Reliability where it matters most

After more than two decades using Hitachi excavators in their contracting business, Finnish brothers Toivo and Markku Sund have invested in the latest addition to their fleet – a ZX135USL-6. It is used for remote forestry operations in the small town of Hirsjärvi, in the southwest of the country.

Reliability where it matters most

The Sund brothers have worked together since childhood and purchased their first ‘orange’ excavator in 1997. Their first forestry machine was a used Hitachi EX100M, which was eventually replaced by an EX110s. Their third purchase was a Hitachi short tail-swing model that still stands in their yard today.

Eldest brother Markku continues to put his faith in a 2005 ZX130LCN-1, which is approaching 20,000 working hours. Reliability is important to him, especially when far from home. “All the ZX130LCN-1 has required are some track repairs, nothing else,” he says. “When you are deep in the forest, miles away from proper roads, the last thing you need are major machine problems.”

Younger brother Toivo is lucky to be using the new Hitachi ZX135USL-6 for a variety of forestry projects. He also cites reliability, as well as a good service contract, valuable remote monitoring data and high levels of service as the main reasons for this latest acquisition.