Wheel loaders, also known as front end or bucket loaders, are used primarily for material handling, digging, road building, site preparation and load-and-carry. Starting as small agricultural tractors outfitted with a loader bucket to transport light materials, these machines evolved, first as rigid frame wheel loaders in the late 1930s, then to articulated wheel loaders in the 1940s.
As wheel loaders increased in size, safety concerns arose, particularly concerning the positioning of the loader pivot arm. These concerns ledto the adoption of a front mounted pivot in the late 1950s. Hough was one of the first manufacturers to produce a wheel loader with a safer design, followed quickly by Caterpillar, Case and Allis-Chalmers. Today's wheel loaders are comprised of a pivoted frame with the engine mounted over the rear wheels. A cab or canopy rests over the frame. The machine's pivot arrangement gives the wheel loader the ability to work in small turning circles.
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to transform expectations of what's possible with electric construction equipment with the North American introduction of its mid-size L120 Electric wheel loader and the new-generation EC230 Electric excavator.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) welcomed nearly a thousand customers and dealers to its North American headquarters for Volvo Days, showcasing dozens of new and existing products and offering networking, a dynamic machine show, factory tours and hands-on experience with machines and services.
Caterpillar is announcing multiple technology and performance updates on the next generation wheel loaders to increase productivity and operating ease.
New to the market for customers looking to expand the reach and ability of their compact machines, John Deere introduces the 326 P-Tier telescopic compact wheel loader to its line-up of P-Tier compact equipment.
At a trade event at the Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen, Austria, the world's first large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine was presented to high-ranking representatives from politics and business.
To satisfy its goal of using environmentally friendly compact equipment for various uses both outdoors and indoors, Fresenius Kabi USA, a global healthcare and pharmaceutical company in Warrendale, Pa., turned to EarthworX Equipment to provide it with solutions.
Building on an extraordinary year of action sports partnerships on and off paved and dirt tracks, Kubota Tractor Corporation announced a partnership with downhill mountain bike legend Aaron Gwin, whose career highlights span five World Cup titles and eight U.S.
The L110H and L120H mid-size wheel loaders have become mainstays in the Volvo Construction Equipment lineup over the past decade due to their compatibility with a range of attachments and their productivity levels, ease of maintenance and superior operator comfort.
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