Volvo A60H pulls out all the stops for CEMEX UK


The very first Volvo A60H articulated hauler to be sold in Great Britain was delivered to CEMEX UK during November last year and has been pulling out all the stops at the company’s Halkyn Quarry, Calderdale, Flintshire.


Previewed for the first time at Hillhead 2016, the 55-tonne capacity hauler was trialled earlier last year by CEMEX UK to assess the suitability of introducing an articulated hauler of this size to the operations at Halkyn and proved to be a success in all areas of the quarry’s production. Specifically for CEMEX UK, the A60H has had additional features fitted to it including an Ardent fire suppression system, Groeneveld automatic greasing and 200mm side extensions coupled with a cantilever tailgate, increasing the hauler’s body capacity to 39m³. Accordingly configured, the truck is capable of handling all of the


hauling duties on site which include hauling blasted material from the face to the primary crusher and running under the bins to receive various sized material from the secondary crusher. The A60H will also be deployed on developing new areas that are being opened up in the quarry which will involve large-scale muck-shifting to expose virgin rock for extraction – a task that cannot be viably undertaken by rigid haulers.


Since its initial delivery in November 2017, CEMEX UK has been monitoring the all-round performance of the A60H in terms of its productivity and fuel efficiency. Thus


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