Safer surface production
An Avant 750 compact wheeled loader, supplied by local dealer Avant Equipment of Glastonbury, has proved to be a suitable tool for a Somerset-based manufacturer of rubber play surfaces.
Star Rubber Environmental transforms black rubber chips from old truck and bus tyres into TigerMulch, a decorative and hard wearing surfacing material.
The company had been using a 4 m reach telehandler for all its external and internal handling activities but it was far too large for the efficient loading of raw material into the feed hopper inside the production building.
The Avant has since proved to be suitable for the application thanks to its compact dimensions, articulated chassis and impressive driver visibility which allow it to work safely in the tight access area involved. To enable it to easily reach the high level feed hopper, Star Rubber has equipped its Avant with a large toe-tip bucket which can fill the hopper in just three passes.
