Without exception, anyone who sees this machine running has commented on how quiet it is. It’s a huge advantage for operators and general public due to the lack of noise pollution. It’s a brilliant machine to use in busy, populated areas.
The lack of noise is also a great health and safety
feature – not only can our guys clearly communicate while this machine is operating, but it’s also easy on their hearing despite staff having full PPE and ear protection.
Comfort and visibility
Gary comments further on operation and levels, saying: “This is important as our employees work long hours and must be able to concentrate and maintain energy to work at a high standard.”
Having great visibility is also vital to us as it means
that operators can see more of what’s going on and how the machine is working and laying – it also makes visual communication easier between employees on site. Ian Webb was also very impressed with the new operating station for the screwsman – it’s now more upright and very flexible and can be moved into other positions, not possible previously. This addition alone has improved comfort of operation, as well as providing more visibility of the control panel.
Big savings indeed No doubt about it – Volvo's ‘green' machine is saving us lots of money in fuel due to its fantastic fuel economy, which all Volvo's machinery invariably does
Bites bigger than its bark
The fact that the P4820D paver has a much smaller engine was received with immediate scepticism – one operator said that the machine didn’t feel as responsive or powerful as our other pavers, and yet, it still laid to the same capacity and standard as our other machines. This view may probably be a result of always having too much power in other machines.
People immediately feel defensive when they are given 'less' of something (in this case engine and power) and we think it is very easy to confuse 'enough' with 'less'. The P4820D paver actually proves that 'less' can actually mean 'more', so hats off to the new Volvo D4 four-cylinder engine and load-sensing hydraulics.
You get less power but more: ■ fuel efficiency ■ cost savings ■ comfort and visibility ■ great health and safety features ■ on your lorry ■ greener features
And all without hindering the machine in the job that it does.
CONTINUED OVERLEAF a
through reliability and great results. They clearly care about what matters to their clients as they listened to us when we asked them if there was any way we could make cost savings while also having a kinder impact on the environment, without losing quality in the result.
28 THE VOICE MAGAZINE No31 2017
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