CONSTRUCTION waste management and material recycling specialist Leedale has snapped up a new HD Hyundai HL960A wheel loader.
The Alfreton, Derbyshire-based business delivers a complete demolition waste management and haulage service. The company sorts, crushes and screens waste material from contractors, builders and landscapers, creating a range of recycled materials from MOT Type 1 aggregate to topsoil.
At present, all this material is recycled within the Alfreton HQ site, though MD Oliver Walkup has plans to develop a network of satellite recycling yards. The company operates a fleet of more than 80 trucks, which transport the material to and from the recycling yard. The fleet includes tippers, grab lorries, sweepers and general haulage vehicles.
Leedale also has a growing number of crawler excavators and wheel loaders, along with crushing and screening machinery. Having invested in its first HD Hyundai in 2021, through local dealer Willowbrook Plant, the company has now moved exclusively to the manufacturer for its loading equipment.
It has excavators from 1-30 tonnes and the HD Hyundai fleet includes two HX130A LCR crawlers, two HX140A L models, one 30-tonne HX300A L, and the new HL960A wheel loader. While the excavators are primarily used to feed crushers and screens, the wheel loader is utilised for stockpiling material within the recycling operation and keeping the unloading areas clear for tipper trucks. The firm employs two separate crushing plants and two screens to process the waste.
While Leedale has a team of engineers for the truck fleet, the company outsources the service and maintenance of the HD Hyundai machinery. It has been impressed with HD Hyundai’s Hi-MATE telematic monitoring system, which provides a real-time update of machine health, location and performance.
“We use the Hi-MATE system all of the time,” said Mr Walkup. “We monitor fuel consumption, service requirements and operating faults. Recently we found a machine with six fault codes through Hi-MATE. Willowbrook was on site within the same day and they managed to fix all of the problems. It’s a really great system.”
The new HL960A replaced a slightly larger HL970A, as the 19.5-tonne model is said to provide a better fit for the Alfreton operation, while providing the same levels of productivity. Powered by a Stage V 168kW (225hp) Cummins B6.7 diesel engine, the HL960A has been designed to work with 2.9-3.3m3 buckets, depending on material weight.
All HD Hyundai loaders are available with the firm’s Advanced Around View Monitoring (AAVM) system. The system incorporates Intelligent Moving Object Detection (IMOD) and the loader has a reverse drive radar, to detect obstacles in all light conditions.
