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Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches WA380-8 wheel loader with improved power, cab (PHOTOS)

Boasting more power, less fuel consumption and a few improvements to operator comfort, Komatsu has launched an update to its WA380 wheel loader. The WA380-8 is powered by a 6.69-liter, Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 turbocharged engine producing 191 horsepower. The machine employs a diesel particulate filter (DPF), Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to […]

August 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros WA470-8 wheel loader with improved fuel economy, cab (PHOTOS)

Komatsu has launched an updated model of its WA470 wheel loader boasting increased fuel economy and an improved cab. Upgrades on the new WA470-8 are headlined by a new Tier 4 Final, Komatsu SAA6D125E-7 engine. RELATED >> Komatsu’s new PC210LC-11 excavator is more efficient, more comfortable Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) reduce emissions […]

July 7, 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

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches more fuel-efficient WA200-7 wheel loader with Tier 4 Interim engine, parallel z-bar linkage

Komatsu America has launched the new WA200-7 wheel loader, which provides a 3-percent reduction in fuel usage compared to the previous model, the WA200-6. The 126-horsepower loader, which weighs between 25,342 and 26,070 pounds, replaces both the WA200-6 and WA200PZ-6. The loader has a Tier 4 Interim SAA4D107E-2 Komatsu engine that lowers emissions while better […]

August 14, 2014

Gear

Komatsu WA270-7 wheel loader decreases fuel use by 10%

Improve efficiency and decrease fuel production with Komatsu America’s WA270-7 wheel loader, which delivers 149 net horsepower via a Tier 4 Interim SAA6D107E-2 engine, and lowers fuel consumption by up to 10 percent compared to the WA250-6. The 28,836-pound machine features Parallel Z-bar loader linkage, which offers both a parallel lift linkage and high tilt […]

April 26, 2013

Gear

Komatsu’s new WA320-7 wheel loader boosts productivity, lowers fuel usage

Lower fuel usage and maintain productivity with Komatsu America’s WA320-7 wheel loader, powered by a Komatsu SAA6D107E-2 engine which delivers 165 net horsepower via a Tier 4 interim engine. The WA320-7, which replaces both the WA320-6 and WA320PZ-6, decreases fuel consumption by up to 10 percent, compared to the WA320-6. Using the Parallel Z-bar loader […]

March 25, 2013