Logging equipment has to be tough and reliable to deliver productivity under demanding conditions. Hydraulics are used extensively to meet these requirements in the new Komatsu PC290LL-11, the latest addition to the company’s line of log loaders. These machines sort logs that have been cut, stack them into piles, and load them onto trucks.
Powered by a 196-hp Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 diesel engine that meets stringent EPA Tier 4 standards, the machine is available in either a live-heel log loader configuration with a 40-ft. reach or a road builder configuration with a 34-ft. reach. Log loader and roadbuilder operating weights are 40,700 kg (89,730) lb and 37,300 kg (82,240) lb, respectively.