Bell Equipment launches B45E 4×4

First published in bauma Preview - February 6, 2019

Bell’s new B45E 4×4 articulated dump truck

Bell Equipment’s (Bell) new B45E 4×4 shares similarities with the South African global hauling giant’s sixty-tonner B60E and the smaller B30E 4×4. The new articulated dump truck is configured to provide a highly efficient and cost-effective transport solution for niche applications in the mining and construction industry.

With the front half of the truck being essentially the same as its 6×6 counterpart, the Bell B45E 4×4 is derived from proven high-volume technology and decades of experience. Powering the truck is a 390kW six-cylinder engine from Mercedes Benz, optimised for off-highway use by MTU.

Like the Bell B60E, the B45E 4×4 bin concept is along the lines of a rigid dump truck rock bin with bottom-mounted telescopic tip cylinders. Thanks to its wide geometry and flat-bottomed floor, the 41-tonner fits in well with typical quarry loading equipment and offers better filling characteristics than the longer 6×6 ADT bins of the same volume.

“Thanks to its high capacity and superior productivity, the Bell B60E can perform a supporting or primary production role in many large opencast mining and quarrying operations around the world. However, we see other target applications for the B45E 4×4,” said Tristan du Pisanie, Bell Equipment’s ADT marketing manager. “These include small to medium-sized mining or quarrying operations with lower production tonnage as well as larger sites with difficult underfoot conditions.”

The Bell B45E 4×4 will enter the market in April 2019. Like all Bell 4x4s, the trucks will be produced in Bell Equipment’s main factory in Richards Bay, South Africa with the first machines planned for delivery early this summer.