Enovert gives landfill dozer second life with Finning rebuild

Waste management company Enovert has returned a 2011 Cat® D6T dozer to frontline landfill work after commissioning a certified powertrain and hydraulic rebuild from Finning UK & Ireland.

The machine, which had recorded 9,511 operating hours, was originally sent to the Finning Winsford branch with a hydraulic fault. Following an initial assessment, Enovert and Finning agreed to rebuild the dozer rather than carry out a narrower repair, with the machine moved to the company’s Cannock Rebuild, Repair and Response centre.

Stafford-headquartered Enovert operates waste management facilities across the UK, including landfill, landfill gas generation, composting, hazardous soils treatment and waste handling operations. Its fleet includes Cat 826 compactors, D6N and D6T dozers, loading shovels working in demanding applications involving domestic and industrial wastes, construction materials, inert soils, hazardous soils and green waste.

While Cat 826 compactors are used to push and compact waste using compactor wheels fitted with purpose-built tips, dozers such as the D6T are used to push, spread and finish soils and other materials across landfill sites.

Ian Craven, Regional Manager at Enovert, said: “All of our landfill machines have a hard-working life, so reliability and support are critical. This D6T was already a familiar machine in the fleet, and once we had assessed its wider condition with Finning, the rebuild route enabled us to bring it back to a high standard at a fraction of the cost of buying new, while being better for the environment too.

“We’re really pleased with the result. The machine has gone back to work with a fresh lease of life, and the site team is happy with how it has performed. For us, it means we’ve got a dozer we know, rebuilt to a high standard and supported by people who understand the demands of our sites.”

At Cannock, Finning stripped the D6T back to the chassis before rebuilding it using a blend of genuine new and remanufactured parts.

The work included replacement or overhaul of the cab and wiring harness, engine, radiator, final drives, transmission, torque converter, cylinders, hydraulic hoses and couplings, hydraulic oil cooler, main control valve, hydraulic pumps and motors, hydraulic tank and undercarriage.

The machine was also repainted and is now supported by a five-year/8,000-hour warranty on the powertrain and hydraulic system.

Noel Hancock, Customer Account Manager at Finning UK & Ireland, said: “This was a proper bare-bones rebuild. The machine came from a tough landfill application and had to be taken right back to the chassis before it could be built up again. The cab, wiring, powertrain, hydraulics, undercarriage and paintwork were all addressed using the right mix of new and remanufactured genuine parts.

“But we didn’t just hand it back and leave the customer to it. After the handover, one of our engineers spent two days with the machine at Enovert’s Cowpen Bewley operation in the Teesside area, carrying out on-site commissioning support”.

“That included running the machine in application, monitoring performance, carrying out oil cleanliness checks and making sure the operator and site team were happy before it went fully back to work.”

Finning has worked with Enovert for at least 10 years, supporting service contracts, repairs and breakdown support across the company’s Cat fleet.

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