Sunday, July 14, 2013

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 634 Litronic

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 634 Litronic
Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 634 Litronic
The crawler loader LR 634 Litronic features a comprehensive hydrostatic Liebherr travel drive. Constant power is provided to both tracks which are driven independently. The Litronic system for the LR 634 Litronic allows optimal control of the travel speed and all steering movements. Any required turning radius can be achieved with a simple hand movement, even turning on the spot. The robust Z-bar linkage with cast cross-pipe allows maximum bucket breakout forces and the low sill of the front windshield ensures optimum visibility of the working attachment.

Technical data
Engine output - 129 kW/173 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 45,737 - 50,032 lb
Bucket capacity - 2.49 - 3.14 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.2 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-8097-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 624 Litronic

Liebherr crawler loader LR 624 Litronic
Liebherr crawler loader LR 624 Litronic
The crawler loader LR 624 Litronic features a comprehensive hydrostatic Liebherr travel drive. Constant power is provided to both tracks which are driven independently. The Litronic system for the LR 624 Litronic allows optimal control of the travel speed and all steering movements. Any required turning radius can be achieved with a simple hand movement, even turning on the spot. The robust Z-bar linkage with cast cross-pipe allows maximum bucket breakout forces and the low sill of the front windshield ensures optimum visibility of the working attachment.


Technical data
Engine output - 105 kW/140 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 37,245 - 40,893 lb
Bucket capacity - 1.96 - 2.35 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.2 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-9166-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 614 Litronic

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 614 Litronic
Liebherr - Crawler Loaders - LR 614 Litronic
The crawler loader LR 614 Litronic features a comprehensive hydrostatic Liebherr travel drive. Constant power is provided to both tracks which are driven independently. The Litronic system for the LR 614 Litronic allows optimal control of the travel speed and all steering movements. Any required turning radius can be achieved with a simple hand movement, even turning on the spot. The robust Z-bar linkage with cast cross-pipe allows maximum bucket breakout forces and the low sill of the front windshield ensures optimum visibility of the working attachment.

Technical data
Engine output - 72 kW/97 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 24,471 - 26,464 lb
Bucket capacity - 1.57 - 1.63 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 5.9 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-9163-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Loaders

Liebherr crawler loader in operation
Liebherr crawler loader in operation
All machine types in the crawler loader range are hydrostatically driven. Arrangement of the diesel engine at the rear of the machine allows a well-balanced weight distribution and optimum visibility. The powerful Z-bar linkage effects high lifting and breakout forces, as well as quick work cycles.

LR 614 Litronic
Engine output - 72 kW/97 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 24,471 - 26,464 lb
Bucket capacity - 1.57 - 1.63 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 5.9 mph

LR 624 Litronic
Engine output - 105 kW/140 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 37,245 - 40,893 lb
Bucket capacity - 1.96 - 2.35 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.2 mph

LR 634 Litronic
Engine output - 129 kW/173 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 45,737 - 50,032 lb
Bucket capacity - 2.49 - 3.14 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.2 mph

Sunday, July 07, 2013

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 764 Litronic

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 764 Litronic
Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 764 Litronic
The world’s largest hydrostatically driven crawler tractor, the PR 764 Litronic, has been specially designed to meet the demanding needs of the mining industry. Robust, well-proven components such as the rigid main frame of box-section design, generously dimensioned driveline components and maintenance-free travel gear ensure the highest level of availability. The hydrostatic driveline guarantees maximum thrust and tearout force from driving-off to top speed.

Technical data
Engine output - 310 kW/417 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 97,488 - 116,150 lb
Blade capacity - 17.8 - 22.2 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-8093-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 754 Litronic

Liebherr crawler tractor PR 754 Litronic
Liebherr crawler tractor PR 754 Litronic
With its robust and effectively practical components, the crawler tractor PR 754 Litronic features outstanding availability, even under the toughest operating conditions. It also features a an electronically controlled, hydrostatic cooling system and all components of the drive line are actively monitored by the Litronic control system. Even in this performance class, the hydrostatic travel drive always guarantees optimum dozing and ripping outputs, from start-up of the machine up to maximum speed. As the power transmission from the diesel engine to the tracks is selected automatically and without switch stages, even the most extreme applications can be overcome safely and with utmost efficiency.

