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John Deere launches 444K, 524K and 544K wheel loaders with power, comfort boosts (PHOTOS)

Amounting to what the company considers more capable machines its customers can simply “do more with,” John Deere has revamped its three Utility Class wheel loaders with power and operator comfort updates. The new 444K, 524K and 544K are each powered by Deere PowerTech Tier 4 Final engines producing 124 horsepower, 141 hp and 163 hp […]

August 17, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere launches 444K, 524K and 544K wheel loaders with power, comfort boosts (PHOTOS)

Amounting to what the company considers more capable machines its customers can simply “do more with,” John Deere has revamped its three Utility Class wheel loaders with power and operator comfort updates. The new 444K, 524K and 544K are each powered by Deere PowerTech Tier 4 Final engines producing 124 horsepower, 141 hp and 163 hp […]

August 17, 2015

Construction Equipment

WHEEL LOADED: Latest Tier 4 Final wheel loaders offer much more than fuel efficiency improvements

Equipment manufacturers break wheel loader applications into two broad categories: production and utility. Production work is repetitive loading using a V-pattern (or Y-pattern) cycle or a load-and-carry cycle. The loader may run constantly throughout a work shift. Utility work involves more varied use – including digging, loading and lifting – and may have more idle […]

March 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

Why are new wheel loaders seeing more fuel efficiency gains than other Tier 4 machines?

For most machines, Tier 4 Final fuel efficiency gains are around 5 percent. Yet fuel efficiency for wheel loaders is up 20 percent and more. How is that possible? There’s not some magical technology applied to wheel loaders that’s yet to be rolled out to other machines. In fact, every technological advance on wheel […]

October 1, 2014

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No. 12 in 2013: John Deere launches 644K hybrid wheel loader

During the World of Concrete show back in February, we provided an in-depth look at John Deere’s new hybrid 644K wheel loader. The new loader uses two sources of energy — diesel and electric — capturing regenerated energy as it’s being created to power the machine. The hybrid wheel loader is going into production now and […]

December 29, 2013

Construction Equipment

Live chat archive: John Deere discusses the technology and fuel savings of the 644K Hybrid wheel loader

September 6, 2013

Construction Equipment

TONIGHT: Chat live with John Deere about the 644K Hybrid wheel loader

We got our first look at John Deere’s 644K Hybrid wheel loader at World of Concrete back in February. And ever since then it’s been a machine that’s drawn quite a bit of interest. And for good reason. Deere’s innovative design uses both diesel and electricity—a combination that is already saving RJS Construction, the first […]

August 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

John Deere launches its shortest compact wheel loaders yet in the 204K and 304K

Standing a full foot lower than the rest of John Deere’s lineup of compact wheel loaders, the company’s new 204K and 304K were designed specifically for lower-clearance applications. The 8-foot-tall machines feature rigid front and rear axles that lower the machine’s center of gravity while increasing stability and tipping load limit. The height of these two […]

August 21, 2013

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First buyer of John Deere’s 644K hybrid loader seeing 25% fuel savings

In 2009, RJS Construction Group, based out of Superior, Wisconsin, was the second construction company to buy John Deere’s 764 HSD high-speed dozer. Hoping to be an even earlier adopter on Deere’s latest technology, the company recently made sure it was first out of the gate to buy Deere’s new 644K Hybrid loader. Both moves […]

August 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

John Deere demos 644K Hybrid wheel loader, discusses price premium, fuel savings

First teased as a coming attraction at the 2011 ConExpo-Con/Agg show, and given a full intro at this year’s World of Concrete, John Deere’s 644K Hybrid is now in production, prompting the company to give editors an in-the-dirt introduction at its Coal Valley, Illinois, proving grounds Wednesday. [youtube j1g0NwhO4Fg nolink] “We’re finding hybrid interest among […]

June 21, 2013

Construction Equipment

RJS Construction purchases first John Deere 644K electric hybrid wheel loaders

Back in February, we gave you an in-depth look at John Deere’s new 644K wheel loader and the electric hybrid technology that powers it. And recently, RJS Construction was handed the keys to the first two units off the assembly line. The Superior, Wisconsin company took ownership of the first two 644Ks at an event […]

April 15, 2013