Front-end loaders are modern units capable of coping with a wide range of tasks in the field of construction, production, agriculture, logging, housing and communal services. Due to the large number of attachments that can be installed on it, Liugong front loader can perform completely different work: loading, sieving , dig, clean up the territory. A separate area of application is warehouses and other objects where it is necessary to transport goods in large quantities: warehouses, sea and river ports, airports.
What attachments can be fitted to the front loader?
- Road brushes, also with bins for collecting foliage and small debris.
- Buckets of various sizes and purposes.
- Blades for raking bulk cargo and cleaning the territory.
- Forks that turn a front loader into a forklift, albeit somewhat less convenient and maneuverable.
Advantages of front loaders:
- High power and performance, allowing the units to cope even with large-scale tasks such as digging pits and trenches.
- Maneuverability and compactness, which makes it possible to use them in confined spaces, for example, in warehouses between racks.
- Convenience and ease of management and maintenance.
- Low cost and economy: one front loader with one operator can replace several units of special equipment for various purposes and the work of several people.
Varieties of front loaders
There are wheel and track loaders. The latter are less common, since they are less convenient: it is difficult for vehicles on caterpillars to move on ordinary roads, and they have to be delivered to the site using trucks. But, unlike wheeled loaders, tracked front loaders have a greater maneuverability and easily move on sticky soils, earth, and other places where there is no hard surface. Wheel loaders can travel long distances on their own, and are more comfortable in this, but they can get stuck on unsteady ground.
There are also loaders of various sizes on the market. The largest and most powerful ones are usually used in the construction of apartment buildings, other large buildings, roads and bridges. Medium size - for small houses, utility systems, agriculture, street cleaning. Mini loaders are popular in warehouses and large stores. This variety allows you to choose the model of the forklift that is optimal for your tasks.