The deal includes 19 excavators from the Chinese manufacturers and one bulldozer made by Dressta in Poland, which was acquired by LiuGong in 2011.
J Ffrench managing director of Justin Ffrench admitted that he was sceptical about Chinese machinery at first 鈥渂ut having taken a number of machines on long term demonstration, and supplying them to our customer base for their response, I have been pleased with the feedback we received鈥�.
The sale was made by LiuGong dealer 萝莉原创 Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS).
The first five units to be delivered include a 14-tonne class 915D hydraulic excavator, two 22-tonne 922LC excavators and a 36-tonne 936LC.
The 915D model has a four-cylinder Cummins Stage IIIA engine, with gross power output of 82kW. It has a maximum digging depth of 5,470mm and standard bucket capacity of 0.55m3.
The 922LC has a 116kW six-cylinder Cummins Stage IIIA engine. Maximum dig depth is 6,615mm and bucket capacity is 1m3.
The 936LC, the largest LiuGong excavator available in the UK, has a 209kw Cummins Stage IIIA engine, maximum dig depth of 7,340mm and bucket capacity of 1.6m3.
All the excavators in this order have been modified with full demolition specifications, including heavy-duty bucket tipping ram guards, strengthened side skirt protection, FOPS cab guard protection, boom and dipper arm check valves, and 鈥榖oxing ring鈥� style cables slung on poles on the machines鈥� upper structure to provide fall protection. These modifications are carried out by CMPS LiuGong-trained fitters at the dealer鈥檚 workshop in Portsmouth.
The Dressta dozer is a TD15M Extra model, the first of this model in the UK. It has also been modified to include a full-power, angle, tilt (PAT) blade assembly and a strengthened three-tine ripper assembly.
In addition to this deal, CPMS has also recently booked an order to supply seven LiuGong wheeled loaders to Dudman Group in West Sussex.
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