Komatsu WA270-7 wheel loader features 10-percent decrease in fuel consumption

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 29, 2013

Our sister site, Equipment World, reported on Komatsu America’s WA270-7 wheel loader, which lowers fuel consumption by up to 10 percent compared to the WA250-6. A Tier 4 Interim SAA6D107E-2 engine powers the 28,836-pound machine and delivers 149 net horsepower. The WA270-7 ...

Komatsu’s new line of crawler dozers are ‘smarter’ with ‘passive regeneration’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 20, 2012

Komatsu D39EX-23 Input does matter. Komatsu America Corp.’s new line of D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers was developed using what the manufacturer says was “extensive customer input” to produce a smarter , more productive dozer. The dozer meets U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Komatsu PC4000 hydraulic shovel moves more material in less time

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 13, 2012

Komatsu PC4000 hydraulic shovel Komatsu’s PC4000 hydraulic shovel, with an operating weight between 855,500 to 879,800 pounds and a bucket capacity of 29 cubic yards, is designed to move more material in less time for reduced costs per ton and ...

Komatsu’s introduces Tier 4 Interim-certified WA470-7 wheel loader

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 15, 2012

Komatsu America Corp. introduces the WA470-7 wheel loader. With a net horsepower of 272 hp (203 kW), the WA470-7 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-6 engine and is EPA Tier 4 Interim and EU Stage 3B emission certified. Built upon a ...

Komatsu America Corp. Launches a New Addition to the Dash 10 Excavator Series

Better Roads Staff - Jun 06, 2012

Komatsu America Corp. today introduced the PC210LC-10 hydraulic excavator. With a net horsepower of 158 hp (118 kW), the PC210LC-10 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D107E-2 engine and is EPA Tier 4 Interim and EU Stage 3B emissions certified. Built ...

Association of Equipment Manufacturers elects 2012 officers

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 10, 2011

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its newly-elected 2012 officers: •Chair is Russell Fowler, president & CEO of Krone NA Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. •Vice Chair is Stuart Levenick, group president of Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois. •Treasurer is Brian Kober, vice president of ...

Komatsu introduces complimentary Komatsu Care equipment support program

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 23, 2011

Komatsu America Corp. has introduced Komatsu CARE, a service and advanced product support solution that comes standard with all construction size Tier 4 Interim machines. Komatsu CARE can lower the cost of ownership whether it is rented, leased or purchased. Komatsu ...

New Road Products: New power equipment, materials and supplies for the road market

Brooke Wisdom - May 01, 2010

By Mike Anderson and Tina Grady Barbaccia Engine reduces particulate matter by 90 percent Komatsu America Corp. has introduced its new diesel engine that features the next generation of engine technology designed to meet U.S. EPA non-road Tier 4 interim emission regulations. ...