Capital Equipment News March 2018

BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA REVIEW – EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT

Maximum Equipment has also taken over the distribution of the Hidromek backhoe loader range in the local market.

HMK 220 LC deal Wepex Geotechnical was the recipient of the new Hidromek HMK 220 LC at the show, the second Hidromek excavator the company has bought from Maximum Equipment. Servaas Fick, owner of Wepex Geotechnical, took delivery of his first machine – the HMK 300 – barely six months ago and has been impressed by the performance to date, which has prompted the decision to boost the fleet with a new HMK 220 LC. The HMK 300 was purchased together with a Fine Technology EX400 rock driller supplied locally by Maximum Equipment. It is being 220 LC will be fitted with a quick hitch system and a Komac TOR 26 hammer, also supplied locally by Maximum Equipment. It will be deployed at a housing development project, where it will break rock and load trucks in a bulk earthworks application. Just like its HMK 370 LC HD counterpart, the HMK 220 LC is fully spec’d with an array of standard features such as hammer lines, an in-line filter, cab guard and reverse camera. Another feature that sets this machine apart from the competition is that it comes with a 1,2 m³ bucket, compared with the usual 0,8-1 m³ synonymous with the 20 t excavator range. As part of Hidromek’s focus on used for drilling at a local mine. Wepex Geotechnical’s new HMK

CONEXPO AFRICA, with three units sold during the show. “The machine provides customers with a mini but reliable and strong machine even in the toughest conditions. A single HMK 62SS can tackle jobs that normally call for two different machines, such as a mini excavator and a mini loader,” says Ellis. The compact size of the machine, the ability to turn 360 degrees on its own axis, a banana boom on the backhoe, standard additional auxiliary hydraulic lines, make HMK 62SS ideal for urban construction sites and agricultural applications where space is often limited. Meanwhile, an HM 102 B Alpha backhoe loader was sold to a Bloemfontein farmer at the show. “The backhoe loader’s 6-in-1 loading bucket with a 1,1 m³ capacity provides advanced level of loading performance. Thanks to the bucket geometry that is designed carefully, effective use of bucket capacity is guaranteed,” explains Ellis. The ALPHA Series comes with greater weight distribution and wide stabilisers 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,” concludes Ellis. b

producing a reinforced heavy duty machine, the HMK 220 LC comes with an X-shape box type sub-frame said to offer greater resistance against bending forces and vibration stress because it homogeneously distributes the stress exposed on it. Meanwhile, the lower rollers are connected to the sub-frame by pentagon shape fittings, enhancing the strength of the frame and its lifetime, too. The standard long track undercarriage maximises the balance of the machine by providing a durable platform for the machine to work on. Two roller housings on each track keep track chains in straight direction and therefore prevent corrosion of lower rollers. Growing relationship bauma CONEXPO AFRICA also presented Hidromek and Maximum Equipment with a great platform to announce the expansion of their relationship. Apart from excavators, Maximum Equipment has also become the distributor of Hidromek’s range of backhoe loaders in the local market. The range was previously distributed by Hitachi Construction Machinery Southern Africa, and comprises the larger HMK 102B Alpha and the compact HMK 62SS mini-TLB. The new Hidromek HMK 62SS is said to have generated a lot of interest at bauma

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