Allu unveils its soil stabilising range

Allu is to display at Hillhead a range of excavator-mounted equipment that can be combined to provide mass soil stabilisation. The individual components are the Powder Spreader, the Power Mix, compacting plates and the existing screening bucket.

The Power Mix comes in two sizes (PM200 and PM300) and is able to introduce stabilising/binding agents down to a depth of 3m in all soil conditions. This process is carried out in situ on undisturbed ground and, depending on the soil conditions, can process between 50m3 and 100m3 per hour.

Where the soil has been pre-excavated, the Allu Powder Spreader can be used to distribute the powder on the surface of the ground before the soil and powder are mixed using Allu's screening bucket.

Having mixed the binder agent into the soil, the compacting plate can then be used to firm the ground. The plates come in a range of sizes for machines from below 1t to 60t, with the largest unit producing just under 9t of vibrating force.

To facilitate swapping between the attachments, the company has also introduced the Allu Oilquick system - a quick hitch for both excavators and wheel loaders. It not only connects mechanically, but also engages the hydraulic connections at the same time, giving a changing over-period between powered attachments of under 10 seconds, said the company.

"Now with our range of attachments, one man with a 35t excavator has everything needed to stabilise any soil type, from heavy clay to a peat bog," said David Maclynn, export sales manager at Allu manufacturer Ideachip.