Quick change for Connell Brothers with OilQuick

by Nick Drew | Fri 14 Aug 2015

Quick change for Connell Brothers with OilQuick

The latest company joining the OilQuick revolution are Manchester based demolition contractors Connell Brother Limited.

As responsible demolition contractors, Connell Brothers consider both the Health & Safety of their operatives and the impact of their operations on the environment as their main priority. With OilQuick now becoming the norm on demolition excavators throughout the UK Connell Brothers saw it as the logical time to install the system when investing in their new machines.

Managing Director Jim Connell admits considering converting to an automatic quick coupler system for a year or two after seeing many other major demolition contractors making the investment and states it just seemed the right decision for the company to make the move. Jim continued that all their new excavators in the future would now be fitted with OilQuick supplied by Warrington based attachment specialists ECY Haulmark.

OilQuick enables the driver to operate from the safety of the cab without the need to get out to make manual attachment changes, some of which can take in excess of twenty minutes per change. OilQuick allows an automatic attachment change in just 15-20 seconds. Not only does this keep the operator in the safety of the cab but eliminates costly downtime, ensures the operator always has the correct attachment on hand for the job and prevents environmental damage caused by changing hydraulic hoses manually and spilling oil on the ground. As the hydraulic hoses are now installed tightly through the centre of the attachment and coupled closely the dipper arm there is no chance of snagging a hose, causing a costly repair bill.

The new machines will be joining a project currently six months in to demolish fifteen blocks of social housing in the Salford area of Manchester. Jim explained it will be interesting to understand on this site how the introduction of the OilQuick system half way through the project will change the dynamics of how they were previously demolishing the blocks and taking up the slabs. Jim explained that Connell Brothers had demonstrated other automatic quick coupler systems available on the market prior to placing the order, but had found the OilQuick to be the one which had performed beyond their expectations. OilQuick allows a maximum working pressure of 350 BAR where other systems trialled operated at just 300 BAR. Therefore OilQuick allows the attachment to operate at its maximum optimum performance.

With the delivery of the two new Volvo EC300DL excavators and OilQuick OQ80 automatic quick couplers saw Connell Brothers make a further investment in new VTN MD290 demolition sorting grabs for the machines. The VTN MD range of sorting grabs have recently been modified with a host of new features such as oversized bump stops, twin rams on the MD210 and above, hydraulic dampening on the opening and closing. The pivot pins and bosses are now bigger and stronger; the grab now has a larger capacity for handling material, all in all making the VTN MD the most robust demolition grab available on the market. Jim explains that with the introduction of the OilQuick to the new grab ensures none of the hydraulic hoses are exposed as before on a traditional quick hitch.

Jim concluded that with the introduction of the OilQuick system their operators would now benefit from improved work practices, increased health and safety and the opportunity to use the correct attachment for the job at hand.

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