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59 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2014
EQUIPMENT
When Raco Concrete wanted a more
powerful, yet compact machine, owner
David Raco found an ideal solution
by adopting a team approach with its
Takeuchi excavators.
“Most of our work involves drilling
for residential pylons; however our
construction customers also need footings
and small trenches and dropped edge
beams dug. A typical eight tonne machine
that has the hydraulic flow we need is
too large and awkward to handle many of
these sites,” David said.
“We had previously operated several
Takeuchi excavators with hydraulic auger
drives, however we needed a machine
that was sufficiently powerful to drill
through any material, while maintaining
manoeuvrability on small sites. Minimal
track impact was also a major requirement.
“On occasions, our five tonne machine
just didn’t have the power to deal with
some material, with the result some jobs
were lost. A solution was presented when
Semco released the 5.6 tonne Takeuchi
TB260 excavator capable of delivering up
Drilling system collaboration delivers solution
to 102l/pm, with a relief pressure of 206 bar
(3,000psi), which was close to the level we
required.
“TEBCO’s sales manager Eddy Davis was
very helpful in letting us hire the latest
model hydraulic auger drive for trials with
the TB260. Testing on job sites proved
what we needed; an increase in drill speed,
as well as an increase in drilling torque.
“The next step involved the technicians
at Semco, working with the people from
TEBCO, making some fine adjustments to
the flow settings on theTB260.
“Using the TEBCO TEBDrive 2500 auger
drive system as well as their unique
augers, enables us to drill more accurately
and neatly. There’s no pressure loss
under load and no cavitation when
shaking the dirt off at high speed. With
the combination of the power and longer
boom and the TEBDrive hydraulic auger
drive, we are saving about half the time in
drilling, and haven’t lost a job,” David said.
Eddy Davis said the TEBDrive hydraulic
auger drive has no gearbox, with the
result it operates at 99.9% efficiency,
compared with gearbox driven auger
drives. Contact: 02 9833 6000 or visit:
David Raco adopted a team approach with
Takeuchi excavators
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