YOHT Alliance - October

October 2024 Issue 226


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FLEET FOCUS: BEN MILLER: Specialist contractor’s latest addition is a compact radius Volvo ECR145E.

WORKING METHODS: ROTARY HANDLER: A JCB rotary telehandler’s contributions to site operations and safety.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HYUNDAI HL985A: Graham Black reviews this new flagship 35-tonne class wheel loader.

TECHNOLOGY: BEN PORTEOUS: Groundworks fi rm recently added a high-spec Hidromek HMK140 to its fleet.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: XCMG XE135E: Cummins-powered 15-tonner equipped with the latest Leica 3D GPS system.

LEADERSHIP CHAT: DEPT FOR TRANSPORT: Annette Pass, deputy chief scientific adviser, Department for Transport.

INDUSTRY STATISTICS: MARKET SUMMARY: The Editor reviews sales data of new and used equipment in the UK market.

MARKET REVIEW: CRUSHERS & SCREENERS: Latest mobile crusher and screener tech at the recent Hillhead show.

SITE VISIT: GWRHYD QUARRY: Specialist stone quarry in Wales has new 30-tonne Liebherr excavator.

OWNER-OPERATOR: DAVID BLEWETT: Cornishman has spent 30 years earning a living with a wheeled excavator.

SITE VISIT: McCARTHY MARLAND: Recycling firm’s recently upgraded fleet includes a small materials handler.

SHOW REPORT: HILLHEAD 2024: Quarry-sized excavators, wheel loaders and dump trucks at this year’s show.

COMPETITION: SCOTTISH OPERATOR: Finals of the 2024 event were held during a popular working weekend.

MARKET GUIDE: BACKHOE LOADERS: Current range of backhoe loaders available on the UK and Irish markets.

CLASSIC PLANT: WORKING EVENT: Reports from the recent two-day working classic event at Sibbertoft.

EURO FOCUS: LONG-REACH WORKING: Latest high-tech addition to a Swedish fi rm’s fleet is a Liebherr R945.

TECHNOLOGY: HYDRAULIC SAFETY: Komatsu Mining’s K-VAD safety remote hydraulic valve adjustment kit.

CLASSIC PLANT: RESTORATIONS: Report on the immaculate restoration of two early JCB machines.

CRANES: COMPLEX BRIDGES: Liebherr cranes are undertaking a bridge project over the Keil Canal.

PLANTMOBILIA: TEREX TITAN: All-metal 1:50th-scale die-cast replica of the mighty mining dump truck, produced in the UK by KPS Models.

OPERATOR INTERVIEW: DEANNE WILSON: One woman’s insight into what used to be a male-oriented industry.