The company is the official distributor for Tesmec USA. Tesmec, located in Alvarado, Texas manufacture a range of rock trenchers, bucket wheel trenchers, rock saws and rock hawg with a horse power range of 220 – 800.
Ditch Witch Australia has delivered a Tesmec TRS-1075 Hydrostatic Drive Bucket Wheel trencher to AJ Lucas Group for pipeline construction work in Australia. The Tesmec 1075 Bucket Wheel has proven to be the most efficient and productive bucket wheel of its class in the world, having successfully trenched in some of the most demanding conditions that pipeline contractors encounter.
The Tesmec 1075 Bucket Wheel has successfully produced mile after mile of trench to the satisfaction of numerous pipeline contractors. The Tesmec 1075 Bucket Wheel features a CAT C9 ACERT engine producing 335 hp at 2,150 rpm. This trencher is able to cut a maximum of seven feet deep with a selection of bucket cutting widths from 20 to 40 inches (508 – 1016 mm).
The company has also delivered a Tesmec M5 Mechanical Drive Rock Trencher to Reline Contracting for HDPE pipeline trenching in Queensland. The Tesmec M5 Mechanical Rock trencher is the first real change in the world of mechanical trenchers. The Tesmec M5 utilises a Caterpillar Torque Converter Drive Transmission with a much deeper stall ratio. This allows higher digging chain pull force and lower digging chain speeds than any power equivalent competitive unit. Coupled with the first true mechanical trencher “˜load control’ system, this unit has successfully out-produced, in hard rock, heavier competitive machines with 36 per cent greater engine horse power. Ditch Witch said that the M5 has many features to decrease service time, including a remote pendant control to aid in changing digging teeth.
For further information about Tesmec and Ditch Witch Australia visit Stand 26 at the APIA 2008 Convention, contact the Ditch Witch Head Office on (02) 9677 9011 or visit www.dwaus.com.au