Based on customer feedback from the past years, Komatsu’s WA475-10 wheel loader now offers a new “tool linkage” boom. It was developed at the Komatsu site in Hanover, Germany, where this wheel loader is also manufactured. This development of this improvement was focused on the need of customers in industrial applications for high pull-back forces and sufficient installation space for large-volume buckets. Whether for log loading, moving wood chips or sawdust, the new specification is suitable for versatile use in their operation.
If, in the past, it was tricky for you to unload logs from HGVs and work with large attachments, then this new “tool linkage” boom, with its optimised kinematics, is the solution. The tilting moment is increased by up to 39% compared to conventional Z-kinematics. This enables safe precision loading with log grapples. And if you also work with light bulk materials such as wood chips and sawdust, and therefore require large-volume buckets, then this is no longer a problem thanks to these new kinematics. The “tool linkage” kinematics tilt with the bucket, allowing maximum clearance for the bucket body. Full compatibility with common attachments via a hydraulic quick-coupler enables no-compromise usage in any existing operation.
The combination of “tool linkage” with the already familiar independent control of the WA475-10 travel drive and work equipment shows its remarkable power for easy operation in industrial applications. For example, if precision lifting of the work equipment is required while a travel gear is engaged, it is only necessary to move the control lever further out. The lifting speed is adjusted independently of the accelerator pedal. This advantage comes into its own when working with heavy attachments.
Furthermore, additional options, which turn the WA475-10 into a complete customer-specific solution, are available for the new specification. These include a rear collision guard, impact-resistant front mudguards, and a heavy-duty front protection guard. A camera system for optimum visibility with large attachments further enhances operational safety. Depending on the application, you can choose from three different rear weights. In addition, Komatsu attachments such as log grapples, high dump buckets or light material buckets, matched to the machine, are available from the factory. Further equipment variants, in the form of different joystick steering systems, premium driver’s seats and LED light packages, complete the range.
If you operate or are employed in a sawmill, paper mill or pallet factory, on a CHP plant or a waste wood recycling operation, the WA475-10 with timber industry specification is the right addition to make your day-to-day work easier, more productive, and safer.
