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Hitachi's ZX490LCH-6 tackles demanding project

Wed 12 Oct 2016

Hitachi's ZX490LCH-6 tackles demanding project

Rock blasting and removal are taking place on the outskirts of Oslo in order to lay the foundations for 121 new homes. The ZX490LCH-6 is proving to be the ideal choice for the job, owning to the machines high level of durability. rgb_hitachi_zx490lc-6_photo05_lo Morten Gultvedt Entreprenor AS (Gultvedt) is overseeing the construction of the new apparetments in the community of Kolbotn. The company was established 25 years ago and specialises in complex construction and earthworks projects. This development was commissioned to provide accessible accommodation for Oslo's high volume of commuters and due to the high demand every unit was sold in adavance. The construction process begins with seam drilling, which is necessary to blast the rock into more user friendly fragments. These are broken up further by the big Hitachi, before it loads the material away onto a fleet of trucks. Once the bedrock has been completely removed, Gultvedt will prepare the groundworks. An estimated 30,000m³ of materials had to be removed within a short period of time. rgb_hitachi_zx490lc-6_photo01_lo This timescale prompted Managing Director Morten Gultvedt to look for a reliable large excavator, which was capable of working quickly and was able to keep up with the rigorous workload, Morten said, "We needed a powerful machine to help us meet the tight deadline withing the the short working window available to us. We opted for the Hitachi ZX490LCH-6, because it is ideal for the work we do. It is more than capable of handling the substantial amount of large rock we are experiencing here. Smaller machines with less capacity would simply not have been productive enough". rgb_hitachi_zx490lc-6_photo04_lo The input of Morten's operators was also important in making the final decision. "At the time we were testing a few different models," adds Morten, "One of my most experienced operators advised that I had to purchase the ZX490LCH-6 and in addition they all said that not only were the hydraulics excellent, but the cab was so comfortable it was like sitting in your living room!" The machines operator Rune Romsdal is also full of praise for the large excavator saying, "I was surprised by the precision of the Hitachi ZX490LCH-6, the responsiveness and hydraulics are highly impressive!"

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