when the quarry is at its busiest, she will work longer hours. Her son was recently diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes and if there are any problems at the school or with his medication then it’s only 10 minutes from site and the team at Kinegar have been understanding to those needs. I asked Lea which machines she enjoys working on most. “I


enjoy excavator work the most as you get to see a job such as levelling finished. I do enjoy seeing the whole process though and like to work in all areas, from using the ripper on the quarry face, loading rock into the crusher and then loading lorries with the finished product.” Lea has recently been working on the new EC480DL sold to


Kinegar in December 2015. The L2220H is also a new machine sold to Kinegar in March 2015. Arnot Findlay, Managing Director comments; “The L220H has been brilliant for us. We used to run L180s but the L220 is capable of loading a lorry in just 2-3 passes which means we have one operator and one machine working rather than having two with not enough work to keep them busy all the time.” Arnot adds, “When we buy any new machine we plan to run


them forever, that is why we buy Volvo as they are durable and last a long time. We also have an old Ackerman still working although it’s now becoming increasingly hard to get parts for it. I asked Lea if she had used the old Ackerman. She laughed


replying “Yes I have, it’s certainly different to the new excavators. It’s very slow and juddery in comparison and there are no comforts such as air-con! I have to remember to be gentle on the


controls when I then go back to working on one of the younger machines. I did find though that it was easier to learn on the older machines as they are slower and a bit more forgiving.” Steven Findlay, Director of Kinegar who has recently retired


and is brother to Arnot comments, “Lea takes the time to listen and learn and the great thing is that because she listens, you only have to teach her something once. She is a very good operator and a real asset to the team.” ■


“Lea takes the time to listen and learn . . . you only have to teach her something once. She is a very good operator and a real asset to the team.” Steven Findlay


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