Plant Equipment and Hire January 2019 | Page 20

PRODUCT FOCUS Bell Equipment product marketing manager, Brad Castle. Having only two axles means that there is no tyre scuffing around corners and parasitic losses are reduced. This significantly reduces tyre wear and fuel costs, which ultimately provides a lower cost per tonne of material moved.” our South Africa quarries. The second is on mining sites that run 60-ton rigid trucks but struggle with slippery and undulating road conditions, where our B60E trucks integrate easily into the fleet and keep production flowing. Customers are already seeing the benefits of operating B60Es on their worksites and we look forward to adding further value to our customers and increasing our presence in the market with our B30E 4 × 4,” says Castle. 20 JANUARY 2019 During tipping, the shorter hydraulic cylinders translate into faster dump cycles, while the low tipping height of the B30E 4 × 4 is important for specific applications such as tunnelling or underground mining. This B30E 4 × 4 works in production, material handling, and overburden removal at a gravel plant in Germany and has been fitted with an automatic tailgate for easier and faster loading of easy-flowing sands and gravel from the silo thanks to the shorter bin. www.plantonline.co.za