Lancashire-based RJB bought the digger-trailer combination from local Doosan dealer Norwest Plant. It comprises a Doosan DX160W-5 16-tonne wheeled excavator and a modified Bigab hook lift trailer.
Acting on the brief from RJB Civil Engineering, the blade on the DX160W-5 was modified to allow the trailer coupling to be mounted, with additional hydraulic circuits and controls in the cab fitted by Norwest Plant to allow for the trailer brakes and trailer tipping.
Popular in the Scandinavian market, this is the fourth excavator-trailer combination to be purchased by RJB Civil Engineering and approached various dealers for this one before choosing Doosan.
Managing director Robert Banham said: “We have had our faith in Norwest Plant and Doosan duly rewarded with the finished article and together with input from our clients, we have been able to enhance the design compared to the previous units we purchased.
“The excavator-trailer combination increases health and safety by removing the need for banksmen and other personnel on site and with less people, there is less chance for accidents and injuries to happen. By using the trailer to bring materials on to sites which are unloaded by the excavator driver, this removes the need and cost of hiring an additional tractor-trailer combination for this purpose, again increasing safety and productivity and decreasing downtime for the contractor.”
Norwest Plant incorporated a Bluetooth system for the trailer lighting, removing the need for additional wiring. The excavator is also fitted with a Geith quick hitch, rotation piping, vandal guards, hand rails and a seat belt beacon.
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