Reilly pumps it up with Mercedes-Benz Arocs 8x4 06 October 2014

Reilly Concrete Pumping, the UK's largest privately-owned concrete transport firm, has taken delivery of the country's first Euro 6 truck-mounted concrete pump – an 8x4 Mercedes-Benz Arocs.

The Arocs 3240 was specified with the 394bhp straight-six engine, driving through a Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated transmission, and will work from the company's St Helens headquarters.

St Helens depot manager Paul Beard says the new truck is capable of delivering 140m3 of concrete at distances of up to 41 metres via a five-section RZ folding boom, built by Italian specialist Cifa and fitted by UK agent, Danfords of Eardisland.

Reilly – which has worked on some of the UK's biggest construction projects, including the BBC's Media City – runs a fleet of 40 truckis, all but four of which are by Mercedes-Benz.

The biggest is a five-axled, V8-powered Actros 4151 supplied by Ciceley last year. That truck started as an 8x4 but had its chassis extended and an extra axle fitted to accommodate its huge pumping unit.

Equipped with a 52-metre boom, also by Cifa, this truck is capable of delivering 180m3 at the point of discharge.

"Mercedes-Benz is definitely our chassis of choice: its vehicles are always well built and fit for purpose," confirms Beard.

"But the new Arocs was clearly designed as a construction chassis and appears particularly well suited to our application," he continues.

"Ground clearance is excellent, while the frame is both tough and flexible, and there's lots of space for body and ancillary attachments. The cab is very well appointed too."

Beard makes the point that mobile concrete pumps are expensive pieces of equipment and have to work hard over a long lifecycle to repay the investment.

"Mercedes-Benz chassis have proved themselves to be well up to the task in our fleet – a few of our vehicles are eight years old, still working hard and performing well," he says.

Reilly's latest fleet addition arrived via the Bolton branch of reigning Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer of the Year Ciceley Commercials.

Author
Brian Tinham

Related Companies
Ciceley Commercials Ltd
Cifa SrL
Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd

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