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Originally Posted by Kevin McCusker
Thank you for the valuable info on the Kobelco.We run two 70' UHD Hitachi excavators. They have made our jobs safer and more efficient than we expected, but I don't see a 208' machine being practical in the states.
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Kevin,
What company do you work for? And what kind of HRD excavators do they use?
About the SK3500D; 2 years ago everyone said the 40/50mtr. machines were also not considered practical. Now 2005, some 70 40mtr machines and 12 50mtr machines are sold . And the industry is asking for even higher machines. Early 2006 we will see another 60mtr+ HRD machine. Also higher options are being calculated at this moment.
Everyone thinks the problem of these big machines is transport, but how many big cranes are transported. If a crane can get there, so does this SK3500D. In Europe and Japan the cities are a lot more difficult then in most parts of the US. And companies there (Europe and Asia) transport 50/60m machines as if they were 20tonne machines.
If one is sold in the US, others will follow (the US is still far behind on HRD use)