Wheel Loaders

Multifaceted Komatsu WA380-8 Wheel Loader Gets the Job Done →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With a 6.69 L, 191 hp Komatsu SAA6D107E-3, variable geometry turbo charged and after cooled Tier IV Final certified engine, Komatsu’s WA380-8 uses up to 6 percent less fuel than its Tier IV Interim predecessor. Komatsu’s SmartLoader Logic software combines with a lockup torque converter, which activates in second, third and fourth gears. Together, the system provides optimal engine torque for improved acceleration, hill climbing, a higher top speed and fuel savings, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Komatsu America Corp. Introduces the New WA470-8 Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. today introduced the new WA470-8 wheel loader. With a 272 HP Komatsu SAA6D125E-7, variable geometry turbo charged and after cooled Tier 4 Final certified engine, the wheel loader uses up to six percent less fuel than its Tier 4 Interim predecessor. The WA470-8 is a utility performer featuring Komatsu’s SmartLoader Logic, combined with a lockup torque converter that activates in second, third and fourth gears. Click for more...

Case Unveils Tier IV Final 621F and 721F Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Case Construction Equipment’s 621F and 721F wheel loaders now meet Tier IV Final emissions standards. Like the Tier IV Interim models, each model is equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) solution that treats emissions separately with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and does not require the engine to re-circulate exhaust gas. This improves fuel efficiency (up to 20 percent greater than previous solutions), lowers exhaust temperatures and fuel consumption, and provides excellent throttle response and simplified maintenance without sacrificing power. Click for more...

Terex Tier IV Final Compact Wheel Loaders Increase Jobsite Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex compact wheel loaders, ranging from 50 to 101 hp, are built to excel in the most challenging applications, from general construction, earthmoving and agricultural work to specialized tasks such as landscaping, utility and municipal work. Equipped with Tier IV Final Deutz engines, these compact wheel loaders offer North American contractors maximum productivity on many job sites due to their steering and hydrostatic drive systems, parallel kinematics and Terex smart control system, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Volvo H-Series Wheel Loaders Master Durability, Efficiency →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Volvo L60H, L70H and L90H wheel loaders are versatile machines equipped with an industry-leading cab and an efficient engine for increased productivity and reduced fuel consumption in a variety of applications, according to the manufacturer. “Each machine features a robust powertrain, designed and built by Volvo. Thanks to years of development, this Volvo Powertrain offers unrivaled durability and longer component life,” said Eric Yeomans, North American product manager of the L60H, L70H and L90H wheel loaders. Click for more...

Doosan Wheel Loaders Provide Improved Fuel Savings With Tier IV Diesel Engine Solution →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Doosan DL250-5 and DL250TC-5 (tool carrier) wheel loaders offer improvements in fuel efficiency, operator comfort, serviceability, reliability and remote monitoring with Doosan Telematics. These models will replace the “dash-3” (interim Tier IV) models with a Tier IV-compliant Doosan DL06 diesel engine. Customers wanting a wheel loader in this size class can choose between a Z-bar loader linkage for the DL250-5, and a parallel lift-arm design for the DL250TC-5. Click for more...

Cat M Series Compact Wheel Loaders Deliver Performance, Versatility →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat M Series compact wheel loaders — 906M, 907M and 908M — feature Caterpillar’s Optimized Z-bar loader linkage, which combines aggressive digging power with parallel lift. These models use a 75-gross hp engine with an electronically controlled hydrostatic drive system that meets U.S. EPA Tier IV Final / EU Stage IIIB emission standards. Electro-hydraulic controls allow for engineering enhancements for the drive system, implement controls, auxiliary hydraulic system and loader linkage. Click for more...

Wheel Loader Helps Organics Recycling Contractor →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With 27 years in business and a mission statement of “Bioservices to grow on,” Chamness Technology focuses on capturing organic matter and converting it into something of value. With its extensive scope of work, sustainability is one of the most important values to Chamness, according to the company. With four compost sites located throughout the Midwest, the company takes commercial and industrial organic streams of material and converts it into soil-enhancing compost. Click for more...

KCMA Introduces the 95Z7 and 115Z7 XTreme Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... KCMA Corporation, manufacturers of Kawasaki-KCM Wheel Loaders introduces the 95Z7XTreme and 115Z7XTreme wheel loaders in response to customer demand. Primary applications for these two new models are Coil Handling, Block Handling, Logging, Load & Carry, and Bonus Bucket applications. However, selection of the 2-pass configuration is dependent upon the site production demand. It’s not just about the bucket, the truck sizes, or the material density. Click for more...

Canadian Rural Municipalities Order SDLGs, Find Them Valuable to Fleets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When it comes to government equipment, value and versatility are key. It’s for these reasons that SDLG wheel loaders are beginning to see more and more action in Canada, where municipalities are utilizing them for road projects and material handling. Sarnia, a municipality in the Saskatchewan region, purchased an SDLG LG938L for its duties. The wheel loader is loading gravel for road projects and performing other tasks, such as snow removal and waste management for the region. Click for more...

