Singleton Birch Ltd, has taken delivery of Volvo L350F wheeled loader number two for its quarrying activities at Melton Ross Quarries, Barnetby, North Lincolnshire, based upon the fuel savings of their first machine delivered in February 2010.


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Singleton Birch Ltd


Singleton Birch is the only quarry in Great Britain now running two Volvo L350F’s side by side


on runs of up to 150 metres. Both machines operate a 12 hour shift, seven days a week delivering around 450 tonnes of material per hour to the primary. And, as with the existing L350F, the new 52 tonne wheeled loader has been especially prepared to Singleton Birch’s specification and follows, where practicable, the Mineral Products Association check list for safety parameters applicable to mobile plant.


Back then the independent lime producing company took a leap of faith in opting for an L350F as one of its prime movers – departing from their previous choice of supplier. And their decision then was based on the expectation of significant fuel savings over the lifetime of the machine. “At the time we were swayed by Volvo’s claim for their flagship loader of making a 10 litre per hour saving in fuel and they were right because the machine has done just that!” claims quarry manager Mark Sacker. “At today’s cost for red diesel, the L350F has saved us in excess of £20,000 in its first year of operation and as a result, this became the main driving factor for us to opt for the model again to replace our second face machine,” he continued.


Uniquely, Singleton Birch is the only quarry in Great Britain now running two Volvo L350F’s side by side with both machines deployed on loading blasted chalk from the face and running to a mobile sizer


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