ESCORTS Backhoe Loader and Compactor Solution for Infrastructure Work in Palm Oil Plantations

 ESCORTS Backhoe Loader (with special features of 6-in-1 Bucket and ESCORTS Compactor which is multi-functional, to support operations in the palm oil industry to be more effective and efficient.

The palm oil industry sector is a fairly promising business sector and has good prospects for its supporting business actors. One of them is the heavy equipment sales business needed to support operations in the palm oil industry. This business has been run by PT Multi Equipment Indonesia (MEI) since 2021.

Although the Cov1d-19 pandemic hit almost every country which weakened the business sector. However, it does not apply to business actors in the palm oil industry sector.

This is a strong reason for PT MEI to establish and develop a business in the heavy equipment sales business, as one of the supporters in the palm oil industry in Indonesia.

Although it has only been running for about 3 years, PT MEI has a fairly good portfolio. In addition to being the owner of the MULTI brand (products: Material Handling Equipments & Mobile Lighting Tower). The company has also been trusted as an Authorized Distributor for products from international principal ESCORTS Construction Equipments.

President Director of PT Multi Equipment Indonesia Sun Paul said that his company supports operations in the palm oil industry sector in Indonesia which is currently a mainstay and strategic industry in supporting the national economy.

"We present two products that are very much needed in the palm oil plantation sector, namely the ESCORTS Backhoe Loader (with a special Bucket 6-in-1 feature and the largest power in its class) and the ESCORTS Compactor (a special HD Padfoot type with a soil scrubber, which is not owned by other competitors," he said, in a written statement received by the editorial team of Majalah Sawit Indonesia, some time ago.

Here is a brief specification of the ESCORTS Back Hoe Loader (ESCORTS DIGMAX 3EP). This unit has quite a lot of power, using a PERKINS engine, with an output of 100HP (the largest horsepower in its class). In addition, it is equipped with a special feature, BUCKET 6-in-1, which can function as loading, grabbing, digging, dozing, back-filling, and grading.

Other specifications are using a Loader Bucket with a size of 1.2m3 and a Backhoe Bucket with a size of 0.3m3. Second, this bucket specification can support greater productivity than competitors in the same class. Another thing, the ESCORTS Backhoe Loader unit (ESCORTS DIGMAX 3EP), is equipped with 4WD Wheel drive, and has a Heavy Duty Stabilizer support. What is no less interesting about this unit is that it has a comfortable Operator Cabin with air-conditioning & pneumatic seating + Front LED Lighting. The operator will feel comfortable and stay focused with the cabin cooler and will still be able to operate even at night, if needed to work or operate.

"The specifications above are the advantages of the ESCORTS Backhoe Loader unit (ESCORTS DIGMAX 3EP), compared to other products on the market," explained Paul.

As is known, in the palm oil plantation sector, large-scale management really needs heavy equipment to support jobs such as loading, grabbing, digging, dozing, back-filling, and grading.

In addition, the ESCORTS Compactor EC5511PD Unit is also available with the following specifications. This unit uses an engine with an output of 105HP @2200rpm with 34,498 kg Applied Force. Then supported by having a gradeability of 34%.

For the ESCORTS Compactor unit type EC5511PD, it is equipped with Pad Foot + unique HD Soil Scrapper features. And, there are two models available, namely EC5511XP & EC 5511PD (XP Variant + Padfoot & Soil Scrapper).

Needed in plantations and palm oil mills

In the palm oil plantation business sector in Indonesia, the last 10 years have experienced quite good development. Both in terms of productivity and land area which currently reaches 16.3 million ha (data from the Directorate General of Plantations - Ministry of Agriculture, 2019).

With this area, effective and efficient management is needed in order to continue to produce high production. It is unimaginable if the work is still done manually. So it requires heavy equipment so that the work is more effective and efficient.

However, in general, the use of heavy equipment in oil palm plantations still uses non-multifunctional equipment. For this reason, PT MEI offers heavy equipment that can be used for multiple functions, namely the ESCORTS Backhoe Loader (with a special 6-in-1 Bucket feature and the largest power in its class). This unit is multifunctional, so in terms of investment it will be less. Meanwhile, in terms of effectiveness it will be better because one operator can do various jobs with one unit of heavy equipment. Of course, this can be a consideration for business actors in investing in heavy equipment and can calculate the jobs that can be completed with just one unit of heavy equipment.

And, for the ESCORTS Compactor unit type EC551PD (special HD Padfoot type with soil scrubber), it is also very good in supporting the maintenance of plantation and production roads. With this tool, it will be more effective and efficient in the maintenance and construction of plantation and production roads. Which will later have a positive impact on the transportation of FFB. This is because the FFB transport vehicle no longer has obstacles when passing through the plantation and production roads, towards the palm oil mill.

The two units above are very much needed for work in the palm oil industry, both in the plantation and in the palm oil mill (PKS). Not to mention, when rejuvenating oil palm plantations also requires heavy equipment as support, as felling and land preparation, as well as production roads.

All work both in the plantation and palm oil mill requires the support of heavy equipment. And, the work can be completed well with the Backhoe Loader and Compactor units offered by PT MEI. With a sales network that is owned and spread across various regions, it makes it easier for oil palm plantation business actors to get their units.

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