Cornish\nplant man Kirk Hough has developed a liking for the Hyundai brand over the past\nfew years, having purchased his first 14 tonne class R 140LC-9A back in 2013, K\nHough Contractors Ltd are now running four machines comprising two x HX140L\u2019s,\na 22 tonne HX220L and a R 55W-9A wheeled excavator which has become a really\nuseful addition to the fleet, even surpassing Kirk\u2019s expectations of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All\nof Kirk\u2019s machines are Swedish inspired with the three tracked excavators\nfeaturing Engcon tiltrotators, while the \u2018baby duckling\u2019 was specified with a\nSteelwrist unit, but there is a lot more to this duck than meets the eye!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nseed of an idea for a baby duck was first planted in Kirk\u2019s mind when about a\nyear previous to buying the machine, he had travelled up to the Molson\nEquipment yard in Avonmouth to look at something else. At the time of his visit\nthere were some roadworks going on outside the depot and working alongside a\n5-tonne tracked mini excavator was a Hyundai R 55W-9A wheeled excavator, Kirk\nwas quite taken by the machine\u2019s ability, versatility and the speed it could\nmove around, it just seemed to be a perfect little machine. Kirk agreed a deal with Tom Wilson at Molson\nand signed on the dotted line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\na fan of the Swedish way of working Kirk had the machine specified up in true\nScandinavian style. It has its own Ifor Williams trailer for which Molson\u2019s\nfitted a towing hitch onto the blade. This is used to carry the machines\narsenal work tools which currently include five buckets, grading beam, forestry\nflail and an auger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nmachine which tips the scales at 5550kgs, sits on a set of Vredestein\nFloatation + 480\/45-17 low ground pressure tyres and features a full LED\nworking light package, prop guard protection, reversible fan and joystick\nsteering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nmachine is powered by a 4-cylinder Yanmar 4TNV98 diesel engine which offers a\npower output rating of 50kw (67hp) @2400rpm. This compact offering gives a\nmaximum reach at ground level of 6200mm while maximum dig depth is 3800mm with\na conservative slew speed of 7.8rpm. Top travel speed on the road in high range\nis 30kmh (18.6mph).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking\nabout the machines performance in general Kirk said, \u201cI really cannot fault the\ncapabilities of the little duck one bit. We used it on a job where we were\ninvolved in extending a school car park and renewing their main drainage system\nand it was just brilliant, excelling at everything we asked of it. If we didn\u2019t\nhave this machine the job would have been a lot harder than it was. It meant no\nissues with damaging kerbs or the paved surfaces, no damage to the grass areas\nand its speed and power in carrying materials around is just phenomenal, it\neasily handles a tonne over the side with no dramas!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cornish plant man Kirk Hough has developed a liking for the Hyundai brand over the past few years, having purchased his first 14 tonne class R 140LC-9A back in 2013, K Hough Contractors Ltd are now running four machines comprising two x HX140L\u2019s, a 22 tonne HX220L and a R 55W-9A wheeled excavator which has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n