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Bulk Handling
Another example, this time in Corsica, is provided by a company which needed to build a 450-m suspended footbridge, 5 metres above the sea. The challenge was the construction site itself, which was located between the land and the sea, on the cliff and was very narrow, with very little room for manoeuvre. Therefore, it was a place where only a compact machine could be used. MB Crusher provided the solution by advising the customer to install on their Bobcat E85 midi excavator the MB-R500 drum cutter, an extremely versatile machine that can be customized according to customer requirements, as in this case, with a rotation kit which enables the operator to rotate the cutter directly from the cab without stopping work. The MB- R500 drum cutter also features the cutting depth adjustment kit, the dust suppression kit, and the drum cover kit to reduce dust emission.
Returning to Germany, in Witzeeze, where a company needed to remove some of the concrete walls of a bridge and some of the rock found at a depth of one and a half
metres at the bottom of the river to widen the river bed and increase water capacity. For this challenging operation, which is becoming increasingly frequent to prevent flood damage, the MB-R700 drum cutter was used as it is capable of operating underwater without damaging its hydraulic and mechanical systems, as with all the other MB drum cutters.
Where there is a challenge our MB Crusher’s drum cutters range provide the solution to managing projects requiring precision grinding, respect for the specific environment, compliance with regulations, and reducing costs and time.
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www.hub-4.com March/April 2020 - Issue 61