The Liskeard-based company needed additional machines to meet the demands of its growing order book. The Tier 4 Final machines were supplied by CASE dealer M&M plant and include fifteen CX75 C Series excavators, plus the latest CX350 D Series excavator. The Prolec weigh-loading system has been pre-installed on the machines.
Fred Champion has been running Case machines for 15 years and its fleet comprises wheeled and tracked excavators, including five CX130Cs; ten CX210Cs; three CX130Bs; a CX18B; a CX50B; and CX210B, plus an 821E wheeled loader.
The company took delivery of its first CX75C SR crawler excavator in June 2015 at The Royal Cornwall Show. It has now purchased a further 14 to replace and update its fleet.
The CX75C SR has an operating weight of 8000kg and is fitted with a Tier 4 Final/Stage IV engine, with emissions standards met through the use of cooled exhaust gas recirculation (CEGR), combined with a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) system. There is no requirement for these machines to have a diesel particulate filter (DPF), which means there is no need for active filter regeneration that consumes fuel, and no need to replace a DPF.
CASE’s latest 35t, CX350 D series model has been bought specifically to work on the Sherford project - the construction of a new town on the outskirts of Plympton, Devon. The project will include 5,500 houses along with schools, shops and open park lands and is the biggest scheme in the company’s history.
Fred Champion, managing director of Fred Champion Groundworks, said: “The overall performance of all the machines is very good, and the CX350 D has exceeded our expectations. The fuel economy is up to 80-100 litres better on fuel per week and from an operator’s point of view the machine grades very smoothly and is faster on the tracks than the previous model. The extra space in the cab is also a real benefit.”
Case has just announced that it is expanding the D series range with a further five new models – the CX130D, CX160D and CX180D in the medium range and the CX490D and CX500D heavy models, which will be launched at Bauma.
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