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54 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 2017
EARTHMOVING
Graham Murphy of Semco said: “We are
very pleased with the appointment which
will enable us to add significant value
to equipment owned by our excavator
customers as well as owners of other
excavation equipment who wish to
enhance their productivity.
“The pressure is on contractors to
perform work more quickly and with
great accuracy as Australia’s cities
and worksites become increasingly
constricted. Tiltrotators have some way
to go before they are widely used in our
market.
“Tiltrotators are perfect for many tasks
as proven in Scandinavia where 90% of
excavator sales include these. Tiltrotators
enable a larger machine to be deployed
Tiltrotator gives a new twist to distribution
Engcon, which developed a range of systems that provide 360° movement for excavator
buckets and attachments in the 1990s has appointed Semco Equipment Sales as a
distributor to sell, service and support its range in Australia.
to dig at any angle required,
without having to continuously
reposition the machine. Being
able to use a larger machine
also gets the job done faster.
Additional savings may also be
possible through a reduced need
for traffic control and delays
caused by tight access on jobs,”
he said.
A tiltrotator acts as an
excavator’s wrist. It allows the
bucket to tilt and rotate, which
creates limitless abilities.
The Engcon system includes unique
safety features and is suitable for all
excavators in the 1.5 to 32 tonne range.
They may be supplied as part of a new
“The projects are going to bring a
bigger demand to the heavy excavator
market and help build the economy.
It’s something we’re really excited
about being involved in, and seeing our
customers involved in, too,” Darren said.
With many projects currently underway
including the Torrens Road to River
Torrens artery, O’Bahn City Access and
the Northern Connector, Darren said
numerous Kobelco heavy excavators are
already at work on project sites.
“I’ve spoken to owner-operators as well
as large companies and all agree their
second biggest outlay is fuel usage.
They’re choosing Kobelco because they
can rely on better performance for that
outlay,” Darren said.
Kobelco’s Geoscan monitoring system
tracks a machine’s fuel efficiency and is
standard on medium and heavy models.
“It doesn’t matter how big or small the
project, fuel efficiency and reliability are
important in all facets of earthmoving.
Geoscan allows performance measures
such as fuel levels, service schedules
Booming SouthAustralian infrastructure relies on efficiency
Fuel efficient heavy machinery will be in hot demand from hire and rental companies
as several multi-million dollar projects kick off in South Australia, according to Darren
Morrow from Kobelco dealership, Australian Construction Equipment (ACE).
and working hours to be tracked, which
means the business can make informed
decisions about machine use and staff
allocation,” Darren said.
One of ACE’s customers, long-established
equipment hire business ACT Hire
specialises in the short and long term dry
hire of equipment. Managing Director
Brian Findlay said he recommends
Kobelco machines especially for long
term jobs because of their low fuel
consumption.
“It’s that efficiency and
reliability that particularly
makes the Kobelco
excavators stand out,” he
said.
Brian said with South
Australia entering a busy
infrastructure period, ACT
Hire is looking to purchase
a new Kobelco 30 tonne
machine.
“We’ve been talking to
ACE about getting some
more heavy excavators.
The South Australian infrastructure
projects are only going to get busier and
we will need that reliability.”
In 2016, Kobelco released the new
Generation 10 series of heavy excavators
including the SK200-10, SK210LC-10,
SK250-10, SK260LC-10, SK330-10 and
SK350LC-10 models. In SA, all Kobelco
models are available fromACE.
Contact: 0427 004 447 or visit website:
machine configuration or by retrofit,
Graham said.
Contact: 1800 685 525 or visit website:
Engcon Tiltrotator
The team at Australian Construction Equipment preparing for a
busy year ahead with Kobelco excavators