Wheel Loaders News, Videos, and Information

Wed September 12, 2007

Case Offers Onboard Scale Systems for Wheel Loaders

Onboard scale systems are now available for Case wheel loaders. The two scale options, Loup Electronics’ Load Log 800 and Load Log 8000, are available for field installation on Case wheel loader models 521, 621, 721, 821 and 921....

Wed September 12, 2007

Case Adds New 621E Wheel Loader to E Series Line

Case Construction Equipment has introduced the Case 621E wheel loader, the newest member of the E Series line. Like other Case E Series wheel loaders, the 621E features an electronically controlled engine that provides increased efficiency and a new cab that offers greater operator comfort and visibility....

Mon October 15, 2007

Sennebogen’s Grapple With Metal at Cinelli Iron’s N.J. Yard

At the ripe old age of 24, Joe Cinelli Jr. has already learned what most oldtimers know about making a recycling business successful. It’s all about uptime. “We’re not like one of the big port operations....

Maura Bohart - Fri September 28, 2007

Firm Finds Niche With Crushers

Kids in yellow hats playing with Tonka trucks may be the construction workers of the future. For Chandler Lloyd, owner of Able Contracting, all the toy trucks paid off. “I was a kid that never grew up,” he explained....

Tue July 10, 2007

JCB Lineup Now Includes 15 Models

JCB now has a 15 machine line-up ranging from the 22.5-hp (16.7 kW) Mini CX through to the 100 hp (74.5 kW). Due to low operating weights and compact dimensions, the Mini, Midi, and 1CX are all easily transported on a 0.75 (0.68 t) ton pick-up....

Thu July 19, 2007

Seventeen-Year-Old Deere Loader Keeps on Ticking

Equipment owners expect their machines to last a long time, but a 1990 John Deere 544E wheel loader owned by American Crystal Sugar Company in East Grand Forks, Minn., has gone above and beyond the call of duty, with more than 72,000 productive hours under its beefy belt....

Tue May 08, 2007

Zanetis Power Adds New Milling Attachment for Loaders

Zanetis Power Attachments has launched a new series of milling attachments for backhoe loaders and wheel loaders. The RoadHog is self-contained with its own engine and hydraulic system. This eliminates any power requirements from the host vehicle and enables it to be mounted on backhoe loaders and wheel loaders above 13,000 lbs....

Thu June 14, 2007

Herter Enterprises, IronWolf Join in Educational Effort

When the Eagle Mountain/Saginaw Independent School District realized it needed additional elementary school facilities, time became a big concern. The school district would have to have the facilities ready to open by the spring of 2008....

Fri June 08, 2007

MoDOT Crushes Rocks to Reconstruct U.S. 65 in Missouri

When McAninch Corporation decided to take on the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) $27 million reconstruction project, two major challenges became evident during work on the reconstruction project....

Wed April 11, 2007

Liebherr Improves Wheel Loaders With New ’Generation 6’

Liebherr has introduced fuel efficient, productive wheel loaders with tipping loads more than 33,000 lbs. (14,968 kg) — the “Generation 6” loaders. The new models L 566 2plus2 and L 580 2plus2 will replace the L 564 2plus2 and L 580 2plus2 wheel loaders....