LOAD & HAUL
Claimed the world’s largest wheel loader, the Le Tourneau L2350 from the P&H-Joy Global group
The flexible choice of digger
Maurice Jones looks at the latest developments in wheel loaders
Maurice Jones schaut sich die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Radlader
Maurice Jones analiza los últimos avances en las cargadoras de ruedas
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heel loaders are important form of bulk materials and earthmoving equipment that has become ubiquitous in the construction industry, chiefly for repositioning bulk materials, clearing working areas, and loading trucks and bins. Tese duties are also relevant to the mining industry but usually on a much bigger scale requiring larger buckets and increased power. Te use of wheel loaders in mining has been extended to primary loading of the means of transport. In underground mining vehicle size, including bucket size
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and power, tends to be limited by the dimensions of the excavation, but in open-cut mining the chief limit is what is available and what can be afforded. Other factors that have to be considered before investing in wheel loaders are the capabilities and suitabilities of other excavating and loading methods, including bucket-wheel excavators, hydraulic and rope face shovels, backhoes and even draglines. All have their ideal range of applications depending on a wide variety of factors. Major features in favour of wheel loaders include speed of movement, manoeuvrability and
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