Deep in African rainforests, there are several XCMG wood clamps opening their huge mouth and gripping giant logs with their teeth, doing the transport operation orderly with the help of the XCMG clamp loaders.

The worksite is located across the equator in Central Africa. It boasts rich timber resources with the forest coverage of 85%. XCMG clamp loaders are commonly seen here transporting wood.

“The humid and hot climate and dense vegetation in the tropical rainforest have created a muddy and narrow construction environment. We require products with strong off-road ability and extraordinary pass ability like XCMG does.” the project leader complemented while introducing the construction site.

“In 2010, the company began its wood production and proceeding business. We chose XCMG from the beginning. It is impeccable in terms of product reliability and operation performance, which boosts efficient production and has made a good start for our business.”

The tropical rainforest climate creates distinct dry and rainy seasons. Production is conducted in the dry season. High-intensity log transport operation are carried out for more than 12 hours a day in humid and hot environment, thus the reliability and performance requirements of equipment is obvious.

LW600KN clamp loader is an improved product based on the 6-ton flagship of XCMG loader. It has a strong horsepower output of 178kW and is more flexible with a wheelbase of 3350mm.

The upper clamp does complex actions such as lateral flattening and pulling of materials. It can be damaged easily when steering and walking on the rugged road. XCMG specially designed an articulated protection mechanism that protects the cylinder and the cylinder pipeline both at the same time.

XC360 clamp loader is designed for raw forest wood collecting and transferring. It strengthens the protection of the whole machine; the front axle is equipped with limited slip differential to enhance slip resistant.

“We chose XCMG not only for its product performance, but also for its good post-market support in Africa.” The project leader spoke the voice of the users.

There is indeed a lot of pressure to provide quality and in-time maintenance service to the equipment. Presently, the XCMG equipment onsite have served more than 4000 hours without major failures. XCMG service team inspects the equipment on time, sets up a well-preserved spare parts warehouse around the user’s construction site, and makes great effort to ensure the operation.

“Not only was the maintenance in a timely manner, XCMG service team could always answer patiently when we bumped into problems. They even provide training so we can deal with common issues. How thoughtful!”

XCMG will continue providing high-efficient engineering equipment and complete sets of solutions for users from various industries around the world.