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ADVERTORIAL

MONSTER EXCAVATOR

DELIVERED TO TREE FELLER

hop-em Tree Fellers in Benoni recently
purchased an all-new Sumitomo
Cexcavator from its supplier, and had
it painted a distinctive bright green colour.
Rather than the ordinary yellow paint
scheme of most other excavators, owner
David Kretzschmar wanted his equipment
to be easily recognisable in the field as
belonging to the company, as well as being
a specialist arborist machine - a tree fellers’
dream machine.
Having grown up in a tree felling and bush
clearing family, David’s first recollections
are of riding and sleeping in various types
of plant equipment and trucks; there is little
he does not know about plant equipment.
Along with his brothers Malcolm and Karl,
they can all operate any type of machine
with their eyes closed.

Green machine
According to David, it is also the reason why
he chose a Sumitomo excavator from one of
the country’s largest equipment suppliers,
ELB Equipment. “We know how important
it is to have equipment that won’t let you
down when you’re in the field and far from
home. Just like the other Sumitomo we
have been operating for over four years
effortlessly and reliably, we expect that the
latest Sumitomo SH210-6 to be similarly
tough and reliable for decades to come.
“What’s more, ELB Equipment will be
there right beside us – just like they always
have been with the other machine and
through the process of buying our new one
– from planning to procurement, finance team effort, ensuring that every detail was reliability, award winning fuel consumption,
and delivery. These guys deal with us at our correct. Even the model excavator delivered easy maintenance and access to accessories
level and provide us with the kind of service with the machine was painted in exactly and after sales services through ELB
we want and need, where nothing is too the same colour, and accurate to the last Equipment. They are most popular in
much trouble and we are not just seen as millimetre. mining, construction, forestry and bush
a number. “The Kretzschmar brothers are passionate clearing where they either use their bulk to
“Even our enquiry about changing the about trees, passionate arborists and push trees over or excavate them with their
colour to our bright green choice was passionate about equipment. What better roots, all depending on the needs of the
met with enthusiasm and a can-do spirit way to express this than to choose green property owner.
- nothing was too much effort. This was for the colour of their latest machine and as
particularly special on the day of delivery their recently adopted company colour.” Saving trees
of our big green machine, with everyone He adds that the Sumitomo SH210-6 Contrary to popular belief, arborists like
present at the event bursting with pride. is one of the country’s most popular David usually do their utmost to save
The excavator shares its name ‘Fifi’ with excavators due to its legendary Japanese valuable trees through careful pruning,
the youngest member of tying, root containment and
our family, Malcolm’s baby supporting trees with cables
daughter Phoebe, or Fifi as she and other techniques. Rather
is known.” than chopping trees down,
they first discuss options with
Love trees customers and try to preserve
ELB Equipment’s Keon Kardolus them – especially indigenous
acknowledges the superb ones. Only as a last resort, or if
efforts of the team involved trees are invader species, will
in painting and delivering the axe be brought out.
what is probably the country’s
most distinctive tree felling www.elbequipment.com
excavator. It was an all-round www.chopem.co.za n

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