Industrial equipment — skid-steer loaders, wheel loaders, excavators and backhoes — has become agriculture’s mechanical equivalent of a utility player. Planters, combines and sprayers are ...

Mastering the backhoe-loader is a big job because it is really two machines in one. A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel ...

Excavating, lifting, loading and transporting materials: If your work requires any of these activities, then chances are you’ve got at least one loader on site. But is it the right type of loader for ...

Choosing the right bucket attachment for the soil and aggregate type on a jobsite to get the best use out of a wheel loader pays off in productivity as well as reduced operating costs for contractors ...

The new Cat 992 wheel loader offers 32 percent greater productivity than the earlier model. This new large mining loader reduces maintenance costs by as much as 10 percent and offers up to 48 percent ...

Three 141-horsepower wheel loaders have been upgraded to Dash 6 by Hitachi Machinery Loaders America (HCMA): ZW140-6, ZW150-6, and a parallel lift model ZW150PL-6. Operating weights are 25,640 pounds ...