Models 744 X Tier and 824 X Tier John Deere wheel loaders incorporate the Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) E-Drive system, which replaces the traditional transmission and torque converter. The ...

Wheel loaders are designed to efficiently scoop, lift, carry and load material for a variety of applications. But did you know you can choose between two transmission types? Before you utilize a wheel ...

Volvo Construction Equipment’s vision of future wheel loader driveline design is closely tied to fuel efficiency, according to Gunnar Stein, global director of Driveline Systems. Volvo has an arsenal ...

Deere’s L-Series of wheel loaders has been updated with four new models, including one with a hybrid-electric drive transmission. The loaders feature more comfortable cabs, improved HVAC and ...

Model 980 GC Caterpillar wheel loader is a 420-horsepower unit weighing 65,610 pounds. Auto engine idle shutdown, variable speed fan, and load sensing hydraulics provide low fuel consumption and sound ...

Think of John Deere’s new E-Drive 744 and 824 X-Tier hybrid wheel loaders as the range-extended EVs or PHEVs of the heavy equipment world, offering onboard diesel power generation and fully electric ...

Construction equipment will increasingly come in hybrid flavors as AB Volvo showed today--which was by no means its first alternative fuel commercial vehicle, either. The Gryphin concept represents ...

The equipment firm says its new WA485-11 and WA475-11 models offer increased fuel efficiency. “We’re excited to introduce these machines and put them to use for our aggregate customers and beyond,” ...

When they said necessity was the mother of invention they must have been thinking of Ford Motor Company in the '60s, with both the cross-bolted 427ci Side Oiler and the Top Loader four-speed ...