For the title of "Best operator of the country"

In Moscow has passed the first stage of the competition, operators of road construction equipment

In Moscow on the territory of yacht-club "gals" was the first Russian stage of the competition, operators of road construction equipment, which is held annually in Europe for over 19 years.

The best cameramen of Russia fought for the title of national champion. For competitions chose compact wheeled excavator the new Volvo EW60C an operating weight of 5.7 tons, recently appeared on the Russian market. The advantage of this design is the ability to move on public roads. Digger-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a 61-horsepower turbodiesel Volvo D2 6H environmental Tier 4-Final, which has 12% more power than previous models classmates and 10% of the best efficiency. A function of lateral displacement of the jib-shaped design and its mounting on the machine allows the operator to use any attached equipment when working near steep walls and indoors.

The competition was marked by a great intensity of the struggle

The excavator speeds up to 30 km/h and equipped with a locking mechanism of the front axle for added stability when working on uneven surfaces. Standard equipment of machine includes Volvo's telematics system CareTrack software Matris. This technology allows you to remotely control the operation of the excavator, its performance, and also the state of components and assemblies. The operator's cabin became more spacious, and the rear view camera enhances visibility. When operating weight 5180 - 5850 kg, bucket capacity 0,07-0,27 m3 and maximum load capacity of 2800 kg, excavator develops breakout force of bucket kN 43,3, the flight of his arrow reaches 6 m and digging depth of 3.3 m. 

The contestants had to drive a short distance to the point of the exercise is to stop and using an ordinary tablespoon, is fixed on one of the teeth of the bucket, to pick up a tennis ball lying in a barrel with sand, transfer it to the log and lowered exactly into the existing hole. Its diameter is only slightly greater than the diameter of the ball.

   the winners of the contest

   in Total there were four balls. To offset the exercise was enough to lower into the hole three ball. Then the car should have driven to the original position and put the bucket on the rubber tire. Time exercise were recorded. For the errors not caught in the holes the balls were awarded a second penalty.

In the Moscow stage was attended by 34 of the operator of earthmoving equipment. The exercise proved challenging, as evidenced by numerous mistakes in the course of the competition. Contributed to the successful performance of the exercise the wind, flying from the river and the sun entering from behind the clouds, then again, hiding in the clouds. Of course, from accounts it is impossible to write off the excitement of each speaker. The results vary widely, but the will to win showed each of the participants.

the Results of three winners of the Moscow stage:

1st place: Vitaly Tekutiev, the company "AFM Mechanization", the result of 3:45

2nd place: Alexander Privalov, the company "Elcano", the result is 3:48

3rd place: Gennadiy Sobko, the company "Stroy MIP 1", the result 3:53

Vitaly Tekucheva and Alexander Privalov has all the chances to confirm their leadership and to become a Russian finalists. But first you need to wait for the results of the operators the following stages of the competition, which will be held in Saint-Petersburg and Krasnodar. Two operators who will show you the best time according to the results of competitions in Russian cities will get an opportunity to fight for the championship title at the European finals, which this year will be held in the Spanish city of Alicante.

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