R. Heatrick Ltd., a recycling and demolition contractor based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom, has purchased a Terex Ecotec TTS 518T trommel, with Terex reporting the firm was impressed by the device’s performance after an extensive testing stage.
Established in 1969, when founder Robert Heatrick invested in a Ford backhoe loader to undertake drainage contracts for local businesses in the Armagh area, the company grew and began to diversify into civil engineering, completing many projects in Northern Ireland.
Since acquiring Skipway Waste Management & Recycling in 2012, the company has grown its market share in the recycling and demolition sectors, securing contracts throughout the U.K. The company now has a fleet of nearly 60 trucks and skip loaders and is described by Teres as “a familiar sight on Northern Irish roads.”
R. Heatrick received a prototype of TTS 518T trommel and agreed to put it through its paces over a period of a few months. Terex Ecotec’s smallest trommel to date, the model has been designed to offer operators “unrivalled application flexibility, production rates and serviceability,” says Terex.
“During our testing we used a variety of materials including stone, timber and other waste, and we never ceased to be amazed at its efficiency and performance,” says Trevor Heatrick. “We can change the drum very quickly, in a matter of minutes compared to maybe two days’ work on a competitor’s trommel; the drum simply lifts out with the aid of a forklift and can be replaced by a different sized one from another manufacturer, so we can easily integrate it into our existing trommel fleet.”
Adds Heatrick, “Another major benefit of the Terex Ecotec trommel is being fitted with tracks as opposed to wheels, so maneuverability is better. It can be packed up in 10 minutes and tracked on to a low loader to transport it to another of our sites – we use it in our quarries, in our waste facility in Belfast and in the yard at Portadown where it can be offloaded and put to use in next to no time.”
He concludes his praise of the trommel by saying, “It is a very versatile and compact machine that is very easy on fuel. We’re running it for 12 hours a day [and] I reckon we are using just 10 gallons of diesel.”
The TTS 518T was supplied and delivered by Terex Ecotec’s Northern Ireland dealer, Quarry & Recycling Solutions (QRS), headed up by Dougie Watt. It was Watt’s first sale since being appointed just a few days previously.
“We have dealt with Dougie in the past, before his appointment by Terex Ecotec, so we had every confidence that he would continue to support us going forward with the new trommel,” says Heatrick. “When we had the machine on testing, we recommended some changes and refinements to improve its performance; they took those suggestions on board and the modifications were implemented in due course, so we knew exactly what we were investing in.”
Terex Ecotec says the TTS 518T is equipped with a Stage V/Tier 4 engine and “the latest intelligent screening technology” to deliver a superior and cost-efficient end product. The trommel, available in both tracked and wheeled platforms, is “highly versatile—it can screen a variety of material including compost, biomass, soil, gravel and waste,” says Terex.
The TTS 518T provides a total screening area of 23 square meters (247 square feet) and features what Terex calls an “intelligent feed control system [that] continually monitors the machine, adjusting the feeder speed to optimize screening performance and throughput.”
The feeder has also been designed as a slide-out cassette that allows for easy maintenance and quick and simple belt changing, says Terex Ecotec. The clear tunnel area underneath the feeder prevents material build up and allows any material in this area to drop directly onto the ground.
Terex Ecotec is part of the wider Terex Materials Processing group, which designs and makes wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, including slow, medium and high-speed shredders, trommel and recycling screens, material handlers, metal separators and conveyors.
Source: https://www.cdrecycler.com/article/autocar-big-truck-rental-team-up/