Using a Komatsu PC210LC excavator, an FEI Contracting operator moves a bucket of dirt, then compacts it after switching to a compaction wheel attachment. “We equip (our Komatsu excavators) with quick couplers so that we can easily change from buckets to compaction wheels and back,” said Owner Jason Franceschelli. “The Komatsu excavators’ hydraulic power is effective for running whatever we put on them.”
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Komatsu is excavator of choice While Franceschelli does not recall exactly when he bought his first Komatsu excavator, he vividly remembers his initial reaction to it. “It was sometime in the early 2000s,” he posited. “We had an array of competitive machines at the time and were in the market for a mid-size trackhoe. We decided to try a PC300. It outperformed the other brands we were using. Production was clearly better, and Komatsu has been our excavator of choice ever since.” FEI Contracting currently owns a PC400LC it uses for mass excavation and deep utility digs. It utilizes a Tier 4 Final 51,000-pound-plus PC210LC-11 for shallower trenches, footings and other general tasks.
“Both give us fast cycle times, so our productivity is very good,” said Franceschelli. “That goes for all applications because we use them for more than digging. We equip them with quick couplers so that we can easily change from buckets to compaction wheels and back. The Komatsu excavators’ hydraulic power is effective for running whatever we put on them.” Continued . . .
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