Connor Construction (South West) Ltd has added a new tracked Volvo P8820C road paver to its existing fleet of predominantly branded Volvo machines, which has brought a new dynamic to the company’s operating portfolio.
The Volvo P8820C is a 17.7 tonne track mounted paver and has been supplied to Connor Construction (South West) with a double tamping VDT V78 ETC screed with a working width of 7.5m adding an additional 6.0 tonnes to the overall machine weight. This combination of machine and screed is ideal for handling CBM (concrete based materials) which are becoming more commonly used in sub bases for new road construction projects. The double tamping effect provides an impressive 90%+ compaction ratio whilst the crawler mounted chassis gives a superior traction and platform to pull against on loose granular material. The variable width screed benefits from hydraulic cylinders which brace it when working at its full extent (the maximum width this machine could actually handle is 13 metres). “Opting for the larger crawler machine has added a new dynamic to our business and has helped us fill a niche in the paving market where CBM is being used,” comments Managing Director Ian Webb. “The P8820C has been fully occupied since we took delivery of it six months ago laying CBM on the Kingkerswell by-pass near Torquay. Its production capabilities have been impressive and at one point it was laying as much as 400 tonnes of wearing course material in just two hours and twenty minutes.” In addition to an impressive production output, the P8820C equally boasts high
efficiencies when it comes to fuel consumption thanks to its Volvo 8 litre Tier IV engine developing 182 hp and ultra-low noise emissions. The hopper has a generous 14 tonnes capacity and the conveyor system and augers are designed and built with exceptionally good wear characteristics to counter the highly abrasive nature of CBM. “In our opinion nothing comes close to competing on both volume and compaction on this Volvo tracked paver,” continues Ian Webb. “The machine mirrors the quality of our wheeled Volvo pavers. It is exceptionally well built and robust enough to put up with the demands of the paver hire market which by its very nature can be extremely tough on the machines.
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