ltd – summer 2011/12 - CablePrice

TRACK & WHEELThe operator of the EX2500-6 sits on an air-suspendedseat in a cab some six metres above the ground. The cabitself is roomy, pressurised with three air-conditioningunits to keep dust out and the operator cool in summerand warm in winter. Access to the cab is via hydraulicallyoperatedfolding stairs, for both safety and easy access.Additional safety comes from a Sandvik fire suppressionsystem, installed by Fire Suppression Systems.This excavator is a real workhorse with six hydraulicpumps, a peak oil flow of 2450 litres per minute and a15-cubic metre bucket, all of which means it is capableof collecting 27 tonnes of earth in each pass. Workingaround the clock, the average pass only takes 25 seconds,so this is an excavator that can load over 2500 tonnes perhour, or 60,000 per day.Having been fully assembled and tested at Hitachi’smining factory in Japan, the EX2500-6 was dismantled28 CablePrice