Earthmoving equipment hire in Mackay and Central Queensland
Bowman's Earthmoving provides an extensive range of equipment hire services in Mackay and across Central Queensland. Our late-model machinery is equipped with advanced GPS technology to deliver efficient and precise earthmoving solutions for projects of all sizes. With fleet options that include scrapers and dozers, excavators, and graders, we’re your one-stop shop for all your machinery needs.
Our latest model equipment
Bowman’s Earthmoving owns, operates and maintains a fleet of late-model John Deere Tractors and Scoops. The tractors are the largest commercially available tractors on the market. Boasting 620HP, these machines run low emission, Tier 4 Cummins 15L Engines or Caterpillar C18 Engines. The scoop/laser bucket, or technical name being drawn scraper, has capacities of 16-18m3 for single scraper systems up to 36.6m3 for tandem scraper systems, which are Trimble GPS controlled for autosteering and levelling for precise earthmoving solutions.
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How our scraper systems will benefit your project
Historically, conventional scrapers were the bulk earthmovers in the industry, but with advancements in technology, along with larger scoop capacities, tractors with drawn scrapers are the future for all bulk earthmoving requirements. There are many reasons that our tractor and drawn scraper can provide cost and time-beneficial solutions to your project over conventional scraper systems. Key comparative advantages of our equipment are:
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Specifications a features
- 620hp tractors can self-load the scraper system within 5-10 seconds
- Single-drawn scrapers have a similar capacity to a 623 conventional scraper
- Tandem-drawn scrapers have a larger capacity than a 657 conventional scraper, requiring only a single engine with lower fuel consumption and emissions
- 4.5m wide, 8-tyred, dual wheels have a larger footprint than conventional scrapers, allowing the machine to carry out bulk earthmoving to final trim easily on 3:1 batters without any concern for machine rollover
- Low maintenance, auto greasing equipment allows for full 24/7 production capability
- The ability to travel on local and government roads under conditional registration and annual National Heavy Vehicle Register permits reduces/eliminates any mobilisation or demobilisation costs for our customers, depending on the travel distance
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GPS Systems
- Trimble GPS-controlled systems reduce/eliminate the cost and requirement of surveyors.
- The Trimble Vertical Point GPS System has a +-4mm accuracy, which reduces/eliminates the cost and requirement for graders to do the final trim.
- GPS Autosteering allows highly accurate and neat operation of the machine on curved and straight lines, ensuring no overlap of areas to maximise efficiency
- GPS systems showing cut-to-fill area maps to ensure economical in-cab decision-making on best-practice earthmoving
- GPS Levelling control allows accurate nominal depths of excavation within 5mm intervals, also allowing nominal fill depths to ensure the correct amount of material is filled for the ideal watering and compacting methods and to maintain the required construction standards
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Cushion technology
- Cushion hitch technology on the tractors to ensure safety and efficiency in long hauls.
- Hydracushion technology on the tractors has a cushion effect on the front axle, providing the smoothest conditions for the operator and reducing the possibility of onsite operating injuries
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Scoop systems
- Single scoop systems are 4.5m wide and can scarify materials to rip them for any requirement of ground surface treatment or to assist in loading the scoops, reducing the requirement of graders/dozers
- Scoops design has a cross-level function, allowing excavation to be completed on cross-level and grade