Technical datas
Engine output - 250 kW/335 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 77,162 - 89,948 lb
Blade capacity - 11.60 - 15.3 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-8605-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 744 Litronic

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 744 Litronic
Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 744 Litronic
The crawler tractor PR 744Litronic features an extraordinary output in all speed ranges due to its hydrostatic travel drive. It can thus reach its maximum speed without any switching procedures. Constant power is always provided to both tracks, even when travelling curves, allowing the machine to turn on the spot in restricted working areas, as well as providing optimum push power. The constantly high efficiency and the electronic limit load regulation also ensures that the fuel consumption remains minimal, despite the machine being operated at full load. Centralised maintenance points and a unique maintenance access including an inclining operator's cab also contribute to the machine's cost-effectiveness.

Technical data
Engine output - 185 kW/248 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 54,245 - 69,818 lb
Blade capacity - 6.41 - 9.42 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-7405-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 734 Litronic

Liebherr crawler tractor PR 734 Litronic
Liebherr crawler tractor PR 734 Litronic
The crawler tractor PR 734 Litronic features an extraordinary output in all speed ranges due to its hydrostatic travel drive. It can thus reach its maximum speed without any switching procedures. Constant power is always provided to both tracks, even when travelling curves, allowing the machine to turn on the spot in restricted working areas, as well as providing optimum push power. The constantly high efficiency and the electronic limit load regulation also ensures that the fuel consumption remains minimal, despite the machine being operated at full load. Centralised maintenance points and a unique maintenance access including an inclining operator's cab also contribute to the machine's cost-effectiveness.

Technical data
Engine output - 150 kW/201 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 44,948 - 55,030 lb
Blade capacity - 4.97 - 7.27 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-1133-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors - PR 724 Litronic

Liebherr crawler tractor PR 724 Litronic
Liebherr crawler tractor PR 724 Litronic
The crawler tractor PR 724 B Litronic features outstanding levelling properties due to its long travel drive, elastic components with oscillating equalizer bar. Uneveness of the ground is compensated and impacts are effectively cushioned. The state-of-the-art design allows an optimum view of the working attachment and the electronic Litronic control system allows easy, safe and precise fine levelling. The PR 724 B Litronic is particularly economical due to its power conversion to all speed ranges.

Technical data
Engine output - 120 kW/161 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 37,000 - 44,750 lb
Blade capacity - 4.11 - 5.58 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-1136-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Crawler Tractors

Liebherr crawler tractor in operation
Liebherr crawler tractor in operation
All tractors in the range use hydrostatic transmission systems. This allows them to manoeuver with both tracks powered and without shifting gears. The machines can also turn in very tight circles and even counter-rotate on the spot.

PR 724 Litronic
Engine output - 120 kW/161 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 37,000 - 44,750 lb
Blade capacity - 4.11 - 5.58 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph



PR 734 Litronic
Engine output - 150 kW/201 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 44,948 - 55,030 lb
Blade capacity - 4.97 - 7.27 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

PR 744 Litronic
Engine output   
185 kW/248 HP - (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 54,245 - 69,818 lb
Blade capacity - 6.41 - 9.42 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

PR 754 Litronic
Engine output - 250 kW/335 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 77,162 - 89,948 lb
Blade capacity - 11.60 - 15.3 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

PR 764 Litronic
Engine output - 310 kW/417 HP (SAE J1349)
Operating weight - 97,488 - 116,150 lb
Blade capacity - 17.8 - 22.2 yd³
Travel speed - 0 - 6.8 mph

Monday, July 01, 2013

Liebherr - Wheel Loaders - L 586

Liebherr-Wheel loader L 586
Liebherr-Wheel loader L 586
The main features of the wheel loader L 586 are cost-effectiveness and environmental-friendliness. In practice, this wheel loader consumes up to 25 % less fuel than comparable machines from other manufacturers under the same operating conditions. Tractive force and speed are adapted to suit demand automatically and without gear changes. Even the change from forward to reverse travel is controlled hydraulically, so that no mechanical reverse gear is required.

