Haywood Demolition takes Doosan high-reach
UK demolition contactor Haywood Demolition Limited (HDL) has added a high-reach Doosan DX480 excavator to its fleet which has been supplied with a quick-release 3-piece boom giving a maximum reach of 26 metres, or 28 metres when a 2 metre extension is added.
The high reach front end equipment, 2 metre extension piece, tilting cab and other necessary modifications to the excavator itself were all provided by Ipswich based Kocurek Excavators resulting in a machine weighing some 55 tonne.
Of particular interest is a specially designed modular joint on each piece of front end equipment that allows HDL to quickly switch the high reach arm for the original mass excavation item. This latter arm can also be fitted in one of two positions, enabling it to be used either for excavating or for operating a heavy attachment.
The machine is currently at work on a major contract to demolish a former Premier Foods factory in Middlewich on behalf of Bovale where HDL has a total of four Doosan excavators equipped with a variety of attachments tackling the removal of some 4000 tonne of scrap metal and 40,000 tonne of bricks and concrete.
On this contract the new high reach DX480 has been fitted with a 2.3 tonne shear which can have its jaws changed from shear to pulveriser in just 15 minutes.
Commenting on his preference for Doosan, HDL’s managing director Ian Musto said: “We have been very pleased with our Doosan machines and especially the back-up service provided by Murley. All the excavators and the wheeled loader have proved to be extremely reliable and surprisingly economical to run and the operators really like them.”
