Liebherr has helped optimise operations in Canada thanks to its R992 crawler excavator being used by L. Walter & Sons Excavating.
Based in Ontario, southern Canada, L. Walter & Sons Excavating currently operates a solid rock quarry with particularly challenging working conditions, including the extraction of heavy materials of 2.2 t/m3 density, large-size blocks and abrasive rock.
The R 992 crawler excavator has been described as the “obvious strategic choice” due to tailor-made performance for difficult environments.
The machine’s main purpose, Liebherr said, is loading 40-tonne articulated dumper trucks which can be done in three passes – attesting to the R992’s power and efficiency.
The machinery was chosen by L.Walter & Sons Excavating as it fit project requirements – with the R 992 being fitted with a 7.2m boom and a bucket with a 6.2 cubic metre capacity and width of 2,300mm.
This was something appreciated by the team at L. Walter & Sons Excavating – helping to reduce wait time and operating costs.
“What won us over was the combination of power, speed, reliability and production quality. The R 992 checks all these boxes: it offers impressive power, very short cycle times and a perfect finished design,” vice-president Matt Walter said.
Designed for the most challenging environments in the extraction sector, the generation 6.2 R 992 crawler excavator features significant improvements in terms of diesel consumption and operator assistance functions.
With an operating weight of 94 tonnes, the R 992 has established itself as a stable and powerful machine. In addition to its technical capabilities, it incorporates functionalities designed with operators and their safety in mind, including a spacious operator’s cab.
The R 992 is part of a new range of large-capacity Liebherr crawler excavators designed for intensive applications, especially in the mining and quarrying extraction sectors and in bulk earthmoving.
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