Volvo CE’s new and improved 40-tonne EC400 Straight Growth crawler excavator is changing the EC380E Straight Growth, whereas the 30-tonne EC300 Straight Growth is the improved mannequin following the earlier technology EC300E Straight Growth.
They’ve each been designed to ship the very best ranges of productiveness in demolition functions, all of the whereas retaining the standard and luxury of their commonplace counterparts.
Because of an up to date design that brings the client into the longer term, in addition to a number of extra security and efficiency enhancements, the duo are the final word companions for excellent attain and stability on demolition jobs.
“These mighty machines embody the easiest in demolition power. Beginning with a stable basis of a brand new fashionable design that gives operators with best-in-class consolation and visibility, now we have additionally packed in a variety of excellent options to make sure the hardest of demolition jobs might be carried out with larger ease, security and efficiency,” stated Martijn Donkersloot, product supervisor for demolition gear at Volvo CE.
The up to date machines provide a peak benefit with a rise in attain of roughly 30% over commonplace digging-based fashions. With a heavier counterweight, which might be simply indifferent utilizing a hydraulic removing function when transferring from website to website, additionally they guarantee excellent stability throughout tall duties.
Because of the brand new technology machine base, additionally they take pleasure in a 14% enchancment in gas effectivity and a ten% enhance in engine energy for the EC400 Straight Growth over the machine it replaces.
The brand new state-of-the-art cab surroundings is extra spacious and filled with new options, making certain optimum consolation and visibility.
In the meantime improved controls, an electrical joystick and journey pedal permit exact controllability for the operator.
The considerably up to date cab is not only a cushty and productive place to be, it’s additionally a secure one. It affords the final word safety in opposition to falling particles with its sturdy roll over safety system and frame-mounted Falling Object Guards, which can be swung out to assist clear the entrance window.
And with 12 mm thick single-piece high-impact resistant glass, the home windows not solely present a transparent view however the very best safety.
When combining these benefits with the machines’ excellent stability, excessive visibility and sturdy design, these excavators are the right selection for environment friendly heavy-duty demolition tasks. And with a lifetime body, increase and arm guarantee, they may also show to be a permanent accomplice.
Regardless of their spectacular power throughout demolition duties, they’re versatile sufficient for use throughout a variety of different duties, comparable to digging, website tidy-up and truck loading – even loading high-sided vehicles because of the prolonged attain of their longer booms.
Moreover, upkeep is made straightforward with hydraulic oil and return filter modifications prolonged to over 1,000 hours.
New must-have options additionally come as commonplace together with an even bigger auxiliary return line for quicker attachment actions and, in an trade first, the case drain line feeds returning oil again into the tank and to not a case drain circuit.
Additionally included within the improve are spectacular technological benefits such because the Auto Energy Enhance, boom-and-arm bounce discount and the flexibility to regulate boom-down pace, and boom-swing and boom-travel precedence.
A reversible cooling fan helps to guard important machine elements from injury by overheating in dusty demolition environments. As well as, the distinctive factory-fit mud suppression system removes the necessity for a separate truck for pumping water, with its optimized positioning of water spraying nozzles serving to to seize mud on the earliest alternative.
The EC300 Straight Growth and EC400 Straight Growth demolition crawler excavators are the primary of the vary for Europe and North America to be included within the new technology replace.