The Site

A tricky site near the M54 motorway required the use of UK7.  This lightweight low ground pressure vehicle is compact, robust and ideal for use on soils with marginal stability and bearing capability.

The site, situated close to the M54 motorway, is an area of wet boggy ground that has a metre thick crust covering it.  This allows vehicular access but once the crust has been removed it cannot support heavy machinery. Across this site were also wide drainage ditches that were easily crossed by the 8.5 tonne ‘Bog-skipper’.

The Crawler

UK7 was suited to this project as it has a ground bearing pressure of approximately 15kPa, similar to what an average person exerts on the ground.