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Elliotts buys new Doosan excavator and wheel loader

Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd, based in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire in the UK, has been providing services to the area for well over 100 years. From early beginnings that started with deliveries by horse and cart, the company has now added a new Doosan DX380LC-7 40-tonne crawler excavator and DL320-7 wheel loader for use in its quarrying and recycled aggregate businesses, respectively.

The new Doosan machines were supplied by Kellands (Plant Sales) Ltd, based in Bridgwater in Somerset, the Authorised Doosan Dealer for West and South England. The new Doosan DX380LC-7 excavator is working at Perton Quarry in Tarrington in Herefordshire, which is owned by the Elliotts group. The DX380LC-7 works at the face loading blasted material into a mobile crusher to produce 6F2 aggregates. The DX380LC-7 is also combined with a breaker to reduce larger pieces of rock that come off the quarry face during blasting.

The mobile crusher moves between Perton Quarry and Elliotts‘ main aggregates recycling operation based outside Cheltenham. Here it joins the new Doosan DL320-7 wheel loader to be part of the fleet of equipment used at the site, where construction waste such as raw concrete and rubble is sorted and processed to produce 6F5 aggregates. The DL320-7 is used to load lorries with aggregates for delivery to Elliotts customers.     

Stage 5 machines
The new Stage 5 excavator and wheel loader build on the successful design of the previous Stage 4 machines. They introduce major enhancements in operator comfort, machine controllability, productivity, uptime and return on investment, with a strong focus on low fuel consumption, increased power, robustness and versatility. 

Part of the latest generation DX-7 range of Doosan excavators, the DX380LC-7 Is powered by the Scania DC09 Stage 5-compliant diesel engine, providing 240kW of power at 1,800rpm. The DX380LC-7 features Doosan’s D-EcoPower technology, providing operators with higher productivity and lower fuel consumption per hour, as well as smoother controls.

The DX380LC-7 offers a digging depth of 8,165mm, a digging reach of 11,930mm and digging height of 10,940mm. The digging force over the bucket is 25.9 tonnes and the digging force over the arm is 16.0 tonnes. With a standard bucket capacity of 3.3m³, the new DL320-7 wheel loader is part of Doosan’s new award-winning ‘DL-7’ wheel loader range. Power is provided by the new Doosan DL08V Stage 5 6-cylinder engine, with an output of 202kW (271hp) at 1,800rpm. Increased bucket capacity provides increased productivity for a very wide range of material-handling applications. 

The LIS (Load Isolation System) on the DL320-7 provides a smoother ride and higher comfort for the operator, as well as higher output due to improved stability when the wheel loader is moving. The lift arm is cushioned by a hydro-pneumatic accumulator linked to the lift hydraulic system, acting as a shock absorber. The benefits include reduced cycle times, higher performance and better fuel efficiency while carrying out load and carry applications.

The new EMCV (Electric Main Control Valve) joystick in the DL320-7 is fully integrated in the armrest in the cab, providing the operator with smoother and precise controllability of the lift arm and attachments on the wheel loader. Features available via the EMCV system include Automatic Return-to-Dig, Bucket Tilt Kick-out and the Bucket crowd stop position and shock prevention for higher operator comfort.

Increased comfort and control
Already excelling in spaciousness and ergonomics, the new cabs in the DX380LC-7 and DL320-7 models are said to take operator comfort and ease of operation to high levels. The cabs have new high quality seats and offer more features as standard than other machines on the market, ensuring super controllability and high precision in all applications.