Technical data
Tipping load - 45,040 lb
Bucket capacity - 7.2 - 14.4 yd³
Operating weight - 69,180 lb
Engine output - 250 kW/335 HP (SAE J1349)
Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-9077-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Wheel Loaders - L 580 LogHandler

Liebherr-Wheel loader L 580 LogHandle
Liebherr-Wheel loader L 580 LogHandle
The Liebherr L 580 wheel loader in LogHandler format has been developed especially for operations in the timber handling sector. The newly designed lifting gear means that the logs can be taken up from above at a great height, which makes the LogHandler particularly well-suited for work such as the loading and unloading of trucks or feeding bark removal and sorting installations. The grab can be rotated through 360° as well as pivoting forwards and backwards. Depending on the requirement, a very wide range of shapes and sizes of grab and grapple tools are available. The driver’s cab has a roof window, fitted as standard with a protective grille, to provide the best possible view upwards, and the protective grille for the front windscreen is integrated directly into the lifting gear. Like all Liebherr wheel loaders, the new LogHandler has a stepless hydrostatic drive system, which achieves impressive fuel savings. Other advantages are the practically wear-free service brake and the extremely low tyre wear.

Technical data
Payload - 18,410 lb - 19,070 lb
Operating weight - 73,745 lb - 74,625 lb
Engine output - 230 kW/308 HP (SAE J1349)
Grapple capacity - 4,960 - 5,900 in²

Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-19402-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Wheel Loaders - L 580

Liebherr-Wheel loader L 580
Liebherr-Wheel loader L 580
The new Stage IIIA / Tier 4i Wheel Loader L 580 is right in the lead when it comes to economy and environmental friendliness. It uses up to 25% less fuel than comparable machines from other manufacturers, under the same operating conditions. Up to 8% of this fuel advantage is achieved thanks to the new “Liebherr Power Efficiency” (LPE) system. By intelligent management of the individual units, LPE reduces both fuel consumption and component wear, with the engine management under pro-active control and with all the engine map characteristics and parameters being taken into account. LPE recognizes the performance profile required by the operator, and puts it into action with maximum performance output, in the most efficient way possible. And thanks to the tried and trusted Liebherr travel drive, tyre wear is, as usual, reduced by up to 25%, and the service brake is practically free of wear altogether. Increased productivity thanks to first-class comfort and convenience: The cab is particularly spacious and comfortable. All the operating elements are ergonomically perfectly matched to one another, while the hydraulic cab bearing system substantially reduces vibrations and noise burden in the interior of the cab.

Technical data
Tipping load - 40,785 lb
Bucket capacity - 5.9 - 18.3 yd³
Operating weight - 55,510 lb
Engine output - 215 kW/288 HP (SAE J1349)
Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-19409-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Wheel Loaders - L 566

Liebherr-Wheel loader L 566
Liebherr-Wheel loader L 566
The new Stage IIIA / Tier 4i Wheel Loader L 566 is right in the lead when it comes to economy and environmental friendliness. It uses up to 25% less fuel than comparable machines from other manufacturers, under the same operating conditions. Up to 8% of this fuel advantage is achieved thanks to the new “Liebherr Power Efficiency” (LPE) system. By intelligent management of the individual units, LPE reduces both fuel consumption and component wear, with the engine management under pro-active control and with all the engine map characteristics and parameters being taken into account. LPE recognizes the performance profile required by the operator, and puts it into action with maximum performance output, in the most efficient way possible. And thanks to the tried and trusted Liebherr travel drive, tyre wear is, as usual, reduced by up to 25%, and the service brake is practically free of wear altogether. Increased productivity thanks to first-class comfort and convenience: The cab is particularly spacious and comfortable. All the operating elements are ergonomically perfectly matched to one another, while the hydraulic cab bearing system substantially reduces vibrations and noise burden in the interior of the cab.

