Recycling firm pleased with new JCB Wastemaster
M Collard Waste Management Services impressed with performance of JCB 550-80 Loadall telehandler
HAMPSHIRE-based M Collard Waste Management Services Ltd have purchased one of the first new JCB 550-80 Wastemaster Loadall telescopic handlers to go into action for heavy-duty materials handling at their waste-recycling facility in Yately.
Supplied by local dealers Greenshields JCB, the new JCB 550-80 Wastemaster has been purpose-built by the equipment manufacturer in response to customer demand for a machine with greater lift performance at reach and rapid loading cycles.
The 550-80 Wastemaster, which features an 8m lift height and 5-tonne maximum lift capacity, is JCB’s highest-capacity Loadall and has been specifically designed for bulk-handling operations in heavier-duty waste applications.
Mick Collard, director of M Collard Waste Management Services, said: ‘We have previously bought second-hand equipment, but when we saw the new JCB 550-80 Wastemaster being demonstrated we knew it was the model we wanted.
‘It is a front-line machine that is used extensively and without it we wouldn’t be able do the job as effectively. The waste industry is a very hard environment and we need machines that can cope with this terrain. JCB have met our needs and got it right with the 550-80 Wastemaster.’
Powered by either a 100hp (74 kW) or 130hp (97kW) engine, the machine boasts a highly capable transmission, 140 litres/min Variflo hydraulics and Hiflow pipework for optimized cycle times and auxiliary service performance. It also features noise reduction, improved visibility, air-conditioning and reversible-fan cooling.
The company is particularly impressed with the reversible-fan cooling feature on the 550-80WM, which it has already used several times. Reversible-fan cooling helps prevent overheating caused by dust collecting in the radiator, which is a major problem for the waste industry. Traditionally, to clear dust an operator would have to stop and leave the machine to use a compressor. With the JCB 550-80 Wastemaster, however, a single button activates the system.
