The mix of excavators includes six 22-tonne EC220Ds, two 25-tonne EC250Ds and a refurbished 70-tonne EC700B.
Based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Collins Earthworks now has 35 Volvo excavators in its fleet, with the 70-tonner being the largest.
鈥淲e were really looking for a 50-tonne machine for a specific one million cubic metre muckshifting project in the Midlands but the deal including this refurbished machine was too good to overlook and so far we鈥檝e been very impressed with the machine鈥檚 performance,鈥� said managing director David Collins.
鈥淭he reason we鈥檝e opted for Volvo once again is simple,鈥� he added. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all down to the back up and the quality of service we receive from Volvo irrespective of where in the country we are working. They鈥檙e second to none when it comes to supporting us.鈥�
The SD200 soil compactor is the second Volvo compactor to join the fleet and features dual/variable frequency and dual amplitude with the capability to match vibration frequency to natural frequency of material to achieve optimum compaction. The machine has an operating weight of 20.3 tonnes.
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