RESOURCE and waste management company FCC Environment has invested in a fleet of Cat 966 XE wheel loaders from Finning UK & Ireland after a trial reportedly revealed an annual fuel saving of more than £11,000 per machine.
Finning said the data showed that over a six-month period, the machines had achieved fuel savings of 29%. The Finning team held weekly catch ups to help FCC interpret the data provided through the Cat VisionLink software which monitors machine health.
Bill Stone, group plant manager at FCC Environment, said, “All manufacturers say that their machine is the best in class for fuel. We decided to put Finning to the test on its claim of between 20–30% savings and compared the three new Cat 966 XE wheel loaders against our current Cat 960s and worked out their average litres per hour. We were delighted to see fuel savings of 29% so they’ve more than exceeded expectations.”
Jonathan Davies, industry manager industrial & waste and paving at Finning, added, “When you’ve got a quarry working 2000 hours a year every penny counts. During the weekly call with the operations team at FCC, they bring any challenges to the table, and we work collaboratively with them to achieve the efficiencies they need.
“FCC went through a lot of analysis to see what the XE’s could deliver to their business and the fuel savings provided a compelling case to buy the three new Cat 966 XE wheel loaders. The XE really is a ‘full-fat’ machine with all the latest technology on it and a much more efficient powertrain.”
