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Niche construction company finds success with Takeuchi 紧凑的设备

A construction company that started two years ago is building a name for itself as the go-to for a niche demand in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario's cottage country.

多伦多地锚公司. 擅长螺旋桩(螺旋锚), screw piles, 螺旋墩和螺旋柱), which are used in foundation and ground-anchoring systems to shore existing structures and provide secure load capacity for new construction. 该公司由丹尼尔·加菲尔德和迈克·多内尔创立.

“我们都有基金会的工作经验, 当我们发展其他与基金会相关的公司时, 建筑商敦促我们进入螺旋桩行业, as they thought we would be a good fit for developing a company that specializes in this kind of work,加菲猫解释道. "Helical piles are a deep foundation system you use when you encounter bad ground conditions or need to achieve high loads - there are lots of different applications for them."

Since a great deal of the work is done on properties within the GTA with tight footprints – especially in downtown Toronto – getting the right 紧凑的设备 to tackle these projects was vital for the company's success.

选择合适的设备

当地球之锚成立时, Garfield wanted the company to operate a fleet of equipment from a single manufacturer since in a previous company that Garfield ran, 他的车队依赖多家制造商, 哪个不理想.

"It was frustrating going to three companies for service, and the service was horrible. So, I wanted to find a company that I knew could service me and had a good warranty," says Garfield.

After reviewing the various options available, Earth Anchor selected Takeuchi 紧凑的设备. 加菲猫很乐意购买竹内的设备, as he knew of the company's reputation for building dependable equipment in Europe and Japan.

"We wanted to find the most reliable machines with the best service and that had the smallest footprint. 竹内提供了一系列紧凑的产品，”他说.

当看到其他制造商的紧凑型选择, Garfield says many options were two inches wider than the Takeuchi options.

“每一寸土地对我们来说都很重要, especially working in downtown Toronto – 34 inches to 36 inches is a big difference," he says.

地球锚购买了四个小型挖掘机 (TB210R, TB225R, TB370CR and TB2150) and the TL8R2-CR 紧凑型履带装载机.

"The TB225R is a great machine for us because it's the only two-and-a-half ton with retractable tracks. And it's got a massive tail swing, which allows us to have a heavy drive on the front end. 如果你看这台机器，它很长很窄. 它有43英寸宽，可以扩展到4英尺9英寸. 刀片就在机器的正前方, 当你面前有一个螺旋钻时，哪个可以起到稳定器的作用, 尾巴在后面很远的地方, 给你一个很好的平衡力. 这是一台非常稳定的机器. That's just one of the machines we use almost every day, and we're delighted with it,加菲猫说.

The machine's all-welded frame is another key feature for Earth Anchor. "It's one frame, so the amount of pushing and pulling power is just phenomenal,加菲猫说.

附件的优势

All of their 小型挖掘机 are equipped with Eskridge auger drives and have varying capacities for the types of helical piles they can install.

“我们从5岁开始,000英尺-磅的扭矩到90,000英尺-磅的扭矩, 扭矩和容量是相关的," 加菲尔德解释说.

The excavators also have bucket attachments that are used to remove obstructions and a Rototilt to hold larger diameter piles in place. While those are the current attachments used on the 小型挖掘机, Garfield says that he sees the company purchasing other attachments for additional applications.

The hydraulic flow and pumps installed on the Takeuchi 小型挖掘机 were another reason Earth Anchor opted for this equipment.

"The TB370CR has a ton of flow and a ton of psi, which for a seven-ton machine to have a flow of 31.7gpm, 3550psi非常罕见. To get that kind of flow, you would have to go to a 12-ton excavator,加菲猫说. "With the TB2150, it allows us to run a larger head because of the flow. The 2150 has a flow of 60 GPM, and that will be running our 90K head."

地球之锚最小的挖掘机, the TB210R, 有一个公司喜欢利用的独特功能.

"The cool feature of the TB210R is that you can actually run hydraulic lines from the machine legally, 你还可以把机器当作电源, 我们有一个手持式螺旋钻, 我们把那个小210带到现场, 连接一些线路, 我们把它连接到机器上, 它运行我们的手持式螺旋钻,加菲猫说.

The TL8 紧凑型履带装载机 is also used for various job site applications.

"We primarily use the track loader for loading and unloading material. 但我们也有3万英尺.-lb. 履带装载机的扭矩螺旋钻头. We use it in some drilling applications because they're fairly narrow, under six feet. 它会让我们陷入困境. 我们在做一些挖掘工作时也会用到它. We use it to move concrete and other materials down laneways,加菲猫说.

可靠的服务

韦德娱乐1946's reputation for reliable service was another factor in deciding to opt for building a fleet of Takeuchi equipment.

"韦德娱乐1946 has been great with servicing us, especially with their warranty,” Garfield says.

He adds that 韦德娱乐1946 being a nationwide dealer is also extremely important.

“他们可以从加拿大各地调来产品. When you deal with an independent dealer, you can only grab from what they have in stock. 有了韦德娱乐1946，这就容易多了，”加菲尔德说.

建设美好未来

Earth Anchor has been very satisfied with the Takeuchi 小型挖掘机' performance and doesn't expect that to change.

"First of all, 他们是可靠的, 所以我们知道是-20℃还是+30℃, 机器启动的可能性很大. They've allowed us to get into places inaccessible to other machines. 因为它的紧凑性和发动机液压系统的容量, they have allowed us to put on larger drill heads than you would typically see on these kinds of machines. 我们的停机时间很短. If there's an issue, which is rare, 韦德娱乐1946 comes and fixes it immediately,加菲猫说.

地球主播的口号是“寻找好土地”,，以及它的竹内(Takeuchi)紧凑型设备, the company will definitely be able to achieve this for its customers.

“我们的业务是基于有限访问的工作. So, 如果工作很糟糕，很紧张, 你需要大容量的桩, 你需要专业地设计和执行它, 那就是我们的首选了,加菲猫说.