Doosan DL250TC-3 Wheel Loader Shines in Lift, Carry Applications →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Doosan DL250TC-3 (tool carrier) wheel loader provides productivity and comfort for moving materials in infrastructure projects, as well as building, site development and livestock production applications. Its parallel lift-arm design helps keep a pallet fork attachment and materials level at all times, which is ideal for moving materials on a job site or a construction yard. The 3.4-cu.-yd. (2.6 cu m) DL250TC-3 is a 172-net-hp interim Tier IV (iT4)-compliant wheel loader. Click for more...

Cat M-Series Small Wheel Loaders Meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final Emission Standards →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat M-Series small wheel loaders — 926M, 930M and 938M — build on the success of K-Series predecessor models — 924K, 930K and 938K — with engineering refinements that include new engines meeting Tier IV Final emission standards and new options and features that further enhance value, operator comfort, and safety. Innovative features introduced with the K-Series carry over to the new M-Series family. Click for more...

Thompson Contractors Purchases Workhorse Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Down at Thompson Contractors Inc.’s two rock quarries in southwest North Carolina, drilling, blasting and moving hard, abrasive rock requires extra-tough machines to get the job done properly. This dirty, dusty work is not for equipment with reliability issues. That’s why Danny Seay employs equipment like the new Kawasaki 115Z7 wheel loader at one of his company’s two quarries near Rutherfordton, in the Blue Ridge foothills due west of Charlotte. Click for more...

LiuGong Launches Its Largest Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As one of the most influential exhibitions in the construction machinery industry, bauma China has always been an important platform for construction equipment manufacturers to show new products, strategies and abilities. In this bauma China, LiuGong’s largest wheel loader, CLG8128H will debut to the world. CLG8128H is mainly used for large projects. It is developed according to LiuGong’s product planning and market demand, which is featured with 13 ft. Click for more...

George Harms Construction Receives Key to First 972M Medium Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Earlier this year, George Harms Construction Company Inc., Howell, N.J., visited the Caterpillar Aurora facility to receive the key to the first 972M medium wheel loader (MWL). The purchase is among the first Tier IV final machine sales in Caterpillar history. The new 972M wheel loader replaces the 972K, and has a U.S. EPA Tier IV Final ACERT engine equipped with a combination of proven electronic, fuel, air and aftertreatment components. Click for more...

Cat 950M, 962M Wheel Loaders Boost Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat 950M and 962M wheel loaders — powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT engine meeting Tier IV Final emissions standards — are significantly more powerful than their K-Series predecessors and deliver 10 percent better fuel efficiency, according to the manufacturer. The new models feature major drive-train refinement, extensively redesigned hydraulic systems, new cab amenities, electronic payload measurement, optimized Z-Bar linkage that combines optimized bucket performance with parallel lift, and a range of Cat Performance Series buckets and work tools. Click for more...

LEGO Technic Makes Model-Sized Wheel Loader →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A new video from LEGO Technic shows the lengths the world’s largest toy maker’s design team were prepared to go to in order to perfect their latest mini marvels. With 1,600 individual pieces and the largest individual element ever created for the brand, the remote-control Volvo L350F wheel loader can lift more than 2 lbs. in its bucket and drive over challenging terrain day in, day out — just like the real thing. Click for more...

Cat K Series Small Wheel Loaders Enhanced With Operator Adjustable Control Response →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cat K Series small wheel loaders — 924K, 930K and 938K, when announced in 2012, reflected a fundamentally different design than that of their H Series predecessors, using a fuel-efficient Cat C6.6 engine, electronically controlled hydrostatic drive system, new operator station and optimized Z-bar loader linkage, which combines aggressive digging power with parallel lift. The K Series design has now been further refined with engineering enhancements for the drive system, implement controls, auxiliary hydraulic system and loader linkage. Click for more...

Kubota Announces New R30-Series Wheel Loaders →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kubota Tractor Corporation’s all new R30-Series wheel loaders, the R530 and R630, bring more features and more power to Kubota’s wheel loader offering. The R530 is the most compact of the new R30 Series, and the R630 with 4-mode HST is Kubota’s first entry into the 60 to 80 hp range, making all application needs possible. Kubota’s R30-Series offers an air conditioned cab, large entrance and operator’s space, good tipping load, and each comes equipped with 100 percent on-demand differential lock and multifunction controller. Click for more...

Marcellus Shale Drillers Underreported Waste →

From Construction Equipment Guide... PITTSBURGH (AP) - EQT Corp. told the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that it sent 21 tons of drill cuttings from Marcellus Shale wells to area landfills in 2013. But landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania told a different story. Six facilities in this part of the state reported receiving nearly 95,000 tons of drill cuttings and fracking fluid from the Pittsburgh-based oil and gas operator in 2013. Click for more...

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