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Cat for Cleanaway
00:00 25 Jul 2001
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by Colin Sowman
Caterpillar's boast of having "the biggest toolbox in the world" was definitely an advantage when it came to supplying Cleanaway with a range of equipment. The waste management and recycling specialist has taken eight machines from Caterpillar dealer Finning, ranging from waste handlers to compactors.
Included in the deal are a brace of Cat 325 tracked excavators (one fitted with a grapple and high-rise cab, the other with a 14m extended reach arm), two Cat 950G wheeled loaders, three D350E ADTs, a used D250E ADT and the first 836G compactor in Europe. At 53t the 836G is the largest compactor in the range and has a 5.19m-wide blade and almost 400kW of power.
As refuse is very light the D350Es have had their chassis extended to accept the larger 80m3 body as used on the D400. These are fitted with a hydraulically operated lid to prevent spillage onto haul roads.
A modification to the 950G wheel loaders is the fitment of a 6m3 bucket in place of the standard 2.5m3 units. XRD2 mining tyres are fitted to withstand any damage from sharp objects in the refuse during heavy duty transfer work.
The 14m-long reach arm for the 325 excavator is a health and safety initiative allowing the operator to load over a wall and position the machine further away from the ADTs while loading. It is also modified to assist in preventing articulated road trucks from falling over while tipping on the landfill.
Reader enquiry no: 100
Caterpillar's boast of having "the biggest toolbox in the world" was definitely an advantage when it came to supplying Cleanaway with a range of equipment. The waste management and recycling specialist has taken eight machines from Caterpillar dealer Finning, ranging from waste handlers to compactors.
Included in the deal are a brace of Cat 325 tracked excavators (one fitted with a grapple and high-rise cab, the other with a 14m extended reach arm), two Cat 950G wheeled loaders, three D350E ADTs, a used D250E ADT and the first 836G compactor in Europe. At 53t the 836G is the largest compactor in the range and has a 5.19m-wide blade and almost 400kW of power.
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As refuse is very light the D350Es have had their chassis extended to accept the larger 80m3 body as used on the D400. These are fitted with a hydraulically operated lid to prevent spillage onto haul roads.
A modification to the 950G wheel loaders is the fitment of a 6m3 bucket in place of the standard 2.5m3 units. XRD2 mining tyres are fitted to withstand any damage from sharp objects in the refuse during heavy duty transfer work.
The 14m-long reach arm for the 325 excavator is a health and safety initiative allowing the operator to load over a wall and position the machine further away from the ADTs while loading. It is also modified to assist in preventing articulated road trucks from falling over while tipping on the landfill.
Reader enquiry no: 100
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