A wheel loader belongs to a widely used category of construction machines. It is used for earth-moving operations and comes in the form of a two-axled wheeled vehicle with an arm and an attached working organ, which is typically a front loader shovel.
An advantageous peculiarity of wheel loaders is that they easily drive on public roads, developing a speed of up to 60 km/h. It means they can move from one working site to another without the need for transportation.
However, greater maneuverability (in comparison with that, which is typical for crawler excavators) has the other side of the coin. Wheel loaders tend to be less stable than excavators on tracks and have to be supported by outriggers. It results in them being able for pushing and lifting any heavy materials and objects. In addition, the manufacturers are constantly improving the design of wheeled machines to make progress in this matter.
The most successful manufacturers of wheel loaders represent the big names in the construction industry:
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New
Hours: 1 h
Net weight: 5 200 kg
Lifting capacity: 2 800 kg
Lift height: 4 350 mm
Hours: 2 777 h
Net weight: 1 850 kg
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x2
Number of axles: 2-axle
New
Fuel: petrol
Power output: 13 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 6 280 h
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 3 969 h
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Net weight: 6 800 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 83 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Net weight: 9 200 kg
Gross weight: 10 800 kg
Payload: 1 600 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 100 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 7 736 h
Net weight: 5 300 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 75 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
New
Hours: 5 h
Net weight: 3 500 kg
Gross weight: 3 500 kg
Payload: 1 500 kg
Lifting capacity: 1 500 kg
Lift height: 2 700 mm
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 50 hp
Axle configuration: 4x2
Number of axles: 2-axle
Tank volume: 60 L
Hours: 5 789 h
Net weight: 2 800 kg
Gross weight: 4 000 kg
Payload: 1 200 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 49 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 9 101 h
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 2 316 h
Net weight: 1 900 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 25 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 11 146 h
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 14 231 h
Net weight: 4 965 kg
Fuel: diesel
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 12 523 h
Net weight: 5 750 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 75 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 43 181 h
Gross weight: 15 800 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 120 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 4 394 h
Net weight: 8 350 kg
Fuel: diesel
Power output: 100 hp
Axle configuration: 4x4
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 3 800 h
Hours: 12 850 h
Gross weight: 20 000 kg
Lifting capacity: 15 700 kg
Power output: 256 hp
Hours: 1 000 h
Net weight: 10 000 kg
Number of axles: 2-axle
Hours: 125 h
Net weight: 9 650 kg
Hours: 1 427 h
Net weight: 21 577 kg
Hours: 2 018 h
Net weight: 17 690 kg
New
Hours: 7 h
Net weight: 6 632 kg
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