Danish Electric Dumper Delivers

We got a message last week to pop out to a local dealer, to checkout a small electric dumper, that had just arrived in their yard, naturally we popped along for a look.

Conagri based in Bow, Devon, have recently been appointed as dealers for the Danish built HG Machines electric site dumper range. Some machines are already starting to arrive and advanced enquiries and general interest is said to be very good.

HG Machines is a family-owned business based in in Hedenstad, Denmark, that has been trading for 50 years and is now in its fourth generation of family members running the company. With a strong ethos on providing its customers with reliable machines that will simplify their lives, the company currently makes a small range of dumpers, some featuring combustion engines, but more increasingly electric powered models.

There are effectively three models in the 100% electric powered range, consisting of the pedestrian operated HG E1000 ‘Super Skub’ standard skip, and the HG E1000 High Tip ‘Super Skub’, both of which have a load capacity of 1.000kg.

The other model is the seat operated HG E2000 which as the model number denotes has a rated payload of 2.000kg. We hope to take a look at the larger model at some point in the future, but as a focus on this blog post, we are looking at the HG E1000 High Tip model.

The big selling point for these machines is longevity of use. According to HG the dumper can work for more than 12 hours on a single charge of its 120 Ah lithium 24V battery, which is impressive. A top up charge using a fast charger can achieve 20 to 80% recharge in 90 minutes. Overnight charge from 0 to 100% takes around 3.5 hours.

We took the machine out into the yard to try it out. One has to love the simplicity of the unit. The control panel is easy to use and self-explanatory in function. A key is provided to turn the machine on and a press button switch is used to enable full operation. Push buttons are provided to tip and return the skip, and two more to raise and lower the frame, when full raised the unloading height is 125cm. A battery status LED gauge is provided so the operator can monitor the battery level ahead of recharging.

Drive is hydraulic and it’s operated by paddle levers in front of the control panel, we were not able to put the machine to work in a real-life scenario but I did manage to run it around the yard and go through the motions which was a lot of fun.

I’m not sure how it would perform on a muddy UK site with only two driving wheels, but it will be interesting to find out more in due course. I had previously seen these machines at some trade shows in Finland and during Intermat in Paris earlier this year. I think maybe a full-blown article on the business in Earthmovers Magazine will be coming at some point.

In the meantime, checkout my little short video from the visit below.