{"id":3779,"date":"2020-04-21T21:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molsongroup.co.uk\/equipment\/fairhursts-kobelco-ripping-up-rock\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T08:09:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T08:09:05","slug":"fairhursts-kobelco-ripping-up-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/molsongroup.com\/equipment\/fairhursts-kobelco-ripping-up-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairhurst&#8217;s Kobelco ripping up rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have visited the various quarries belonging to Yorkshire\nbased Fairhurst Stone a couple of times over the lifespan of EARTHMOVERS\nMagazine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest addition to their fleet sees a change in their\nbrand of preference since our last visit, earlier in 2019, looking at the first\nCase CX750ME to arrive in the UK along with a CX500ME. Switching to the\nJapanese manufacturer Kobelco has been a big move by the Yorkshire based firm,\nbut their new SK500LC-10 ME certainly catches the eye in the Yorkshire\nlandscape thanks to its distinctive blue paintwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 1997 by Edward Fairhurst, the company has become\none of the most highly respected suppliers of a wide range of Natural Stone\nProducts, with a proven track record of supplying award winning Yorkstone paving\nprojects&nbsp;throughout the UK. Their purpose made, large production facility\nat Settle operates with the latest saw technology producing the famous\nWhitworth sawn Yorkstone paving, Slab and Scant and sawn six-sided sections in\na variety of other UK Stones which they deliver across the whole of the\ncountry. Famed for its durability and high technical performance, Whitworth stone\nhas been used throughout the UK in major prestigious public realm schemes such\nas Kings Cross\/St Pancras Stations in London, most involving many thousands of\nsquare metres in each project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst the block stone remains the main focus of the operations,\nthere is a large amount of waste material excavated to remove each block. The\nhuge Whitworth Quarry, a few miles north of Rochdale currently provides a large\namount of the product currently used by the company. The large quarrying operation at Whitworth produces and supplies bulk aggregates,\nwashed sand, sand alongside the main block products. A large amount of the sand-based\nproducts is now also used for the manufacture of ready mixed concrete with the\ncompany operating a number of ready-mix trucks from their new batching plant at\nLangcliffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrival of the Kobelco marks a departure for the company in\ntheir purchasing decisions. The large fleet of Case machines is still the\ndominant force with the CX750ME having a visit to the \u2018dentist\u2019 during our\nvisit. The arrival of the SK500LC-10 ME as a direct replacement for the 50t\nCase, came from a number of issues encountered with the newer CX machines which\nhave entered service with the operator over the last 12 months. \u201cWe have had a\nnumber of quality issues with the newer Case machines.\u201d Explains Matt Knowles.\nMatt is currently in charge of the new Kobelco having come from the equivalent\nsized Case machine. \u201cThe issues haven\u2019t been serious, but they have put doubts\nin the mind of our boss who spends an awful lot of money on plant each year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of our visit the new Kobelco was commencing the\nexcavation works to expose another large bench of block stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supplied by Molson Equipment from their depot at Warrington, the\n52-tonne excavator has been specified with the ME boom and dipper option\nallowing it to use all of its 363hp and 1470Nm of torque available from the\n10.62 litre Hino engine to prise the large lumps of stone from the face. The\nTier 4 compliant engine uses a simple AdBlue system to bring it in-line with\nthis stage of the emissions regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ME version of the SK500 is available with either a\nmechanically variable undercarriage or in the case of the Fairhurst machine, a\nfixed 3350mm wide unit riding on 600mm wide track pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upper structure of the 52t Kobelco is big. Access to the\nengine compartment from the offside is a big climb up the track and over the\nbodywork but is made easier and safer thanks to the large handrails and the\nnon-slip perforated top to the body. Cab access via a sturdy track-frame\nmounted steps and a series of grab handles including one on the large\nperforated walkway which adorns the near side of the body. The walkway can be\nremoved in a matter of minutes should the individual panels suffer damage or the\nwidth of the machine need reducing for transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kobelco cab has been protected by a sturdy FOPS guard and\nfront screen manufactured by Rock Guard and has come in for praise from Matt\nwho rates the finish of the cab very highly. \u201cWe\u2019ve only had the machine a few\nweeks but I\u2019m very impressed with the comfort in the cab. It\u2019s well laid out\nand well screwed together. I\u2019m very happy with it. Even though I\u2019ve got the\ngrille on the front screen, the cab is still light and spacious. There\u2019s plenty\nof light coming in from the rear window which isn\u2019t obscured by the engine\ncover as on some excavators.\u201d The camera system on the rear and offside of the\nmachine display on the large colour screen which is situated above the\nmulti-display unit which allows the operator to adjust machine functions from\nthe integrated menu system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mass excavation set-up on the excavator comprises of a 6.3m\nboom and 2.4m dipper stick and whilst reducing the overall reach of the machine\ncompared to a standard boom set up, it\u2019s all about using the power available to\nremove the blocks. The ME set-up has been fitted with a Geith quick coupler and\nJJ Bullen riddle bucket. \u201cWe don\u2019t need a standard digging bucket.\u201d Matt\nexplains \u201cWe\u2019re either digging out the rocky overburden or the blocks. A riddle\nbucket allows us to transport more of the material we need rather than a load\nof muck with it. This way the material going to the processing plants is\ncleaner and needs less screening.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting the Kobelco to work, Matt sits on the edge of the bench\nwhere the next blocks of stone are to be removed from. The company uses the\nservices of a hired in Volvo A40G ADT to haul the material excavated from the\nbench to the top of the quarry for processing. The operation at Whitworth isn\u2019t\na typical quarry project where production is king. Matt carefully loads the\nlumps of stone from the edge of the bench into the truck ensuring the larger\npieces stay intact. Whilst the truck takes the trek up to the top of the\nquarry, Matt removes some of the loose material from around the next block to\nbe removed. Whilst the blocks can be split horizontally quite easily, the\nvertical break to form a large block, takes a lot of expertise and hard work\nfrom Matt and the Kobelco. In between loading the Volvo ADT, Matt works the\ncorner tooth of the bucket into a small fissure in the rock eventually working\nthe gap to a sufficient size for it to split across the rest of the surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working on a weight of 2.2t\/m3 the first pieces removed weigh\nroughly 25 tonnes each. With these chunks moved out of the way, the Case 1021F\nloader equipped with a set of heavy-duty forks comes in to move them up to the\ntop of the quarry. The second block was to test man and machine a little more.\nUnable to split the lump in two along the horizontal seam, the block was\neventually prised out in one big lump with an estimated weight in excess of 40\ntonnes. Despite the size and weight of the block, and the fact the triple\ngrouser tracks were directly onto the smooth rock, the Kobelco managed to move the\nblock along the rock head with comparative ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the Kobelco has only been on the fleet for a matter of months, the early indications and feedback from the team on site is extremely positive. Whether the arrival will herald a change in buying policy from the MD Edward Fairhurst, only time will tell. But the performance in removing just the few large blocks we witnessed whilst on site goes to show that Molson and Kobelco certainly have a product capable of challenging the more traditional mass excavator machines on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Written by Paul Argent for Earthmovers magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"container related-products-heading\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; \">\n<h2>Related Products<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-products                                 no-color  \">\n\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"three-piece-item\">\n            <div class=\"piece-image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/molsongroup.com\/equipment\/products\/kobelco-sk500lc-10\/\" class=\"model\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/molsongroup.com\/equipment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/SK500LC-10-working-3-697x586.jpg\" alt=\"Kobelco SK500LC-10\"\/>\n              <\/a>\n        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