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hammerless pin design. The low profile design offers greater penetration capability and higher bucket fills, offering quicker cycle times and as much as an extra 20% more penetration over the life of the tooth. Vaughan says that Volvo’s wheel loader range is ‘complete’ for the time being with no new introduc- tions anticipated in the short term. He does point out, however, that Volvo CE unveiled two zero- emission electric machines – the L25 wheel loader and the ECR25 excavator – at last year’s Bauma show. “These are the first machines in the new

parallel linkages in one system, delivering good par- allel movement and high breakout force, even in the highest lift positions. They are also equipped with Volvo’s unique OptiShift technology, which com- bines the company’s patented Reverse by Braking (RBB) technology with a lockup torque converter to boost productivity and efficiency in all applications and reduce fuel consumption by up to 18%. Vaughan stresses that the Volvo wheel loader range is complemented by an array of buckets and other attachments. “We can supply the machines with rock buckets, slag buckets, coal buckets, woodchip buckets, in fact buckets for every appli- cation,” he says. “We also have a full range of specialised attachments, including a tyre handler, forks, grapples, sweepers and materials handling arms.” He also points out that Volvo’s wheel loaders (and excavators) now benefit from an all-new premium tooth system that not only

Babcock has sold 388 units of the L150 range.

The biggest seller for Bacock in the Volvo wheel loader range is the L150.

increases productivity and fuel efficiency but is also more wear resistant and much eas- ier to fit, thanks to its

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