January 2005
Operating on a nine-hour single-shift duty-cycle, with a 1.5 km lead distance between loading and dumping, two Western Star 40 t dumpers are delivering 3 000 t per day at Quarry Cats. See page 18.
Duncan Prince - DaimlerChrysler South Africa
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Backhoe Loaders
12 Komatsu makes backhoe selection a cinch
The superior power and versatility of Komatsu's upgraded 7.5 t WB93R-2 turbocharged rigid backhoe loader were among the main features of this popular machine
Commercial Vehicles
New maintenance concept drives value
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles has two distinct goals: to meet the business operator's demand for the most cost-effective and profitable transport solution, and to deliver what the driver is looking for
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Western Star keeps Quarry Cats purring
Quarry Cats, a mining and crusher-plant expert, is involved in reprocessing chrome-ore slag dumps in Middelburg, Mpumalanga
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Six presses relocated
Vanguard recently relocated six 130 t presses from Robertsfors in Sweden to Element Six, the world's leading supplier of industrial diamonds, headquartered in Springs, South Africa.
Skidsteers
Skidsteer inventor produces 600 000th model
Global demand has been so strong that the production of the 600 000th Bobcat was celebrated late last year
