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Volvo EC140D LCM brings ‘shear’ delight to
Simon Richardson Contracts Ltd
Since establishing his business ten years ago Simon Richardson has substantially increased his contracting
portfolio not only in the Borders forestry industry but also around the United Kingdom using excavators supplied by Volvo Construction Equipment.
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pecializing in contract work for the Forestry Commission and land maintenance on large estates Mr Richardson started out with a fourteen tonne EC140BLC. It wasn’t long before a second EC140B was acquired and soon after that, he traded up to sixteen and eighteen tonne models and now operates a fleet of seven excavators, four of which are Volvos.
Constantly looking for opportunities to provide a quality service and niches in the forestry industry, Simon Richardson has added a sixteen tonne Volvo EC140D LCM to his fleet together with a bespoke ‘Tigercut 300’ tree shear attachment purchased from Exc@V8 Total Plant Solutions Ltd based in Cumbria. The LCM variant features a heavy duty under- carriage providing greater clearance between the tracks and the machine’s
superstructure adding almost two tonnes of additional weight to the conventional EC140D model. To provide good floatation in boggy areas of forest plantations Mr Richardson specified 900mm track pads for his new machine. “The
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