Capital Equipment News May 2022

John Deere is expanding its construction line-up to 18 countries across southern Africa and West Africa.

310 L The 310 L has been

available in the South African market since the end of March this year and, according Makgate, the company has “started to receive orders”.

The ergonomics on the 310 L cab are improved to provide better vision, even with the seat turned 360 degrees to work on the backhoe.

The 315 SL backhoe loader from John Deere.

Both the 310 L and the 315 SL feature a 4.5 ℓ Powertech 4045 engine developed and built by John Deere

The drivetrain on the 310 L and 315 SL is a ZF transmission front and rear axle and the transmission is 5-speed powershift, allowing the operator to change speed and gears on the go

Limited-slip differential combined with mechanical front-wheel drive provides 4x4 performance and good traction

The cabs on both the 315 SL and the 310 L are the same but the 310 L features a premium cab which offers much greater operator comfort including air conditioning

construction purposes and infrastructure development where workspace is often limited as it has a sliding backhoe. On the 310 L, the rear stabilisers are not vertical but ‘go wide’, making the machine more suitable to agricultural applications and non-restrictive applications based on the

rear stabilisers in the construction. “Because we have a strong agricultural platform with a strong dealership channel,” says Makgate, “our potential to sell the 310 L into the agricultural sector is quite huge. He says the 310 L comes to the fore through a platform of dealers who know the

customers in the agricultural sector quite well where there is generally no restriction in terms of workspace. In fact, John Deere dealers countrywide identified the need for a smaller, nimbler centre pivot version of the 315 SL. “The centre pivot model has been

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS MAY 2022