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Dealers

Quick Data: New and used wheel loader sales for July 2015

July 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Loader uprights dump truck, gravity quickly ruins everything

As we’ve seen before, rural roads in tropical climates are very unforgiving when it comes to flopping a piece of heavy equipment back onto its wheels. This loader is able to quickly upright a flipped Mack truck, but once the tires hit the pavement, gravity takes over in full effect. Hope they brought a machete. […]

June 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Wheel loader slips out of control, careens off a mountain

What happens in this video, is very clear. A loader falls to its doom. However, the events leading up to said doom are less clear. At the start of the video, it appears the road’s icy conditions have led to some sort of accident involving the car and loader. Maybe the loader was there to […]

June 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

LiuGong introduces its largest wheel loader

Introduced at bauma China, LiuGong’s worldwide debut of the CLG8128H is the company’s largest wheel loader to date. The CLG8128H is mainly used for large projects and is developed according to the manufacturer’s product planning and market demand. It is featured with a 4.04-meter dumping height, 7.0-cubic-meter rock bucket with movable blade and a DANA-C9672 […]

December 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

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 […]

December 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

Don’t drink and drive…especially your wheel loader!

I’m not sure what’s more disconcerting about this story, that this guy has access to a wheel loader in the first place or that he’s likely operated it more than a few times while intoxicated. According to a report from CBS Minnesota, a man was arrested near Minneapolis after police pulled him over while […]

November 20, 2014

Workforce

Wheel loader operator drives his machine for coffee, bathroom breaks; residents of NY town not amused

A wheel loader operator’s use of his machine to go on coffee and bathroom breaks has upset several residents in a New York town. Residents of New Rochelle, New York issued complaints to City Hall after seeing a wheel loader rumble through city streets several times a day on what appeared to be routine errands, […]

November 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

Kubota adds R530 and R630 wheel loader models

Kubota has added two additional models to its compact wheel loader lineup, the 47.9-horsepower R530 and 61.2-horsepower R630, in a press event this week that was capped by the company’s long-awaited announcement it was entering the skid steer market. The R530 loader has an 8.2-foot clearance, allowing you to work under low-hanging branches and low […]

October 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches the 990K: a more powerful wheel loader with more payload and a redesigned cab (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=84] Caterpillar has unveiled its latest wheel loader, replacing the 990H with the new, more powerful and more comfortable 990K. Cat increased the payload of the loader from 16.5 tons to 17.5 tons and says it pairs nicely with the 773, 775 and 777 construction and mining trucks. (In order to load the 777, […]

May 29, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Case updates 821F and 921F wheel loaders to Tier 4 Final

Case Construction Equipment (Booth 11722, North Hall) announced that its 821F and 921F wheel loaders have been updated to meet Tier 4 Final emission standards. The wheel loaders are equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-only solution that treats emissions separately with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and does not require the engine to re-circulate exhaust […]

March 7, 2014

Construction Equipment

Case updates 821F and 921F wheel loaders to Tier 4 Final

[imagebrowser id=37] Case Construction Equipment (Booth 11722, North Hall) announced that its 821F and 921F wheel loaders have been updated to meet Tier 4 Final emission standards. The wheel loaders are equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-only solution that treats emissions separately with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and does not require the engine to […]

March 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

25 Days of RollOuts: Komatsu’s wheel loader

Komatsu America’s WA270-7 wheel loader lowers fuel consumption by up to 10 percent compared to its predecessor, the WA250-6. A Tier 4 Interim SAA6D107E-2 engine powers the 28,836-pound machine and delivers 149 net horsepower. The wheel loader features Parallel Z-bar loader linkage, which delivers a 10-percent increase in lift force and offers a parallel lift […]

December 27, 2013