The first Skooper was used on the hybrid Koehring 205 in 1957 and quadrupled the bucket capacity. In 1963, Koehring introduced its first full-hydraulic excavator, the 505 Skooper, which was a 40-ton ...

Most types of off-highway equipment do not yet have the sales volumes when it comes to electrification that are seen in cars, trucks and buses. The market is at an earlier stage and growth is likely ...

The Komatsu hydrostatic drive uses a high-speed and low-speed motor. When lots of torque is needed, both drives work through the crankcase; but when the machine gets up to speed, a clutch removes the ...

Think of John Deere’s new E-Drive 744 and 824 X-Tier hybrid wheel loaders as the range-extended EVs or PHEVs of the heavy equipment world, offering onboard diesel power generation and fully electric ...