Technical data
Tipping load - 34,725 lb
Bucket capacity - 4.6 - 15.7 yd³
Operating weight - 51,035 lb
Engine output - 190 kW/255 HP (SAE J1349)
Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-19407-0/measure-nonMetric

Liebherr - Wheel Loaders - L 556

Liebherr-Wheel loader L 556
Liebherr-Wheel loader L 556
The new Stage IIIA / Tier 4i Wheel Loader L 556 is right in the lead when it comes to economy and environmental friendliness. It uses up to 25% less fuel than comparable machines from other manufacturers, under the same operating conditions. Up to 8% of this fuel advantage is achieved thanks to the new “Liebherr Power Efficiency” (LPE) system. By intelligent management of the individual units, LPE reduces both fuel consumption and component wear, with the engine management under pro-active control and with all the engine map characteristics and parameters being taken into account. LPE recognizes the performance profile required by the operator, and puts it into action with maximum performance output, in the most efficient way possible. And thanks to the tried and trusted Liebherr travel drive, tyre wear is, as usual, reduced by up to 25%, and the service brake is practically free of wear altogether. Increased productivity thanks to first-class comfort and convenience: The cab is particularly spacious and comfortable. All the operating elements are ergonomically perfectly matched to one another, while the hydraulic cab bearing system substantially reduces vibrations and noise burden in the interior of the cab.

Technical data
Tipping load - 29,870 lb
Bucket capacity - 5.5 - 13.1 yd³
Operating weight - 39,460 lb
Engine output - 140 kW/188 HP (SAE J1349)
Website - http://www.liebherr.com/EM/en-GB/region-US/products_em.wfw/id-19406-0/measure-nonMetric

Komatsu Takes Automated Bulldozers to Caterpillar’s Home Turf

Komatsu Ltd. (6301), the world’s second-biggest construction equipment maker, has begun sales of its automated bulldozers in the U.S., the home turf of bigger rival Caterpillar Inc., in a bid to keep pace with global competitors.
The company plans to sell as many as 500 of the new dozers, weighing 15 metric tons each, in the U.S. in three years, Tetsuji Ohashi, president of the Tokyo-based Komatsu, said in an interview. These “ICT intensive” bulldozers will eventually be driverless, he said.
Komatsu, which also designed the mining industry’s first driverless trucks, started selling the automated bulldozers in the U.S. last month and plans to phase out its standard operator-controlled models. The machines will likely attract customers in Europe and the U.S., where labor costs for vehicle operators are high, Hirokazu Miyagi, an analyst at Daiwa Securities Co., said in a June 26 report.
“It’s important we offer customers products that overwhelmingly differentiate from others,” Ohashi said in a June 26 interview. When products are similar customers will chose cheaper ones, he said.
Komatsu shares rose as much as 2.2 percent to 2,243 yen as of 9:17 a.m. in Tokyo trading. The stock has gained 5.4 percent this year, underperforming a 31 percent increase in the Nikkei 225 Stock Average.

Cheaper Models

Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar has sales almost three time the size of Komatsu, while Sany Heavy Industry Co. (600031), run by Chinese billionaire Liang Wengen, has expanded and become the top excavator supplier by selling cheaper models in China, the world’s biggest market.
During a demonstration of an ICT bulldozer, it took only 3 hours to train an inexperienced Komatsu worker to complete skilled works, which would usually need more than three years using a conventional model, according to the company.
The new bulldozer features fully automatic blade control and is able to perform construction works from rough dozing to finished grading, Komatsu said. The new dozer is able to automatically control its blade based on construction drawing data by making use of three-dimensional GPS information, it said.
The company introduced what it called the world’s first hybrid excavators in 2008, using a similar technology to the one powering Tokyo Motor Corp.’s Prius car. It signed a deal with Rio Tinto Group in 2011 to build a fleet of at least 150 driverless trucks for use at its Pilbara iron ore mines in Australia.

China

In China, sales in June may increase from a year ago after a decline in May, Ohashi said. Komatsu hasn’t seen any change in its underlying business in China amid market concern over the country’s outlook, he said.
China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite index of shares slid to a four-year low last week even as the central bank pledged to stabilize money markets amid a credit crunch that sent the nation’s overnight repurchase rate to a record on June 20.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic measures will add to demand already spurred by the nation’s spending to reconstruct areas wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Ohashi said. Domestic rival Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. (6305) may raise domestic output to meet stronger demand, President Yuichi Tsujimoto said June 25 in an interview.
“Domestic demand has been rising recently after the domestic market suffered a long-term slump since the burst of the bubble economy in 1990,” Ohashi said. “Our orders for May were quite high, with the level not seen in the past two decades,” and the trend for Japan’s strength “will last three or four years, he said.