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First JCB CT430-140 gets rolling for surfacing specialist

A leading road surfacing specialist has purchased the first new JCB CT430-140 compaction model to roll off the production line. 

Purchased by Royston, Hertfordshire-based North Herts Surfacing, the brand new tandem vibratory roller is already in action on local authority highways maintenance contracts for Ringway Jacobs on Essex highways and EST in Hertfordshire.

North Herts Surfacing Director, Leigh Candler said: “We were looking at options to purchase a heavier roller than our existing JCB 260-120 roller and were offered the first 430-140 which was a new size roller that JCB were bringing to the market. 

“We are very happy with the performance so far and it gives us the option of a slightly bigger and heavier machine when we are on larger jobs and when we are laying larger tonnages. Our operators are used to the 260-120 rollers so found the 430-140 easy to use from day one and JCB rollers are pretty much maintenance free.”

Supplied by dealer Watling JCB, the CT430-140 has been introduced alongside the CT380-130 tandem vibratory roller as the latest additions to JCB’s compaction range, completing the line-up of sub five-tonne tandem rollers. Designed primarily for the rental industry, the two machines join the proven CT160-80/100 and the CT260-100/120 models.

Powered by the latest EU Stage V diesel engine with DOC and DPF the CT430-140 weighs in at 4.5-tonnes and offers a linear load of 16.1kg/cm. The machine has a vibrating frequency of 50-60Hz and a 0.50mm amplitude, delivering a centrifugal force of 44-63kN. It is designed for ease of use, low maintenance and to offer a simple, robust compaction solution.

North Herts Surfacing now employs 40 people and runs a fleet of vans and lorries as well as an impressive selection of pavers, rollers and excavators for breaking out roads and footways ready for resurfacing and rolling the tarmac to reinstate and repair.

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