Capital Equipment News November 2017

TRANSPORT

Scania South Africa used the recently-ended Futuroad Expo Johannesburg 2017 to officially launch its G460CB8x4EHZ mining tipper in the local market.

TIPPING NEW PAYLOADS

The new Scania mining tipper – which made its grand South African debut at the recently-ended Futuroad 2017 – offers a significant 25% increase in payload to 40 t, a key value proposition for mining customers seeking to optimise their load-and-haul processes at the lowest total cost of ownership in challenging operating conditions, writes Munesu Shoko .

T he South African mining fraternity is facing tough challenges, and only a compelling strategy to implement cost-efficient solutions for optimised oper- ational excellence will keep mines in busi- ness. While rebounding commodity prices have offered some reprieve, policy and reg- ulatory uncertainty have frozen new invest- ment into the mining sector, putting the local mining industry under immense pressure. With that in mind, Scania’s new G460CB8x4EHZ mining tipper, which offers a significant 25% more payload than its predecessor, the G410CB8x4EHZ, has rolled off the production line to close the gap between conventional yellow metal haulers and existing tipper offerings. Raimo Lehtiö, MD of Scania South Africa, tells Capital Equipment News that, with its 40 t payload,

a significant increase on the G410CB8x4EHZ’s 32-34 t capacity, the new G460CB8x4EHZ mining tipper plugs the payload gap between conventional tipper trucks and their yellow metal counterparts. “The capacity is high enough for high production mining operations. With a 25% payload increase as the most prominent benefit, the new Scania heavy tipper offers high uptime, longer vehicle life, higher residual value and lower total cost of ownership,” says Lehtiö. Enter Scania G460 Lehtiö says Scania South Africa has chosen to introduce the new G460CB8x4EHZ mining tipper at a time when local mining operations really need to relook their hauling solutions to improve their cost per tonne indicators in

Key technical specs Axle configuration

8x4

Target payload

40 000 kg 58 000 kg

Gross vehicle weight

Front axle weight

2 x 11 000 kg

Bogie weight

36 000 kg

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