VIDEO: Deere’s John Chesterman talks with Better Roads about its new 644K Hybrid wheel loader

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2013

John Deere's 644K Hybrid is run on diesel and electric LAS VEGAS–John Chesterman, product marketing manager for wheel loaders at John Deere Forestry and Construction, talks with Tina Grady Barbaccia, an editor with Randall-Reilly Construction Media (Aggregates Manager, Better Roads, ...

Deere’s bright ideas: Hybrid diesel-electric wheel loader, new line of skid steers and compact track loaders

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 06, 2013

John Deere introduced its 644K Hybrid wheel loader at the World of Concrete 2013. The machine runs on diesel-electric LAS VEGAS—John Deere Forestry and Construction showcased its latest “bright ideas” at a Feb. 5 World of Concrete 2013 press conference: ...

Is it Time for a New Wheel Loader?

Better Roads Staff - Sep 06, 2012

Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements make the case for a new machine By Marcia Gruver Doyle As you’ve waited for the economy to turn, your wheel loaders have aged, and now those machines are perhaps two generations behind what’s currently in dealer order ...