I was looking at wheel loaders and ran across this unbelievable telehandler: http://www.us.manitou.com/manitou/en/type/1/product/52-mht-10210-l Manitou mht 10210L: Lift Capacity: 46,297lbs Lift Height: 31.8ft Max Reach: 11,000lbs @ 19.30ft Weight: 62,501lbs (the older ones are even lighter w/same lift capacity) Turning Radius: 19.1 ft Drawbar Pull: 128,335 ft I know availability/cost is an issue. But for general purpose(heavy duty) work, what wheel loader would beat that and why? Or what can you do with a wheel loader that you couldn't with this thing?
Well, my initial thought, how do you draw a comparison between a wheel loader and a telehandler??? :beatsme
Yeah, but you have to admit, that was your inital thought when you saw the title, before you even read the specs. I guess you would envision the most likely work needing to be done and compare how each would handle the job. Then do the same for the odd jobs.
i like to use telehandler then wheeled loaders....
mate also look at the cost you need to look at that i know in australia in the cotton industry a lot of people are using them insted of wheel loaders but that being said they are also talking about how they get stuck a lot and also being 4wd steer leads to other issues realy same as always buy the machine that suits your job as iam sure your telehander is not going to work to well in a quarry.