![]() There’s been only one challenge, Clearwater says with a laugh. Since arriving via ship, the KMC 500P has been in high demand. Priestly and two company operators viewed the KTEG line and were impressed with the KMC 500P. The Coreum is an exhibition and testing site that features over 50 brands of machinery and technology. The video was taken from a drone GoPro camera. Priestly became aware of KTEG after travelling to the Coreum, near Frankfurt, Germany. Silo Comes down with the help of Christopher Construction of Bluffton, Iowa. It’s minutes with the OilQuick coupler.Ĭurrently, the KMC 500P is in Ottawa, dismantling the roof of an airplane hangar, says Connie Clearwater, Priestly Demolition’s communications director. Thirty minutes to an hour, under ideal conditions, are typically required to assemble a high-reach excavator. “There’s much quicker in and out times,” Priestly says. A fun day of Silo Tipping-Sorry Family.I didn't have the camera ready when the North Silo came down.-I wish you could feel the ground shaking like we did. Road closings, or the use of parking lots, are often required. The KMC 500P’s value cannot be overstated in tight urban settings.Īssembling a high-reach machine in a building-dense, narrow-street city isn’t easy. and divisions in Alberta and Virginia, Priestly does a lot of work in downtown Toronto and across North America. Fitted with an OilQuick coupler, the machine can be assembled within minutes.īeyond the speedy aspect, the process is safer because a technician is no longer needed to hook up or disconnect pins or hydraulic lines, Priestly says. COURTESY CONNIE CLEARWATER AND AMANDA STICKWOOD - The KMC 500P is built on a Hitachi excavator base, has a 52,600 kilogram operating weight, 28-metre reach and can carry a 3,000 kilogram attachment. Used on excavators, OilQuick allows operators to rapidly change between work tools, such as a hydraulic hammer or magnet, steel shears, sorting grapple, compactor or sorting bucket. So switching from a high-reach boom to a standard boom is a quick process. “The coupler acts like a magnet,” Priestly says. Priestly wouldn’t say what it cost but did indicate it will pay for itself quickly.įitted with an OilQuick coupler, the machine can be assembled within minutes. The KMC 500P is built on a Hitachi excavator base, has a 52,600 kilogram operating weight, 28-metre reach and can carry a 3,000 kilogram attachment. KTEG stands for Kenki Technology Group, a jointly-funded company based in Germany and owned by Hitachi Construction Machinery and Kiesel Technology.ĬOURTESY CONNIE CLEARWATER AND AMANDA STICKWOOD - KTEG stands for Kenki Technology Group, a jointly-funded company based in Germany and owned by Hitachi Construction Machinery and Kiesel Technology. “The KMC 500P removes the need for multiple machines onsite,” says Ryan Priestly, company owner and CEO. The machine, the first one to operate in Canada, required only about four hours from arrival at the site, including setup, taking apart the silo and being reloaded on the transport truck. ![]() This past summer, Priestly Demolition began using its KTEG KMC 500P demolition excavator, taking down a concrete silo in record time. German engineering is demolishing the competition.
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