New Volvo A35G lightens
the load at Titsey After fourteen years and 14500 relatively trouble free hours the Titsey Estate Company has replaced its faithful Volvo A25C with the latest (and larger) A35G articulated hauler.
The Titsey Estate Company’s Moorhouse sandpit located just to the west of Westerham in Kent has been extracting high quality grades of soft sand for the building trade since 1930. As the extent of the dig has grown, the current area of extraction and its 25 year projection has meant the haul road to the washing plant has elongated to an approximate 1.5 mile round trip. For the last fourteen years the extracted material has been hauled by a Volvo A25C which has clocked up 14,500 relatively trouble free hours but the length of the haul and the size of the truck was beginning to impinge on production with the Company having to hire in additional trucks on occasions to satisfy demand. “It was clear we needed to increase the size of the hauler and avoid the additional cost of having to hire in extra
trucks,” comments quarry manager Terry Rolfe. “We sought competitive quotes for the replacement truck but our decision to opt for another Volvo was down to the good service we’ve experienced with the A25C and that in our opinion, the Volvo articulated hauler is the best in the business,” he continues. The A35G hauler from Volvo meets the requirements of Stage IV final emissions legislation being powered by an electronically controlled, six cylinder 13 litre Volvo V–ACT engine developing 327kW turbo. This features high torque at low engine speeds, resulting in good fuel efficiency, high performance, quicker engine response and less wear, i.e. long service life. Purpose built by Volvo, the engine is designed to exactly match the Volvo drive train, ensuring the best use of power and torque, even in tough working conditions.
32 THE VOICE MAGAZINE No26 2016
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