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December 2024 Issue 248


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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HYDREMA MX18G: Short-tailswing wheeled excavator recently entered service 

NEWS REPORT: HYDROGEN POWER: Two Kobelco excavators converted to run on a diesel/hydrogen mix.

RUNNING REPORT: TAKEUCHI TB395W: Takeuchi’s latest 10t wheeled all-wheel steerexcavator.

NEW TECHNOLOGY: DEVELON: Report from Prague on the company’s latest developments.

RUNNING REPORT: KOMATSU PW198-11: First examples of the 20t rubber ducks to enter service in the UK.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: PAUL ALLMAN: The Sustainability Supply Chain School’s recent conference.

OWNER-OPERATOR: EOIN O’CONNOR: Operator is becoming a star in the Irish equine sector.

FLEET FOCUS: BRANDWELLS: Bristol-based firm is increasingly using JCB excavators.

FLEET FOCUS: A&J SCOTT: Leading independent sawmill firm runs Liebherr Timber handlers.

FLEET FOCUS: McFADYENS: Site reports from two Scottish forest road projects

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: CASE CX50D: Zero-tailswing compact excavator with Engcon tilt-rotator.

SPECIAL ADAPTATION: KOBELCO SK140SRL-7: Zero-tailswing forestry-spec excavator with an unusual undercarriage.

PRODUCT LAUNCH: BOMAG: Report from Germany, on Bomag’s Innovation Days event.

SITE VISIT: DIRECTIONAL DRILLING: Utility specialist Underground Solutions’ 18t tracked drill at work.

SHOW REPORT: APF 24: The UK’s largest tree and land management trade show.

DEALER EVENT: McCLEAN TAKEUCHI: Star attractions at a recent digging day event held in the south-east of England.

PLANT HISTORY: LETOURNEAU LOADERS: Diesel-electric drive and hydraulic equipment have stood the test of time.

PLANTMOBILIA: CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS: The latest 1:50-scale models of construction trucks from Conrad.

OPERATOR MATTERS: JOB HUNTING: Opportunities at one of the world’s largest plant hire operations.