Issue 3 - Hitachi

“I know as it relates to this article
that we’re one of the first to really
experience the newest Dash-5 Hitachi
models using newest engine modifications
to meet the increased pollution
controls. So, here’s what we have experienced:
The new Isuzu engine works
better than the one in the Dash-3
Series. It has worked good from the
start, with more power and better fuel
economy. So, no big deal on worrying
about the newest engines as far as we’re
concerned.
“As a start-up company, we were
relieved to learn how aggressive Wajax
Equipment was in for pursuing our
business. They have worked with
us from the word ‘go’ in getting us
the equipment we needed, when we
needed it. And, they have helped us
with suitable financing. We wanted to
be exclusive — one brand and all new
— because that sets the image. We’re
going to be on a 5,000-hour rotation so
our equipment is always current; every
three years, we’ll be new. We want to be
first class, not showboaters, but solid.
NRG Pipelines continues to be impressed with how well the Hitachi’s work.
“I already knew how strong Wajax
product support was from my past
dealings with them. Now, I’ve had the
opportunity to learn the full extent
of their business approach to making
things happen. Our first order was for
six hoes, and we’ve continued to add.
We’re now at 13. It is hard to get good
construction equipment in Alberta
right now. Too often, there are plenty
of delays and broken promises. But the
Wajax group hasn’t let us down. And
that’s what I learned before we struck
out on our own.
“We are determined to be a 30-hoe
company successfully working in the
Western Canadian oil patch,” says
Thompson.
“To get there,” say the three partners,
“we know that we’ll have to truly
keep heart, do what’s got to be done,
and operate both productively and
efficiently so our customers are both
proud of what we do for them and
happy enough to see the bill.”
NRG Pipelines is serviced by Wajax
Equipment, Red Deer, Alberta.
NRG Pipelines is a certified fabricator of
custom pressure vessels, separator packages,
line heaters, and choke manifolds.
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