Wheel Loader - Right Choice????
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:53 pm
Hi,
I am at a verge of setting up my stockpiling outfit for sand.
I intend to make a small start-up then expand gradually. I will start with just a loader and probably hire a couple of 20tons dump trucks locally.
From my preliminary calculations using a wet factor of 2.08, I have about 78,000Metric tons of sand to pack and stock pile 15Km away from the river. From my 3 years research, this exercise will be done when the river is completely dry and accessible to the proposed heavy equipment.
My main challenge is to be able to identify a suitable wheel loader (in terms of type, model, capacity and lists of often replaceable parts) that I can purchase to fit my current requirement? I am bias on CAT products for obvious reasons as availability of service/maintenance experts and spare parts.
Can someone please offer a word or two on the above challenge?
Many thanks.
Danny
I am at a verge of setting up my stockpiling outfit for sand.
I intend to make a small start-up then expand gradually. I will start with just a loader and probably hire a couple of 20tons dump trucks locally.
From my preliminary calculations using a wet factor of 2.08, I have about 78,000Metric tons of sand to pack and stock pile 15Km away from the river. From my 3 years research, this exercise will be done when the river is completely dry and accessible to the proposed heavy equipment.
My main challenge is to be able to identify a suitable wheel loader (in terms of type, model, capacity and lists of often replaceable parts) that I can purchase to fit my current requirement? I am bias on CAT products for obvious reasons as availability of service/maintenance experts and spare parts.
Can someone please offer a word or two on the above challenge?
Many thanks.
Danny