RJT Excavations of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders has taken delivery of four new excavators to add to its fleet of
The new additions - supplied by Volvo CE British distributor SMT GB - are a forty tonne Volvo EC380E equipped with standard digging equipment coupled to a
One of the EC220Es has Volvo’s Dig Assist option installed on the machine, which SMT GB says is the first to be delivered in Great Britain since it was launched earlier this year.
“We have a long association with Volvo Construction Equipment products and are currently operating excavators from fourteen to fifty tonnes and A30 articulated haulers,” said RJT assistant plant manager Euan Heard. “Opting for the Dig Assist functionality on one of the new twenty-two tonne machine’s along with a Steelwrist Tilt Rotator will bring added functionality on some of the speciality projects we are currently undertaking."
The EC380E is powered by a Stage V compliant engine that develops 306 net horsepower. The Volvo Care Cab is designed to offer a large interior with plenty of leg room and foot space. The all round visibility is enhanced by pressurised and filtered cab air supplied by a 14 vent, climate control system. An adjustable LCD colour monitor provides real time information of the machine functions, important diagnostic information and a wide variety of work tool settings besides providing visibility to the operator from the rear and side view cameras. The EC380E offers reach depth of 11m and a dig depth of 7.3m with a breakout force of 215kN.
The smaller EC220E is installed with a Stage V six-cylinder engine developing 174 net hp. Pump flow is controlled for combined digging and swinging operations to reduce the flow loss through the overload relief valves, whilst maintaining digging power and maximum swing torque. When Eco mode is selected, the machine is designed to provide better fuel efficiency without loss of performance in most operating conditions. The Dig Assist feature installed on one of the machines is an on-board application that assists the operator to dig either a line, slope, level or various profiles. It also provides a height a dig depth alarm when excavating and all the functionality is performed using a large touch screen mounted in the cab above the main information pod.
SMT GB markets Volvo Construction Equipment products which include wheeled loaders, articulated haulers, hydraulic excavators, Volvo utility equipment and Volvo road equipment products in Great Britain.
