Anyone who has looked at the new generation of wheel loaders for the construction market has probably taken note of the futuristic designs. No more "square edges", these loaders feature short ...

A good operator can improve productivity by employing many of the same principles that make excavators and wheel loaders more efficient. But the best backhoe-loader operators know how to set up for ...

Two key factors determine how fast a properly sized wheel loader can load trucks—the trucks' position relative to loading face, and how well the operator fills the bucket with each pass. Construction ...

Even the most skilled operator can shorten a wheel loader's life and reduce its productivity by misusing certain functions or by operating the machine in a way that accelerates component wear. The ...

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Volvo CE North America are offering a version of the L180H Wheel Loader adapted to fill a truck in three passes. The companies say the adaption is targeted ...