Chinese quarry operator opts for more Volvo excavators
Li Yu Shan Mining get ready to supplement existing B-Series fleet with new D-Series machines
SITUATED deep within the dense bamboo forests of Moganshan, in the Zhejiang province of Eastern China, is Li Yu Shan Mining Co Ltd. The company is renowned in the region for producing small and medium-sized aggregate (20–25mm and 50–60mm).
Li Yu Shan Mining have built a solid reputation as quarrying specialists, producing 1.5 million tonnes of material in 2015. A third of the company’s output is used as base material for the thousands of kilometres of high-speed railway tracks that criss-cross China.
Since 2010, the company has purchased seven EC210B and two EC240B excavators from local Volvo Construction Equipment dealers Zhejiang Liyang Machinery, based in Deqing.
The EC210B and EC240B machines are equipped with a high-strength boom and arm, allowing excavating depths of up to 6m (20ft). To maintain stability on the rocky terrain, the machines also feature robust X-shaped frames, made of high tensile steel, to ensure a long service life.
When purchasing the equipment, quarry operations manager Yuan Jian Zhong (pictured) was particularly impressed by the good fuel economy offered by the Volvo B-series excavators, which typically consume 14–15 litres/h.
‘Compared with competitor models that often average 19 litres/h, that translates into significant financial savings,’ he said.
Greater savings have allowed Li Yu Shan Mining to expand both their operations and their fleet. Recently, the company put down a RMB3 million (€400,000/US$450,000) deposit for the first three of a batch of 15 Volvo EC380D excavators for work on an upcoming project.
With more than 15 years’ experience of owning and operating quarry equipment, Mr Zhong is satisfied with his decision to choose Volvo. ‘I switched to Volvo on the advice of friends and colleagues who highlighted their better performance and after-sales service.’ he said.
Ensuring the machines remain in optimum working condition is the job of Zhejiang Liyang Machinery. Managing the maintenance of more than 1,000 machines in Zhejiang province alone, the Volvo dealership uses Volvo’s CareTrack remote telematics system to alert customers of impending maintenance deadlines.
‘This technology allows Volvo CE dealers to help customers extract an extra RMB200,000 (€26,600/US$30,000) out of the lifetime of a machine, even in the harsh conditions of a quarry,’ confirmed Cliff Zou, regional service manager at Volvo CE China.
