Specially-configured Terex-Atlas loader

Archiv – Stonegrave Aggregates, part of the UK-based John Wade Group, has installed a specially-configured Terex-Atlas loader at its fast-expanding recycling facility in Aycliffe.
The new 17-tonne Atlas 1705MI is a ’hybrid’ combining the base of a standard Atlas 1705 mobile (wheeled) excavator with the elevating cab and controls of a conventional Atlas ’MI’ handling machine.Stonegrave Aggregates, part of the UK-based John Wade Group, has installed a specially-configured Terex-Atlas loader at its fast-expanding recycling facility in Aycliffe.
The new 17-tonne Atlas 1705MI is a ’hybrid’ combining the base of a standard Atlas 1705 mobile (wheeled) excavator with the elevating cab and controls of a conventional Atlas ’MI’ handling machine. The aim is to provide a machine with the greatest possible versatility.
With its short, conventional boom and stick arrangement, the 1705MI is compact enough to operate inside the company’s busy reception/sorting shed where reach and height are not the prime requirements. The machine also has the strength and robustness of a conventional excavator, and is able to operate with a variety of front-end equipment for other re-handling, loading and even digging duties. It is equipped with a generator for magnet operation and auxiliary hydraulics for other attachments; all of these can be changed rapidly using a hydraulic quick-attach facility.
At Stonegrave Aggregates’ recycling base in Aycliffe, the material handler is used for sorting the bulk of incoming material and provides a healthy flow of feed for the main shredder. In addition, it can be switched to other duties for loading different materials, using the appropriate attachments such as magnets, grabs or buckets. The front blade, chosen in place of more conventional outriggers, is even used for cleaning up in the yard.
The recycling facility is adjacent to Aycliffe Quarry which produces 50 000 to 75 000 tonnes per month of crushed aggregates for the local construction industry, with a further 10 000 tonnes per month of recycled crushed aggregate material being recovered from incoming waste. The total intake of mixed waste material for recycling is between 15 000 and 20 000 tonnes per month, of which around 75% is sorted, extracted and re-used.