international
construction
september 2013
WHEELED LOADERS
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Common goals
designed for lesser regulated markets, and
the company says its structures should
last 20,000 hours or more.
Weighing in at nearly 24 tonnes, and
fitted with a 4 m
3
bucket as standard, it
is the largest wheeled loader the company
has ever built. JCB says the pre-launch evaluation programme
saw prototypes log-up thousands of hours of testing with
customers, in temperatures ranging from -20°C to + 50°C.
JCB’s chief innovation and growth officer, Tim Burnhope,
said, “JCB has made a substantial investment in developing the
JCB 467 to ensure it provides the durability, reliability, efficiency
and productivity customers for this machine demand.
“The JCB 467 has been designed from the ground up and will
deliver all these attributes with the lowest possible operating
costs. The 467 will initially be offered in non-emission legislated
markets where we see the biggest growth potential for this size.”
The company says the optional five-speed Driveline Efficiency
Package can offer fuel savings of up to -20% and productivity
gains of up to +40% compared to the standard four-speed
model, while it added that benchmark tests showed the 467 to
be up to +25% more productive than the nearest competitive
model.
Power comes from a 290 hp (216 kW) 10.8 litre Cummins
engine, driving a ZF transmission and axles.
Further down the scale meanwhile the 411 and 417 are its
latest loaders for regulated markets, with 68 kW and 93 kW
Stage IIIB engines.
These machines use both JCB’s own axles and engines,
with only the transmission coming from ZF. JCB said a great
advantage of this was that it had achieved Stage IIIB compliance
on its own engines without the use of any exhaust aftertreatment,
such as a DPF. Without this extra bulk, the machines could be
kept compact and servicing and operating costs minimised for
the machines’ owners.
Joint venture brand
Another key launch for lesser regulated markets has come this
year from SDLG, Volvo’s Chinese joint venture. The LG953N
was, like the JCB 467, launched at June’s CTT exhibition in
Moscow, Russia.
The selling point of the 16.6 tonne LG953N is its low-
speed powertrain, which offers better efficiency and lower fuel
consumption than its predecessor. At the same time, performance
and durability have been improved with new features like a
reinforced drive axle. The redesigned cab offers better visibility,
while air conditioning, vibration damping, a digital instrument
panel and all-round seals make it a comfortable environment.
Komatsu’s latest models, both launched at April’s Bauma
exhibition, are the 18 tonne WA-380-7 and 33 tonne WA500-7,
Quarry operator Trezence TP has taken delivery of the first
CASE 1121F wheeled loader sold in France. It estimates that
the machine burns 12 litres of diesel per 1,000 tonnes of
material moved less than a competitor model, equating to
savings of
€
100,000 (US$ 130,000) per year.
The HL757-9A is
Hyundai’s new
2.7 m
3
bucket
capacity loader,
fitted with 149
kW Stage IIIB
engine. Changes
from the previous
model include
an improved
cab, up-graded
monitor and
increased glazed
area.
Doosan’s newest
loaders for
highly regulated
markets, such
as the DL200-3,
feature a new
instrument panel
with integrated
an integrated
vehicle control
unit panel. Fuel
saving features
include an auto-
idle function
that cuts engine
revs to 200 rpm
after 10 seconds
of machine
inactivity.
ABOVE: The DL550 is one of Doosan’s
new wheeled loaders for lesser
regulated markets. The 5.4 m
3
bucket
capacity machine features a Tier 2
294 kW Scania engine and can be
used in three working modes – Eco,
Normal and Power.
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