Equipment World Digital Magazine
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October 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 16 C ontractors buy compact track loaders because they are flex- ible machines – adapting to a wide range of applications with the use of specialized attachments – while still being loaders first and foremost. This emphasis on loading capa- bilities has prompted, for example, John Deere to up the ante on its G Series CTLs. Deere has increased the breakout force of its two larg- est models, the 331G and 333G, by 40 percent. Hinge pin height has gone from 127 inches to 132 inches to provide more clearance over 10-foot truck sides. A boom performance package (available in November) features self-levelling of the bucket during both raising and lowering as well as return-to-dig and return-to-carry at the push of a button. G Series machines feature cus- tomizable controls to maximize performance for other tasks. Boom and bucket speeds can be set to three levels and there's a creep mode. By decoupling engine speed from travel speed, full power can be delivered to a power-hungry attachment while maintaining very low ground speed. The joystick performance package offers ISO and H-pattern controls plus foot pedal controls. The foot throttle in machine matters | by Richard Ries CTLS BOOST LOADING CAPABILITIES, INTEGRATE ELECTRONICS Yanmar offers two CTLs, the 68.4-horsepower naturally aspirated T175-1 and the 70.7-horsepower turbocharged T210-1. Both feature automatic track tensioning, anti-stall that automatically adjusts the hydro- static pump to maintain maximum engine torque and drive power as drive load increases, and standard mechanical quick-coupler or optional hydraulic quick coupler.