HPE Africa , exclusive distributors in southern Africa for Hyundai Construction Equipment , recently launched its new 20t-class crawler excavator , the Hyundai R200LC-9S , in South Africa .
With an operating weight of 19.1t and a heavy-duty 0.90m ³ bucket , the R200LC-9S is specifically designed to
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meet the demanding requirements of the plant hire , civil engineering , construction , agriculture and scrap handling industries .
According to Alex Ackron , managing director of HPE Africa , “ Feedback from the local market highlights a demand for fuel efficient equipment and Hyundai
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Construction Equipment has responded to this need with the launch of the new R200LC-9S . Due to improved fuel efficiency , when compared to competitors ’ offerings in this class , customers can save up to 80 % of their capital expenditure in diesel costs over 12 000 hours of a machine ’ s service .”
The long undercarriage design ensures greater stability in arduous operating conditions . As part of the launch process , HPE Africa placed an R200LC-9S demonstration unit on site with one of the largest fleet owners of water and earth moving equipment in South Africa . Over a 14-day period , the machine built gravel stockpiles and loaded this material into tipper trucks . Fuel consumption was carefully monitored by HPE Africa ’ s technical staff and verified by the client , and at
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the end of the 14 days , the R200LC-9S achieved an average fuel consumption significantly below the expected nine litres an hour .
The series has low maintenance requirements and comes with the Hyundai factory offering of a twoyear / 3 000-hour warranty as standard on the series . The R200LC-9S excavator also comes standard with Hyundai ’ s computer aided power optimisation ( CAPO ) system , which allows the operator to select preferences for boom or swing priority , power mode and optional work tools .
The excavator offers three operating modes : P ( power max ) mode , which maximises machine speed and power ; S ( standard ) mode , which provides a reduced , fixed rpm ; and E ( economy ) mode , which provides precise hydraulic flow and engine power based on load demand .
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