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At 2,200 kg (4,850 lbs) on 10-16.5 tires, this is a compact wheel loader. A Kubota D1703 rates 17.4 kW (23.7 hp) through hydrostatic drive, with a 0.35 m³ (0.46 yd³) bucket. Machines this size typically work landscape yards and tight sites.

load

600 kg (882 lbs)

Operating weight

2,200 kg (4,850 lbs)

power

17.4 kW (23.7 hp)

A Deutz TCD3.6 at 55.4 kW (74.3 hp) under a 6,800 kg (14,991 lbs) frame. Standard bucket 0.8 m³ (1.05 yd³), rated load 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs) — the step between the L902H and the L938H in SDLG’s range.

bucket capacity

0.8 m³ (1.05 yd³)

load

1,400 kg (3,086 lbs)

Operating weight

6,800 kg (14,991 lbs)

Bucket at 2.1 m³ (2.7 yd³), rated load 3,500 kg (7,716 lbs), 13,300 kg (29,321 lbs) on the scale — mid-size within SDLG’s wheel loader range. Machines in this class are conventionally put to yard loading, aggregate handling and site cleanup.

bucket capacity

2.1 m³ (2.7 yd³)

load

3,500 kg (7,716 lbs)

Operating weight

13,300 kg (29,321 lbs)

A 3.2 m³ (4.2 yd³) bucket and 5,500 kg (12,125 lbs) rated load, on an 18,750 kg (40,477 lbs) frame. That size class is the usual pick for loading trucks off a stockpile or feeding an aggregate plant.

bucket capacity

3.2 m³ (4.2 yd³)

load

5,500 kg (12,125 lbs)

Operating weight

18,750 kg (40,477 lbs)

A Perkins 1206J-E70TA at 129.4 kW (173.5 hp) on a 14,500 kg (31,967 lbs) frame, 2.5 m³ (3.3 yd³) bucket, rated to 4,500 kg (9,921 lbs). Four-speed in both directions, 20.5-25 rubber.

bucket capacity

2.5 m³ (3.3 yd³)

load

4,500 kg (9,921 lbs)

Operating weight

14,500 kg (31,967 lbs)

Rated at 14.6 kW (19.6 hp) on a 2,235 kg (4,927 lbs) frame. Machines this size are generally put to utility trenching, landscaping, and work with tight residential access.

power

14.6 kW (19.6 hp)

Operating weight

2,235 kg (4,927 lbs)

Reduced tail swing on a 1,950 kg (4,299 lbs) mini — the small end of SDLG’s excavator range. That class usually works tight residential lots and confined sites where a full-size unit won’t fit, and the counterweight stays close along a fence.

Operating weight

1,950 kg (4,299 lbs)

power

11.8 kW (15.4 hp)

A 2,850 kg (6,283 lbs) mini on 300 mm (11.8") tracks, running a Kubota D1105 at 15.4 kW (20.7 hp). Tail swing radius is 775 mm (2’6.5") — exactly half the 1,550 mm (5’1") shipping width, so the counterweight stays inside the tracks through a full turn.

Operating weight

2,850 kg (6,283 lbs)

power

15.4 kW (20.7 hp)

A 3-tonne class machine. Operating weight 2,950 kg (6,500 lbs), with reduced tail swing — the counterweight stays close to the tracks through a slew. Minis this size are the conventional pick for confined work where a full-swing machine has no room to turn.

Operating weight

2,950 kg (6,500 lbs)

power

15.4 kW (20.7 hp)

A cab-equipped compact excavator, 18.2 kW (24.4 hp) on a 3,950 kg (8,708 lbs) frame — the size class conventionally used for utility trenching, landscaping and tight-access work, with the operator out of the weather.

power

18.2 kW (24.4 hp)

Operating weight

3,950 kg (8,708 lbs)

Open canopy rather than an enclosed cab, on a 3,740 kg (8,245 lbs) machine. That is compact-excavator territory — the size class generally used for trenching, footings and utility work where access is tight.

Operating weight

3,740 kg (8,245 lbs)

power

18.2 kW (24.4 hp)

SDLG lists this one at 5,900 kg (13,007 lbs) and 35.5 kW (48 hp). That weight class conventionally works trenching, footings and general site excavation — bigger than a mini, still floatable on a tandem.

Operating weight

5,900 kg (13,007 lbs)

power

35.5 kW (48 hp)

An 8-tonne-class machine: 8,700 kg (19,180 lbs), a Yanmar 4TN98C at 46.2 kW (62 hp), digging to 4,135 mm (13’6.8"). Arm force 40 kN, bucket force 63 kN. A size conventionally worked on trenching and lot work.

power

46.2 kW (62 hp)

Operating weight

8,700 kg (19,180.19 lbs)

Digs to 5,190 mm (17’0.3") and reaches 8,430 mm (27’7.9") at full stretch, with a 0.55 m³ (0.72 yd³) bucket. Perkins 904J, 90 kW (122 hp), 15,200 kg (33,510 lbs) on 500 mm (1’7.7") tracks.

Operating weight

15,200 kg (33,510 lbs)

power

90 kW (122 hp)

A 23,200 kg (51,147 lbs) excavator at 129.4 kW (173.5 hp). That is the weight class that shows up on general site excavation, trenching and road work.

Operating weight

23,200 kg (51,147 lbs)

power

129.4 kW (173.5 hp)

At 225 kW (301.7 hp) and 32,200 kg (70,988 lbs), the largest excavator SDLG lists for North America. Machines this size are conventionally put on mass excavation, quarry work and heavy site prep.

power

225 kW (301.7 hp)

Operating weight

32,200 kg (70,988 lbs)