Tag: bauma2016

Construction Equipment

Liebherr unveils LTM 1450-8.1 crane with 500-ton capacity

Liebherr has unveiled a prototype 8-axle LTM 1450-8.1 crane, which has a maximum load capacity of nearly 500 tons. Including the 278-foot telescopic boom and all supports, the crane is designed to travel on public roads allowing a 13.2-ton-per-axle load. It can also be reconfigured in a variety of transport weights and axle load versions. […]

May 26, 2016

Construction Equipment

SDLG brings budget-minded L938F, L937F loaders to NA; plans compact loader intro for 2017

The SDLG Tier 4 Final wheel loaders that were on display at the recent Bauma trade show are now available in North America, and the company says it plans to introduce a 1.8-cubic-yard compact loader here next year. The 2.5-cubic-yard capacity L938F and and the 3-cubic yard capacity L937F loaders will be available beginning in […]

May 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

Terex Trucks unveils 40-ton Generation 10 TA400 artic, its first under Volvo CE

Terex Trucks, a division of Volvo Construction Equipment, used Bauma to showcase its new TA400 41.8-ton articulated dump truck (ADT). The truck is the division’s first new product since Volvo purchased the firm from Terex in 2014, and is also the first in a series of new Generation 10 ADTs to be introduced this year. […]

May 6, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai’s new compact-radius HX145LCR boasts fuel savings, high-end cab

Rounding out the company’s machine introductions at the Bauma show in Munich last month was the compact-radius HX145LCR. The excavator is Hyundai’s newest addition to the HX Series excavator lineup launched last year. The 145 is a 14-metric-ton machine with a tail swing radius of just 4 feet, 11 inches. Hyundai says when the machine […]

May 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Liebherr unveils L 526, 538, 546 loaders with hydrostatic drive

Alongside the new PR 716 dozer, at the recent Bauma show Liebherr unveiled three all new mid-size wheel loaders. The new L 526, L 538 and L 546 wheel loaders all feature hydrostatic drive, compared to the company’s pre-Bauma introduction of its XPower loaders, which use a power-split transmission. The new loaders, however, do share […]

May 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Rotating console on Wacker Neuson’s “dual view” DW50 concept turns this dumper into a mini truck

Citing increased adoption of wheel dumpers over smaller trucks on jobsites with difficult terrain or other conditions, Wacker Neuson has unveiled a prototype that makes its DW50 a bit more truck-like. Shown at the recent Bauma show in Munich, the dual view DW50 concept dumper allows the operator to face either the load or what […]

April 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Liebherr unveils PR 716 dozer, updated excavator quick coupler

Liebherr always has a massive home turf presence at the Bauma show in Germany, and this year’s show was no exception, with the company showcasing more than 60 machines in than 150,000-square-feet-plus of exhibit space. Among the equipment at the show expected to come to North American shores were the new PR 716 dozer and […]

April 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Powerscreen’s electric-drive screen offers power source and environmental flexibility

A new, electrically driven Warrior 1400XE mobile screen from Terex Powerscreen debuted at Bauma last week. The choice of electric drive was dictated by environmental concerns and the desire for low cost output, say company officials. As a bonus, the machine can be run indoors. The Warrior 1400XE is designed similarly to the 1400X model […]

April 26, 2016

Construction Equipment

JCB unveils the Hydradig, a unique wheeled excavator; launches 4 redesigned loaders

While JCB’s Bauma headliner was the wheeled Hydradig excavator—expected to make North American shores next March during ConExpo—it did have a number of wheel loader introductions at the show that will be seen in North America this year. Before we dive into the North American machines, however, let’s take a quick look at the Hydradig, […]

April 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Perkins’ new “Syncro” engines offer modular designs, work anywhere in the world

Running from 2.8 to 3.6 liters, the new “Syncro” line of four-cylinder diesel engines unveiled at Bauma by Perkins offer outputs from 60 to 134 horsepower and an increase in power density of 22 percent over previous models. One of the goals of the Syncro engines, unveiled at Bauma last week, was to create an […]

April 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Upgrades to Cat’s C9.3B engine bring greater power density, packaging flexibility

At Bauma last week, Caterpillar took the wraps off a retooled big engine, the C9.3B that delivers 335 to 455 horsepower and a whopping 1,535 foot pounds of torque. The new output stats are an 18-percent improvement over its predecessor, and the engine is also 209 pounds lighter. The company also reduced the size of […]

April 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Tour the machines and giant halls of Bauma 2016

How big is Bauma? This big. As it is every three years, the Bauma show was held in Munich last week. We’ve been furiously writing up everything of note we saw at the show (and still have a bit more to write) and we’ve been gathering it all at the Bauma hub here on the […]

April 20, 2016