Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | May 2017 29 ConExpo, part 2 | staff report BIG SHOW part 2 the In a continuation of our April report, Equipment World editors delve into what caught our attention during North America's largest construction equipment show. Extended reports on these stories can be seen on equipmentworld.com. Kawasaki-KCM expands compact wheel loader line Kawasaki-KCM added two machines to its lineup of compact wheel loaders, including its smallest loader, the 30ZV-2, which joined the 40ZV-2. The 30ZV-2 runs on a 30-horsepower Kubota 3-cylinder diesel engine and Hi- tachi hydrostatic drive system that gives it a top speed of 9.3 mph. The 40ZV-2 rises to a 45-horsepower, 4-cylinder engine, with 10.5 mph maximum speed. Fuel consumption for the 40ZV-2 is about 1 gallon per hour, and drops below 1 gallon per hour for the 30ZV-2. Both models have standard limited slip di erentials and a third spool valve for attachments. The 30ZV-2 has a .52-cubic-yard quick coupler bucket and SSL coupler, and the 40ZV-2 expands to .65 cubic yards. The 30ZV-2 has a dump clearance of 6 feet 7.75 inches and a reach of 2 feet 11 inches. The 40ZV-2 extends bucket clearance to 7 feet 7.75 inches and reach to 3 feet. Mecalac announces Americas initiative French manufacturer Mecalac used ConExpo to launchits Americas initiative, including establishing a holding com- pany, Mecalac Americas, and showcasing its agreement with dealer Larusso Heavy Equipment (LHE), based out of Walpole, Massachusetts. As part of this initiative, the company acquired the Terex production facility in Coventry, England, a deal that closed this year. Renamed Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, the plant manufactures a line of backhoe loaders and site dumpers formerly sold under the Terex, Fermec and Ben- ford brands, in addition to compaction rollers. It will bring some of these products to the United States, and appears to be still using the Terex badging on the 6-ton TA6S site dumper and TLB840R backhoe. Mecalac manufactures several lines of equipment, some of which do not t easily into established equipment cat- egories in the states. For example, Mecalac's MCR Crawler Skid-Excavator line is both a skid steer and an excavator. The company says the product is "150-percent loader, 150-percent excavator," doing more than the sum of the two machines. Dealer LHE will distribute the MCR line in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, along with the company's AX and AF wheel loaders and MWR wheeled excavator. MCR crawler skid excavator