JPE has purchased two new Doosan DL450 wheel loaders and a DL420, as well as new Doosan DX225LC and DX380LC crawler excavators for use in its recycling and waste handling operations across the Midlands.
JPE managing director Steve Birch said: “We were very impressed by the 5-machine package offered by Murley and Doosan. The Doosan range of equipment provides the performance and specifications required for the large majority of the work we carry out and this has been supported by excellent back -up from Murley.”
Operations manager Dave Rogers added: “Our operators are very pleased with the new Doosan machines and have remarked on how comfortable and smooth they are to drive and the excellent hydraulics on the machines. The Doosan machines will offer a very good return on investment.”
Currently working together at the Tamworth operation, JPE has purchased the two new Doosan DL450 wheel loaders for general material handling in the stockyards and lorry loading areas at the its Midlands locations. With 224kW of power at 1900 rpm provided by the Cummins QSM11 diesel engine and equipped with a large bucket, the DL450 offers a maximum capacity of 4.5m3. In addition, the DL450 has a static tipping load with bucket of 19.95t (at maximum reach with a straight frame) and a height at bucket pivot point of 4.52m. The turning radius at the bucket edge on the DL450 is 6.85m.
The new DL420 wheel loader (pictured below) is being used for loading work at the JPE operation at Tamworth in Warwickshire, where the company runs a washing plant producing recycled aggregates. 
The DL420 offers a static tipping load with bucket of 18.9t (at maximum reach with a straight frame) and a height at bucket pivot point of 4.35m. Equipped with a standard bucket tipped forward at 45°, the dump height is 3.08m and the dump reach is 1.27m. The turning radius at bucket edge is 6.98m at the maximum steering angle of 40°.
JPE managing director Steve Birch commented: “With a bucket capacity of 4.0 m3, the DL420 is the perfect machine for this job and offers an excellent combination of high productivity, ease of handling, power, serviceability and durability.”
The Doosan DX225LC and DX380LC crawler excavators are being used for recycling work on a major earthmoving project in the area. Powered by a 6-cylinder Doosan turbocharged diesel engine providing 110kW at a maximum governed speed of 1900 rpm, the DX225LC has an operating weight of 21.5t and a maximum digging depth of 5.76m.
The 38t DX380LC offers digging force over the bucket of 21.7t and over the arm 17.3t.
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