new equipment
While the modified Kubota RTV-X900s are suitable for use in all types of underground mining
operations, the base vehicles are also used on the surface.
The RTV-X900 dash is clean and neat, ensuring easy operability.
satisfaction,” says SPE marketing manager
Robert Keir. “All of the RTVs — both
the base vehicles and those modified by
Maubra — have diesel engines,” he adds.
“As a Japanese company, Kubota ensures
that its equipment complies with the
applicable European emissions regulations,
and obviously with underground
operations, the emissions are very
important because of ventilation and air
circulation. The RTV-X900 is actually Tier
2-compliant, while the Kubota excavators,
which are also used on the mines, are Tier
3-compliant and Tier 4-ready.”
Easy operations
All Maubra vehicles are delivered with a 1 000-hour or one-year
warranty as standard.
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The RTV-X900’s durability and strength
ensure ease of maintenance over the
long term, making the vehicle particularly
suitable for harsh operating conditions and
ensuring that it requires considerably less
maintenance than a regular bakkie. The
lack of a clutch and brake pads or shoes, as
well as a simple yet rugged three-cylinder
engine, ensures minimal breakdowns
as well as easy operation, allowing even
inexperienced drivers to learn how to drive
the RTV-X900 quickly and easily. The
robust safety measures also ensure that
drivers can operate the vehicles both safely
and comfortably over extended periods.
Clarke adds that while the Kubota
RTVs are suitable for use in all types of
underground mining operations, they
are also used on the surface. “While the
modified Kubota RTV-X900 is most at
home deep underground, the unmodified
base vehicle, compact yet potent, is
equally effective on the surface,” he says.
In addition to the durable RTV series,
Kubota’s extensive and diverse range of
equipment includes excavators, tractor-
loader backhoes (TLBs), compact and
agricultural tractors, diesel engines, and
generators, designed to suit a wide range
of applications.
Additional safety features
All Maubra 4 × 4 products are equipped
with a spring-applied hydraulic release