by MARY M. COX
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Fork and loaders are vital equipment items in the scrap and auto recycling industries. Of course, the nature of the intended purpose for the equipment and the environment where both items will be used, weigh heavily in finding the products that best suit a buyer’s need.
The Extreme Service Product Group is one of Attachments International’s newest lines of attachments and they’re designed for the very largest skid steers, compact wheel loaders, and the Defense Department. “We have increased the line of products to include 16 attachments for the scrap, demolition, logging and construction industries,” said Gerry Henry, Manager.
The firm also offers custom and standard duty attachments for skid steer, TLB, and excavator applications. The extreme service construction forks feature 12,000 lb. capacity forks, stress proof 3” shaft slides with HSLA steel on a structural frame. The frames are designed to handle rough ground construction sites with all fork lengths available in 42”-70” and a carriage width of 72” making it ideal for pipe, logs, and more.
CASE Construction Equipment has been producing wheel loaders since 1968 — “so we’re celebrating our 60th anniversary. Our wheel loaders are useful in a variety of material handling and construction applications-including scrap, waste, agriculture and road/commercial building construction. Our full-size product line features seven models ranging from 142 to 347 horsepower, and operating weights from 24,035 pounds up to 61,650 pounds. CASE wheel loaders were the first to evolve to selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology as engine emission regulations began earlier this decade. The emissions solution offered in these loaders, along with their engine, hydraulic and electrical systems provide the greatest combination of performance and fuel efficiency,” said Andrew Dargatz, brand marketing manager.
He noted specific factors that potential buyers in the scrap and waste industry should consider when choosing loaders for their application and they are: heat, size and visibility:
Heat: For applications involving paper or other combustible materials, using a wheel loader that emits lower engine temperature and that has built in components that support greater cooling, is important. CASE G Series wheel loaders, for instance, produce lower operating temperatures from the engine because SCR technology runs cooler than engine emissions solutions that require regeneration. The loaders also feature powerful cooling packages with auto-reversing fans which further reduce temperatures and discourage material buildup around the engine compartment, which can lead to heat buildup.
Size: The scrap and waste industries employ wheel loaders of all sizes. Rugged applications like those in auto recycling yards where car forks are used require wheel loaders in the 255-347 horsepower range, to best manage both the weight of the fork and the weight of the cargo carried. Counterweights may be required, depending on the size of the machine, to handle that specialized attachment. Similarly, consideration should be given to the type of linkage equipped on the loader. Many manufacturers, CASE included, offer a variety of linkages to match the application involved. Some scrap and waste applications may require extended reach (XR) to load trucks and bins of certain heights. Other situations may benefit from a Tool Carrier (XT) linkage, which focuses more on carrying loads on a level plane to improve reach and ability.
Visibility: When considering a loader, especially for a scrap application—when the operator must likely navigate various piles of materials and other equipment and vehicles, spend time in the cab and review the visibility of the machine to the rear, side, and toward the attachment. While most current models, CASE included, offer a variety of camera packages that feed into the operator’s monitor, the direct visibility allowed by the design of both the machine and its windows has a significant impact on the operator’s ability to navigate efficiently around the yard.
Doosan Infracore North America offers the new DL280-5 wheel loader. It is part of the popular category of 3- to 4-cubic-yard wheel loaders and is designed to provide operators with enhanced performance and comfort as well as increased uptime protection when working in general construction, scrap and waste-handling applications. The company also manufactures forks and attachments for moving and processing automobiles and scrap material, in typically severe environments, where zero downtime is a must.
The 172-horsepower DL280-5 is manufactured with a standard Z-bar lift-arm linkage which facilitates scooping, loading, and carrying. An exclusive feature of the loader is an optional wide fin radiator, which has a standard six fins per inch, and is available in a package with heavy-duty axles. The heavy-duty axles allow owners to use solid tires to improve uptime in applications where pneumatic tires are susceptible to puncture. An optional quick coupler allows users to easily change attachments, including buckets (general purpose, light material or multi-purpose) and pallet forks. The optional guarding package protects critical wheel loader components when working in harsh conditions and includes: an air-intake protection filter/screen, articulation area guards, axle seal guards, belly pan guards (front and rear), boom cylinder hose and tube guards, bucket cylinder guards, center hinge guards, drive shaft guard, headlight and taillight guards, heavy-duty front frame cover plate, steer cylinder guards, under cab guards, valve stem guards, windshield guards.
DL280-5 loaders come with a standard three-year subscription to Doosan telematics, which allows equipment owners and fleet managers to remotely monitor machine location, hours, fuel usage, engine idle versus work time and error codes, as well as engine and hydraulic temperatures. Machines can be monitored online and Doosan dealers can provide customer support by responding to machine warning messages and alerts, troubleshooting machine issues, and then sending a field service vehicle to help with repairs and deliver the proper parts. Other Doosan products include: crawler excavators, wheel excavators, articulated dump trucks, material handlers, log loaders and attachments.
“We strive to meet the needs of every customer. With our lines of wheel loader forks—including car body, 15.5 and 17.5 foot forks, crushing forks, the SAS Scorpion engine puller and extreme auto processor, we push the envelope of technology and brute strength,” Adam Lindley, sr. vice president, sales and marketing at SAS Forks, stated.
“Our constant product improvement goal and internal manufacturing process has helped us become the market leader in forks and attachments for the automotive recycling industry. We also work jointly with Builtrite Manufacturing to serve customers and continue to listen to their needs in developing new products so they can extract maximum profit from every car recycled. Our large line of forks allows customers to customize their loader as needed. SAS Long forks make it easy for customers to move vehicles while minimizing damage to the body,” Lindley added. SAS new super bumpers hold a vehicle’s plastic front bumper off the carriage, lessening the impact and damage caused by contact. SAS crushing forks are widely used for crushing, prying, loading and general movement of junk cars and trucks. SAS carboy forks are a light duty application for self-service yards looking to move cars in their yard.
SAS engine pullers make short work of the labor intensive process of pulling engines. The Scorpion engine puller will pull an engine and transmission in less than a minute and remove the dash with ease and allow the wire harness to be removed without loosening one bolt. The SAS extreme auto processor pulls the engine, transmission and complete wire harness without leaving the cab of the excavator. Lindley said the SAS Vulture wire extractor works great in late model yard applications. It allows a small mini-excavator or back hoe to remove left over wire from dashes and engine compartments without risk of ground person injury.
Published in the July 2018 Edition
