Tag: Komatsu dozers

Construction Equipment

How Good Can Dozers Get? OEMs Answer With Their Latest Models

Dozers have been recognizable in their current form for nearly a century. After this much time a machine this basic must be fully evolved, right? Not so, say manufacturers. Their newest dozers are more advanced and more capable than ever before.   Technology marches on Much of the advancement of dozer design is owed to […]

August 14, 2020

Machine control

Komatsu unveils D71PXi-24 dozer with new Intelligent Machine Control 2.0 tech

This is the first – and largest – dozer to get Komatsu's newest Intelligent Machine Control.

April 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches LGP version of D155AX-8 dozer

Komatsu has unveiled a new low ground pressure model of its 354-horsepower D155AX-8 dozer with longer, wider tracks and two blade options. The new model applies only 7.7 pounds per square inch of ground pressure, which the company says is the lowest in it class and is 47 percent lower than the standard D155AX-8 model. […]

August 22, 2019

Construction Equipment

State-of-the-Art Dozers: OEMs loading the latest of these hardworking earthmovers with smart technology

By Richard Ries The general public may perceive dozers as simple, lumbering beasts. But those in the construction industry recognize them as focal points of advanced technology. One of the most obvious advances in dozer technology is ever-improving machine control. “You could argue that no product category has been more affected by the continued adoption […]

July 24, 2019

Equipment Experts

Dozers are getting better at what they’ve always done—and taking on new tasks

While other equipment basks in the limelight, dozers keep toiling away in the background. There are no new applications, no profound upgrades to design technology, no threat of dozers stealing market share from other types of equipment. Despite that, newsworthy things are happening with dozers, and it would be a mistake to dismiss them as […]

September 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Dozers are getting better at what they’ve always done—and taking on new tasks

Major improvement are happening with dozers, and it's mistake to dismiss them as the same old machines with slightly altered model designations. Details here.

September 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Adapting Dozers: Changes to mid-size and larger models, make them more versatile, productive

Construction equipment manufacturers typically answer customer demands by making equipment more versatile, durable and productive. That’s fine for skid steers and toolcarriers, but what about purpose-built machines? Dozers, for example. There’s no market for dozer-mounted augers. No one uses a dozer for snow removal. If a dozer’s primary applications are to push dirt and grade, […]

July 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Komatsu’s new D51EX/PX-24 dozers bring performance, fuel efficiency boosts

Komatsu has introduced improved models of its D51 dozers with updates including a new engine, transmission and cab improvements. The new D51EX-24 and D51PX-24 are both powered by a 131-horsepower, 4.5-liter Komatsu SAA4D107E-7 engine. The engine improves fuel efficiency by 13 percent over previous D51 models and meets Tier 4 Final standards through the use of a diesel oxidation […]

March 29, 2017

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils D85i-18 dozers, expanding semi-auto dozer lineup to 7

Komatsu is expanding its lineup of semi-automatic machines with the unveiling of a new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer. The D85EXi/PXi-18 are the seventh iMC dozer model to be introduced to the lineup and fall between the D65PXi-18 and D155AXi-8. The D37PXi-23, D39PXi-24, D51PXi-23, D61PXi-23 form the rest of the lineup, which in 2013 introduced the concept of a […]

July 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros D39EX/PX-24 dozers packed with new operator-friendly features

Nearly two months after introducing its intelligent Machine Control version of this model, Komatsu has released the D39EX/PX-24 dozers. The dozers are powered by a 3.26-liter Komatsu SAA4D95E-7 engine producing 105 horsepower and meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards through Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). New engine features include a water cooled, variable flow […]

July 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Video: Amphibious Komatsu D155W Dozer is an Earthmoving Submarine

Only five of the 36 models built between 1971 and 1993 remain, restored for reconstruction after the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

June 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

D61i-24 semi-auto dozers bring powertrain upgrades to Komatsu’s original iMC machine

Tagging along with the launch of a new radio control option on its largest semi-auto dozer and the addition of two new semi-auto excavators, Komatsu has upgraded its first ever machine equipped with intelligent Machine Control (iMC). Unveiled in June 2013, the D61i dozers were the pioneering machines in Komatsu’s iMC lineup, introducing the concept of […]

June 10, 2016