Eminyakeni yakamuva, asebenzisa ama-CAT Excavators bebelokhu bethola ukunakwa okukhulayo okuvela kumakhasimende emhlabeni jikelele—futhi ngesizathu esihle. Njengoba izinkampani zokwakha nosonkontileka befuna izindlela zokunciphisa izindleko ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ikhwalithi nokuthembeka, imishini yeCaterpillar (CAT) ephethwe ngaphambili iyavela njengokukhetha okuhlakaniphile.
Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zale threndi isithunzi se-Caterpillar sokuqina. Ama-excavators eCAT aklanyelwe impilo ende yesevisi, ngisho nangaphansi kwezimo ezinzima zokusebenza. Uma inakekelwa kahle, i-CAT excavator esetshenzisiwe ingaqhubeka nokuletha ukusebenza okuvelele iminyaka, ikwenze kube utshalomali olungabizi kakhulu. Lokhu kwethembeka kunikeza amakhasimende ukuthula kwengqondo, azi ukuthi athenga imishini engeke iphuke kalula esizeni.
Esinye isici esidingekayo yinzuzo yentengo ebalulekile. I-CAT Excavator esetshenzisiwe ingabiza ngaphansi kuka-30–50% kunentsha sha, okuyenza ibe inketho ekhangayo kumabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo anesabelomali esilinganiselwe. Ngabahlinzeki abahloniphekile abanjengoLei Shing Hong abahlinzeka ngemishini enakekelwa kahle, ehlolwa ngokugcwele, amakhasimende angajabulela kokubili ukufinyeleleka nekhwalithi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthenga okokusebenza okusetshenzisiwe kuya ngokuya kubonakala njengomkhuba oqhubekayo. Ngokwandisa umjikelezo wempilo wemishini esindayo, izinkampani zinganciphisa umthelela wemvelo futhi zisekele ukucindezela komhlaba wonke ukuze kusebenze ibhizinisi elivumelana nemvelo.
Njengoba kukhuphuka ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yomhlaba wonke futhi nezinkampani zifuna izindlela eziphumelelayo zokuphatha izindleko, akumangazi ukuthi izimbambi ze-CAT ezisetshenzisiwe seziba yinketho ekhethwayo. Isekelwa abahlinzeki abathenjwayo kanye nefa lomsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wobunjiniyela, le mishini iyaqhubeka nokufakazela ukubaluleka kwayo kuzo zonke izimboni nezindawo zemisebenzi emhlabeni wonke.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukutholakala nokusebenzisa izinto ezihlukahlukene kudlala indima enkulu ekudumeni okukhulayo kwe-CAT esetshenzisiwe. ama-excavators . Le mishini iza ngezinhlobonhlobo zamamodeli—njenge-CAT 320D, 330D, kanye ne-336D—ngamunye ofanele amasayizi namaphrojekthi ahlukene. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi uhilela ukumba emadolobheni, ukwakhiwa komgwaqo, ukumba izimayini, noma imisebenzi yezolimo, kune-CAT excavator esetshenzisiwe evumelana nemfuneko.
Amakhasimende aphinde anaka kakhulu isevisi yangemuva kokuthengisa nokwesekwa, okuthuthukisa ngokwengeziwe ukuzethemba ekuthengeni okokusebenza okuphethwe ngaphambilini. Abahlinzeki abahamba phambili abanjengoLei Shing Hong bahlinzeka ngamaphakheji osekelo aphelele, okuhlanganisa ukulungiswa komshini, ukuhlolwa kobuchwepheshe, izinketho zewaranti, nokutholakala kwezingxenye. Lokhu kuzibophezela kusevisi kusiza amakhasimende ukunciphisa isikhathi sokuphumula futhi agcine ukukhiqiza endaweni yomsebenzi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe ekuxilongweni kwemishini ithuthukise ukubonakala nokulandeleka kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo. Abathengi manje sebengakwazi ukufinyelela imilando enemininingwane yokulungisa, idatha yokusetshenziswa, namarekhodi okusebenza, okubavumela ukuthi benze izinqumo ezinolwazi futhi banciphise ubungozi lapho bethenga imishini ye-CAT esetshenzisiwe.
Njengoba amabhizinisi engeziwe ebeka phambili ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhlakaniphile kanye nembuyiselo yesikhathi eside, izimbiwa ezisetshenzisiwe ze-CAT zigqama njengenketho ethembekile neqhubekayo. Irekhodi labo eliqinisekisiwe, elihlanganiswe nokusekelwa kochwepheshe kanye nokutholakala komhlaba wonke, liyaqhubeka nokudonsa ukunaka kosonkontileka, abathengisi, nabaphathi bephrojekthi emhlabeni jikelele.
Ekugcineni, ukwanda kwesidingo sabavubukuli be-CAT abasetshenzisiwe kubonisa ushintsho endleleni imboni ekwazisa ngayo ukusebenza, ukusebenza kahle, nokuphathwa kwezindleko—okubenza babe yisixazululo esihlakaniphile sezidingo zokwakha zanamuhla nakusasa.
