Wheel loaders, also known as front end loaders or bucket loaders,areused primarily for material handling, digging, road building, site preparation and load-and-carry. The earliest versions were actually small agricultural tractors outfitted with a loader bucket to transport light materials. Over time these machines evolved, first as rigid frame wheel loaders in the late 1930s, then to articulated wheel loaders in the 1940s.
Wheel loaders, also known as front end loaders or bucket loaders,areused primarily for material handling, digging, road building, site preparation and load-and-carry. The earliest versions were actually small agricultural tractors outfitted with a loader bucket to transport light materials. Over time these machines evolved, first as rigid frame wheel loaders in the late 1930s, then to articulated wheel loaders in the 1940s.
As wheel loaders increased in size, safety concerns arose, particularly concerning the positioning of the loader pivot arm. These concerns ledto the adoption of a front mounted pivot in the late 1950s. Hough was one of the first manufacturers to produce a wheel loader with a safer design, followed quickly by Caterpillar, Case and Allis-Chalmers.
Today's wheel loaders are comprised of a pivoted frame with the engine mounted over the rear wheels. A cab or canopy rests over the frame. The machine's pivot arrangement gives the wheel loader the ability to work in small turning circles.
Construction Equipment Guide's Used Wheel Loaders for Sale page includes links from more than 50 manufacturers, including Case, Caterpillar, Hyundai, John Deere, Kawasaki, Komatsu, Liebherr, Volvo and many more.
Wheel Loaders News and New Products
Fri September 01, 2017
Strategy Improves Total Operation for Britton Industries
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Thu August 16, 2018
Hyundai Sells 20 Wheel Loaders from Its SIMA Exhibit
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently sold 20 wheel loaders as a result of its participation in the Snow Ice Management Association (SIMA) Symposium that took place in Cleveland, Ohio, from June 26 to June 29....
Tue August 14, 2018
Arizona Demolition Company Relies on Doosan Machines
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Thu August 02, 2018
Takeuchi Announces Mitchell Tractor & Equipment as New Dealer
Takeuchi-US has announced Mitchell Tractor & Equipment Co. as a new dealer. Based in Washington, N.C., the company will sell and rent Takeuchi excavators, skid steer loaders, track loaders and wheel loaders, in addition to stocking parts and performing equipment repair....
Tue July 31, 2018
Doosan Reaches Wheel Loader, Excavator Production Milestone
Doosan Infracore North America LLC is celebrating the milestone of producing more than 400,000 excavators and wheel loaders for markets worldwide since the company entered the construction equipment market in 1978....
Mon July 30, 2018
Starting an International Timber Production Operation
Founded in the winter of 2017, Integrated Forest Resources of South Carolina is, by all accounts, a brand new company — but they have a strong history in forestry and land management. “I went to school to study forestry at Clemson University....
Thu July 19, 2018
Allan Myers Uses Volvo CE Advanced Training Simulator
Inspired to give employees the skills to move ahead and confront the demand for an available workforce, contractor Allan Myers is launching a new three-year mission called Stepping Up. A fundamental tool of Stepping Up is the Myers Mobile Training Center, the result of a collaborative effort between Allan Myers, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS)....
Thu July 12, 2018
Mecalac Group Takes Over Pichon Brand Production of Compact Wheel Loaders
The Mecalac Group, specialists in design, manufacture and distribution of construction equipment and based in Annecy, Haute-Savoie (France), will take over production of a range of compact wheel loaders, currently being manufactured by the French company Pichon, starting on Jan....
Fri July 06, 2018
Kubota R630 Wheel Loader Features Four Operating Modes
Kubota's R530 and R630 wheel loaders offer visibility, high power and productivity in a compact loader. Standard 4-wheel drive, 100 percent on-demand differential lock and rear frame oscillation provide increased traction, ride and stability on both Kubota R Series models, according to the manufacturer....
Fri June 29, 2018
International Paper's Cat 990H Reaches Big Milestone
Willie Keen is responsible for everything with wheels as the mobile equipment owner and manager of International Paper in Oglethorpe, Ga. He has been with the company, which is one of the world's leading producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, for 38 years....
Fri June 29, 2018
Wheel Loader Design Involves Nuanced Advances Over Time
It's blisteringly hot outside, dust and dirt is flying all around and noise is hammering your eardrums. Such is the environment at a typical construction site in the warmer months, particularly a big job requiring a lot of earthmoving; highway projects and manufacturing plants are perfect examples....
