Komatsu America Corp. announce the addition of the new WA480-6 wheel loader with Large Capacity Torque Converter to its fleet.  With a net horsepower of 299 HP, the WA480-6 has an operating weight of 55,920 to 56,340 pounds and a dumping clearance of 10'6" when equipped with a 6.0 yd3 general purpose bucket.

The new wheel loader comes equipped with the latest KOMTRAX technology which monitors a variety of machine operating information including daily fuel consumption, working hours, hour meter, location, cautions and maintenance alerts. Utilizing wireless technology, KOMTRAX relays this information to a secure website for analysis, thereby increasing machine availability, reducing the risk of machine theft, and allowing for remote diagnosis by the distributor.

New Large Capacity Torque Converter
The WA480-6 has a newly designed Large Capacity Torque Converter that provides the machine with ideal tractive effort, improved acceleration and improved hill climbing ability. Because of the increased tractive effort, the machine has greater productivity in V-cycle applications. The improved hill climbing ability allows the machine to up-shift gears faster due to improved acceleration, achieve higher gear ranges and maintain higher ground speeds when working in load-and-carry or hopper feeding applications. In either application, production is increased and fuel consumption maximized resulting in improved fuel efficiency (tons/gal).

Increased fuel efficiency and maximum productivity
The WA480-6 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-5 diesel engine with an Electronic Heavy Duty Common Rail fuel injection system that provides fast throttle response while optimizing fuel combustion.  The engine is EPA Tier 3 emission certified without sacrificing power or machine productivity. 

The loader's fuel consumption is greatly reduced because of the high-torque engine and the large capacity torque converter, as well as the CLSS (Closed-Center Load Sensing System).


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