New Volvo gets down to earth
A new Volvo L40B compact wheeled loader has been supplied to Ashburton based Fine Turf (Devon) Ltd for its turf growing and soil blending and rehandling operations.
Replacing a venerable fifteen year old Zettelmeyer 802 machine, the L40B becomes the prime mover at the family business located on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon. Established in 1965 by the current proprietor’s fa- ther, Fine Turf (Devon) Ltd evolved from dairy farming and is now in the hands of son Dave White. His company has built up a reputation for providing quality turf and a whole range of specialist soils for the private sector, race courses and sports pitches in the south west of England. “After fifteen years it was time to invest in new technology,” commented Mr White. “Yes, we’ve had some problems over the time with the old machine, but I have been impressed with the way Volvo has given us support in fixing them so decided to opt for the L40B.”
The L40B is powered by Volvo four cylinder engine developing 94hp at 2200rpm coupled to a hydrostatic transmission offering full power shift under load both when changing direction and between speed ranges. The L40B features an articulated oscillating joint for optimum manoeuvrability and traction and both axles have 100% hydraulically activated diff locks. The machine has been supplied to Fine Turf (Devon) Ltd with a Volvo hydraulic quick fit, 1.2m3 straight edged bucket and fork frame and 1100mm tines being deployed handling and loading pallets of newly cut turf and blending and rehandling various types of soil through screens and in the storage sheds. Around 4000 tonnes of material is blended, rehandled and dispatched from the premises per annum.
The new Volvo L40B is put to work at Fine Turf (Devon) Ltd’s Ashburton premises
West Coast Tool & more Volvos to it
West Coast Tool & Plant Hire of Lochgilphead, Argyllshire has added more Volvo compact excavators to its fleet of predominantly Volvo branded machines.
Proprietor Darran Mellish is no stranger to the Volvo product. “West Coast Tool & Plant Hire has had Volvo minis in its fleet for ten years now and we continue to choose them due to their high specification which comes as standard and their consistently high level of reliability and availability,” he said. The latest batch of machines are three EC27C’s, the first of which was delivered from last year’s Scot Plant exhibition, the very last B series EC15B and a DD14 tandem roller. Customer acceptance, ease of maintenance and good residual values are additional reasons for continuing with the Volvo brand according to Mr Mellish. In addition, all three sizes of compact excavator available for hire from West Coast Tool & Plant can be equipped with Engcon tiltrotators offering a high degree of flexibility to its customers. “The added investment we’ve made with the Engcon attachments gives us a specialist edge in offering the equipment for self drive hire as well as our own contracting division,” continued Mr Mellish.
The relatively new EC27C replaces the previous EC25 and EC30 models. Powered by a Volvo 1.6 litre low emission Tier III the machine delivers the performance in the range of the previous Volvo EC30 – yet with a compact design reminiscent of the smaller EC25. The conven- tional excavator design provides exceptional stability along with minimal superstructure swing. Simultaneous control of slew and offset movements provides faster, more precise performance due to the right joystick
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