Taylor improves tracked dumper

Taylor Construction Plant (TCP) has redesigned its walk-behind tracked dumper with a high-lift capacity, increased durability and new engines. The Hi-T 500 has a 1.2m dump height and its four-ram tip mechanism turns the 300litre capacity/500kg payload skip completely over to discharge it.

At 700mm wide the Hi-T can pass through a narrow doorway without removing the framework or stops and fully laden the rubber tracks exert a ground pressure of only 0.32kg/cm2. To extend the track life the pitch has been increased from 60mm to 72mm and all the idlers and carriers are made of oil-impregnated plastic running directly on the shafts.

There is a choice of four electric-start engines: diesels from Kubota (7.1kW), Ruggerini (8kW) and Yanmar (6.4kW), and a Honda 8.1kW petrol. Hydrostatic drive gives a forward speed of 2.8mph or 1.2mph in reverse and a gradeability of 45û (while an optional hydraulic PTO delivers 22litres/min at 120bar - suitable for a medium-sized breaker.

The unit has a 2m turning circle using dead-man type control levers. With an unladen weight of 435kg, a length of 1.65m and height of 1.1m, the unit can easily fit in most vans. There is also a lifting eye for loading by crane.

One local builder trying a prototype machine said it did away with running a barrow up scaffolding boards to tip the load in a skip and halved his time on site.

At around £6,200, TCP aims to sell 200 of the Hi-T 500s in the first year.