by Kyle Molyneux | Tue 21 Jan 2020
Dunbar Plant Ltd updates fleet
Dunbar Plant Ltd was established in 2011 by Alex Dunbar to provide additional plant support to Forth Resource Management (FRM), a company that offers sustainable recycling solutions for garden waste generated across South East Scotland. Since being formed, Dunbar Plant Ltd has kept a fleet of three machines which together can perform a broad selection of tasks across FRM’s recycling and manufacturing process. Up until recently the fleet consisted of a 16-tonne bulldozer and screener from various manufacturers alongside a Komatsu PC170LC-11 crawler excavator which replaced a PC160LC in 2016.
The performance of the PC170LC-11 alongside the longevity and reliability of all his previous Komatsu machines resulted in Alex considering another Komatsu machine when he came to replace his existing bulldozer in October 2019. This time he considered both new and used equipment, both of which can be purchased through Marubeni-Komatsu. After taking into account utilisation and capital costs, he opted for a used 2015 Komatsu D61PXi-23 bulldozer fitted with a folding dozer blade which reduces the width of the blade when it is being transported, which is an advantage when moving frequently between jobsites.
The D61PXi-23 is also integrated with Komatsu’s intelligent machine control technology and is an additional option Dunbar Plant Ltd is now able to offer customers. “Machine control is an area which the company plans to expand into, so it made sense to purchase a machine fitted with this technology” said Alex.
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