DUMFRIES-based Vulture Recycling Equipment has standardised on the DX235LCR-7 reduced radius crawler excavator from Develon, for use with the company’s new Vulture 25 vehicle recycling kit.
The new Vulture 25 kit has been hailed as an exciting development in the field of recycling materials from scrapped vehicles, aimed at maximising the returns from each vehicle.
Comprising specially designed grab and hold down leg components, the Vulture 25 kit is supplied as standard on a modified DX235LCR-7 with track pads and a safety screen. The reduced radius configuration of the machine with a rear swing radius of just 1,724mm helps to overcome the lack of space working in crowded scrap and reclamation yards.
The 24.3-tonne DX235LCR-7 excavators for use with the VULTURE 25 kit are supplied by Castle Douglas-based Gordons Construction Equipment.
Develon explained that the process carried out by the model equipped with the Vulture 25 kit allows operators to ‘quickly separate more metals from the vehicles to maximise profits in a faster and more efficient way’. This allows users to strip components such as engines, transmissions, suspensions, axles, aluminium radiators and copper looms to ‘maximise profitability’.
Richard Stewart, MD of Vulture Recycling, said, “We have had good experience with the Develon DX235LCR-7 and several other Doosan excavators before that. The booms on these excavators have always proved very strong for carrying and manipulating the grabs and other components added as part of the Vulture recycling kit.
“The high operator comfort of the cab on the DX235LCR-7 complements the machine’s exceptional operational stability, providing excellent balance when manipulating vehicles and stripping components from them. The new grab and hold down leg designs, together with the wire recovery option are all different on the Vulture 25 kit, improving productivity with fast removal of engines, 1 & 2, alloy, wire and more.”
The DX235LCR-7 is powered by a DL06V six cylinder Stage V diesel engine, providing a power output of 141 kW (189 HP) at 1900 RPM.
Richard Stewart added, “Operators of the Vulture 25 kit on the Develon excavator much prefer the grab’s two ram design which is much easier to place like pliers on any component they want to remove rather than one fixed leg which is harder to place accurately. This grab is tough, very tough with many components from the brutal crushing industry plus it has been the subject of very significant testing and comes with CE marking, a handbook and a spares list.
“The rotator is very strong and quick in operation – essential for fast hour after hour throughput in the recycling yard. The wire recovery system offers a new tidy and time saving option, allowing users to recover even more.”
