by Richard Cosgrove | Mon 30 Oct 2023
December 2023 issue on sale at all good newsagents!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: LIUGONG 856HE: 21-tonne electric wheel loader has already impressed its new owner.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: KOMATSU PC210E-11: Full-size, battery-powered excavator available on the Euro market.
FIRST DRIVE: CASE CX25D: We get our hands on an example of Case’s new range of mini-excavators.
PRODUCT LAUNCH: HITACHI ZX95US-7: The new 10-tonne class compact radius tracked excavator from Hitachi.
FLEET FOCUS: ARDENT HIRE: Why one of the giants of the UK plant hire sector decided to buy LiuGong.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: LIEBHERR R920 COMPACT: High-spec compact excavator with Gartell and Son.
FLEET FOCUS: KILMURRAY SAND: Irish sand and gravel operation’s investment in static and mobile plant.
SITE VISIT: ASHLAND PULL SCRAPERS: Williams Plant Hire’s pull scraper/tractor combos each shift 3000t/day.
MARKET GUIDE: TRACKED DUMPERS: Summary plus models on display at Plantworx 2023.
MARKET REVIEW: DEMO ATTACHMENTS: Specialist attachments available from the UK’s supply chain.
SITE VISIT: RMR RECYCLING: S. Wales recycling operation served by a Hyundai HL955A wheel loader.
FACTORY VISIT: WACKER NEUSON: Report on the recently expanded factory and latest compact products.
FLEET FOCUS: MARK FARWELL PLANT: North Dorset-based firm’s new long reach JCB 220X excavator.
EURO SHOW: MAXPO CLASSICS: Working classics on display at this year’s Maxpo trade show in Finland.
RUNNING REPORT: KOMATSU HD785-7: Banks Mining’s experience of running a 14-strong fleet for over a decade.
TRANSPORT: IVECO X-WAY: Trends in the truck market plus a look at Iveco’s latest range of models.
INTERVIEW: STU MCINROY: Newly-appointed chief executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association.
CLASSIC PLANT: CAT 5000 SERIES: Looking back at the first generation of large hydraulic mining excavators.
PLANTMOBILIA: CAT 395 & D10: The latest Catr models from Diecast Masters, including the D10 dozer.
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