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I DA U N I V E R S A L S e p te m b e r - O c to b e r 2 0 1 5 25 NUTS AND BOLTS NEWS Nuts & Bolts continued on page 33 Komatsu has added its PLUS (Parallel Link Undercarriage System) rotating-bushing under- carriage option to the D155AX-8 crawler dozer. e PLUS system is designed to provide up to twice the life of a conventional undercar- riage, lowering repair and maintenance costs by up to 40 percent in certain applications, Komatsu says. PLUS eliminates the downtime of pin and bushing turns, and all its undercarriage components are designed for equal wear life. More than 30 wheeled loaders were sold at the Donington auction. Auction company Ritchie Bros held its 15th, and largest-ever, auction in the UK this month, selling a site record of more than 1,600 items at Donington Park, in the English Midlands. Komatsu has Added its PLUS Rotating-Bushing Undercarriage Option to the D155AX-8 Crawler Dozer PLUS uses oil-lubricated bushings that are free to rotate. Applications for the undercarriage Ritchie Bros UK Record e unreserved public auction also set new site records for number of bidders, at more than 900, and sellers, over 120. All items in the auction were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices, and bids were placed in person at the Donington Park auction site, live online and by proxy. Rupert Craven, sales director (UK & Ireland), said the quality and selection of equip- ment helped attract bidders from 50 countries. He said, "With record atten- dance for this auction, we experi- enced competitive bidding both onsite and online. It's encour- aging to see that even with the strong pound, our UK auctions continue to attract competitive bidders from across Europe and the rest of the world." Approximately 50 percent of the equipment in the Donington Park auction was sold to buyers outside the UK. Online buyers purchased 40 percent of the equipment. e equipment sold included more than 245 excavators, 145 compactors, 105 telescopic forkli s, 55 scissor li s, 35 boom li s and 30 wheeled loaders. ● www.khl.com, 7/15 range from high-impact, rocky ground conditions to low-impact, abrasive sandy work sites. ●