Case DL450 Industry's First Fully Integrated Compact Dozer Loader

Case DL450 Industry's First Fully Integrated Compact Dozer Loader

Case Engineering Machinery and Equipment introduced the DL450 Compact Dozer Loader (also known as the “Minos Shenniu Project”), which is the first fully integrated design of its kind and will be the best work for the compact Track Loader (CTL). The features are perfectly integrated with the crawler bulldozer. The release/production date of this mechanical device has not yet been determined, but the debut at the 2017 Las Vegas Construction Machinery Fair symbolizes that the device has entered a new stage of development for product development. Case will be widely heard at the show. The customer voices and communicates with the main contractor.

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"In 1957, we launched the first backhoe loader ever, which has brought tremendous changes to the entire industry," said Scott Harris, vice president of engineering machinery equipment North America. “The DL450 compact bulldozer represents the same forward-thinking and practical innovations. However, it uses an outstanding new platform that can provide contractors with tangible benefits – whether it is a landscape that hopes to improve the performance of earth and earth work. Designers still want residential and commercial contractors that are both versatile and dual-purpose in the same device.”

The DL450 contains more than 30 new patents to be approved. It combines the power and performance of a small bulldozer in the same platform and can be used as a loader and can support the current skid steer loaders and compact crawler loaders. Various attachments. The DL450's core design is a C-frame bulldozer interface that can be bolted directly onto the chassis of mechanical equipment. This provides a stable, smooth work surface for a compact track loader and ensures that all operating power and pressure are transmitted through the equipment chassis rather than the loader arm.

The C-frame can be removed from the chassis and disconnected like any other accessory, making this device available as a standard compact track loader.

DL450 contains more than 30 new patents pending approval

“The compact track loader and the skid steer loader do work in a specific work environment, but they have a common problem in that all working stress is transmitted through the coupling and the loader arm, causing it to actually only It is suitable for ground operations,” said John Dotto, marketing manager of Keith Construction Machinery. “This will affect performance and exacerbate the wear/stress of these components. Operators can get truly superior dozing performance with this device – no sticks float, a stable work plane, and a new control device delivers true 6 Scraper performance."

Create "Minos Shenniu Project"

The new DL450 was conceived by the Case Skid Loader manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas, and CNR Industrial's Berregi R&D center in Illinois, combining the latest and traditional technologies/designs to create a new product category. .

“One of the inspirations of this device was the old 450-series Cassie bulldozers that were popular in the past and are still used by contractors,” Dotto said. "Our engineers' key task is to integrate the performance and operational features of the platform into this machine. Early indications are that they have achieved this goal very well and it is expected that the drawbar traction will be approximately 21,000 pounds."

Other important features and design elements of this mechanical device:

The main body is the basic framework of the TV380 compact track loader, which is the largest and most powerful compact track loader in the Keith product lineup. The new model has also been further expanded in size to handle higher loads.

Although the frame was derived from vertical lifting machinery and equipment, Case engineers integrated the thrust and frame strength of radial lifting machinery. The DL450 combines the TV380's frame with the radial lift loader's stick design (similar to the Case traditional 465 skid steer loader).

The cab and internal controls of this machine will make the operators of compact track loaders/skid steers and bulldozers feel familiar. Similar to the ISO control device, the forward and reverse and driving controls are controlled by the left hand. The boom and bucket controls are controlled by the right hand. The same control device on the right controls the lift, angle and inclination of the 6-way spatula.

In addition, the bulldozer's control functions, such as the blade swing and pitch adjustment, have been integrated.

The equipment adds counterweights, the undercarriage is equipped with steel tracks and sprocket, the fifth roller provides better traction (compared to the four rollers on the compact track loader), and a more reasonable ground clearance Can reduce the possibility of dragging the bottom.

The design also includes an integrated soil opener at the tail. The device does not affect the maintenance of routine maintenance points at all.

Case DL450

The DL450 debuted at the 2017 Las Vegas Construction Machinery Fair was equipped with a Leica Geosystems 3D grade control system – considering that this device has true bulldozing, Case considered that integrating these technologies is a natural and logical choice. .

“The DL450 offers a unique 'combined' advantage for contractors considering buying a small bulldozer,” said Dotto. “After purchasing this bulldozer, they can confidently take full advantage of the compact track loader's capabilities and easily transform it into a bulldozer. For contractors who rely on small bulldozers, they can add to them. With such a machine, it is easy to obtain the function of a compact track loader. We think this can help the contractor achieve the desired equipment utilization and streamline the equipment deployed on the job site."

"Minos Shenniu project is a perfect gift for our 175th anniversary celebration," Harris said. "While all of the equipment we exhibited at the 2017 Las Vegas Construction Machinery Exhibition is a pride for Case, this device is undoubtedly the best expression of our heritage - and thus a pragmatic earthwork solution." (This article comes from Case)