Libyan teleco tracks in special kit for trenching

New machines build a connected Libya.

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A fleet of fierce-looking machinery including skid-steer loaders equipped with wheelsaw attachments has excavated over 11km of trenches for the Libyan Telecommunication Company.

The trenches are being dug to lay cable in Tripoli, Zawia, Misurata and Gariyan.

Supplied by a local dealer named Tandamira Company, machines in use include a Bobcat S250H skid-steer loader with a WS24 wheelsaw and an S175H skid-steer loader equipped with a WS18 wheelsaw are being used to cut the trenches.

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The project is also utilising S130 and S150 skid-steer loaders with a sweeper and a BM250 mixing bucket attachment, which is used to prepare and pour concrete for filling the trenches. Other equipment used for cable laying includes Bobcat E32 and E35 compact excavators, the R30S Backhoe and breakers from Doosan Infracore Portable Power.

Working at a rate of 150-180 m/h, the WS24 wheelsaw cuts clean trenches 20 cm wide and up to 60 cm deep. For the complete process of trenching, cable laying, backfilling and concrete pouring as well as the installation of inspection chambers, the cable laying teams have been able to complete up to 500 m a day in ideal conditions.

An inspection chamber has to be installed every 150 m. The initial cut for the inspection chamber is made with a Bobcat wheelsaw and then excavated using the Bobcat E32 or E35 compact excavator.