OilQuick Lets One Machine Do the Work of Three

Published: 24/7

With OilQuick quick couplers daily work gets so much easier for UK demolition contractor Connell Brothers Ltd.

Manchester, U.K., demolition contractor Connell Brothers Ltd. owns and operates a large fleet of modern equipment including long reach excavators fitted with steel shearing equipment and concrete pulverising attachments. A specialist in floor-by-floor demolition, the 35-year-old company also provide asbestos removal, land remediation, and enabling works, including all aspects of building and civil engineering.

Thanks to the OilQuick coupling system, Connell Brothers is now able to get more mileage out of its fleet. “About 95 percent of our machines are equipped with OilQuick, even the mini diggers,” says site manager Neil Docherty, who recently oversaw the demolition of a 12-story apartment building. He adds that implementation of OilQuick’s automatic quick coupler system has resulted in a different way of working.

“With OilQuick it takes 20 seconds to switch attachments and that’s it,” Docherty says. “This means that jobs that used to take three machines have been narrowed down to one machine. We can put a breaker on for five minutes, take the breaker off, put the grab on for a minute, switch to the steel magnet, and so on. It is a brilliant system in that way. It is so quick.”

The system has enhanced jobsite safety as well, Docherty adds.

“Operators don’t have to leave the cab to switch attachments, which means less risk of injuries, and no knocking pins out or spilling hot oils,” he says.

Another advantage is that the expenses from replacing hoses have been reduced to nearly zero and, moreover, work has become more convenient for the operators.

“Back in the days when we had to switch hydraulic hoses manually, this was something that our operators weren’t looking forward to, especially not when it was rainy and bad weather,” Docherty says. “With OilQuick there is none of that. It’s straight on, straight off with a few button pushes.