Putzmeister M52-5 concrete pump truck for a customer in Riyadh

A concrete mixing plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that also takes on pouring work itself. With many high-rise projects in summer, they needed a 50-metre class pump truck.

The customer chose a 2013 Putzmeister M52-5. At inquiry they set out a few requirements: the boom had not been through a major repair, the pumping system had to be ready to work, and the chassis had to stand up to the local heat.

Before shipment we pumped clean water continuously for one hour, checked the wear on the spectacle plate, cutting ring and delivery cylinders, and replaced the worn spectacle plate and cutting ring with new ones. We unfolded the five boom sections one by one and filmed it; after watching, the customer also asked for photos of the boom pin joints.

The customer had the local agent confirm the import and registration paperwork in advance. The pump truck was loaded onto a ro-ro ship at Shanghai port, and after arrival at Dammam port the customer arranged a trailer to move it to Riyadh.

This pump truck has already started pouring on a residential project. The customer says daytime temperatures exceed 45 degrees, and the hydraulic oil temperature has stayed normal so far.