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A CASE FOR ROADS
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 1107EX-D COMPACTOR, CASE OFFERS A FULL-SUITE OF MACHINES FOR EARTHWORKS ON ROAD PROJECTS, WITH DOZERS AND GRADERS THAT OFFER COMBINATIONS OF IDEAL SIZE, FEATURES AND POWER
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ravelling down a stretch of smooth tarmac, the last thing that people think about is what went into the building of that road - but ponder a moment and the enormity and complexity of the task can inspire awe. It all starts with the earthworks, of course, which form the foundation layers of any road. On top of this come several layers of material, and each needs to be spread out, flattened and smoothened to a specific level - or grade – and then compacted together in just the right way to provide firmness and support to the layer on top of it. The final asphalt layer is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg; with so much below it. The trick in getting a road right is to get its foundation and earthworks right. And this is where Case Construction Equipment comes in with its wide model portfolio. The CNH Industrial brand is among the few construction equipment makers out there to produce the entire range of machines for earthworks in roadmaking - from the powerful excavators and bulldozers to the precision motor graders and the heavy soil compactor. Having one brand supply all the vital equipment for a project through one dealer is always useful for contractors or rental companies, as the single source or one-stop-shop concept allows the fastest and most efficient aftermarket support. And
this is part of Case’s USP where roadmaking equipment is concerned. Zane Barnard, product specialist, Case Middle East and Africa, says: “When you’re doing earthworks on a road project, you can get your complete range of machines from us. Our excavators will dig out and lift the material from the surrounding areas of the proposed road and dump it where our dozers will push the material and spread it in the desired way to give the road its basic shape; our graders will then smoothen, level and contour every layer, and our rollers will do the compaction. “Starting off with the dozers, Case offers middle or small sized dozers equipped with PAT (Pitch, Angle, Tilt) blades. They do the land preparation, and bulk material moving if needed. The dozers also make light work of base material spreading. As the aggregate materials become smaller, we get a Case motor grader in to spread and cut material and build up our layers. For each layer, the Case compactor will run a pass and ensure good compaction. We then get to the final cut which is highly specialised and the grader is brought back into action,” Barnard explains. And to do all this, Case offers three dozers – the 1150L, 1650L and 2050M; three graders – the 845B, 865B and 885B, and a soil compactor – the 1107EX-D. Of these, the compactor is among the recent introductions in the Middle East. “We introduced the 1107EX-D in the region this year. It is a ‘made-in-India’ model, much like our very popular 570T and ST backhoe loaders. It’s a single drum compactor
