-drum compactor. The Hamm 3410 forms part of the larger 3000 Series. Locally, Wirtgen South Africa brings in the 3410 (10-11 tonne class), the 3411 (11-12 t class) and the 3520 (20 t). The 3410 is Wirtgen’s most common roller in South Africa because it falls in the 10-12 t class, which is the widely used

roller range in South Africa and southern Africa at large. It is suited for most small to medium applications, and is also the most common rental unit in the country. The simplified version of the Hamm 3410 compactor, which will be rolled out at the end of January this year, speaks directly to the needs of small to medium road contractors. Waylon Kukard, sales manager at Wirtgen South Africa, tells Capital Equipment News

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