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FR loaders unveiled
00:00 09 Feb 1995
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Three new wheeled loaders from Fiat-Hitachi will at last give HM
Plant a real opportunity to attack the market with machines that
can compete on an equal footing. All three units, the FR130, FR160
and FR220, now carry the .2 suffix, which is also an indication of
the influence the Japanese must be exerting on both engineering and
design within the Fiat-Hitachi partnership.
All three machines now come with fully automatic transmission, hub-mounted, oil-immersed multi-plate disc brakes and Z bar linkage as standard.
The smallest unit, the FR 130.2. weighs in at just under 13t and carries buckets from 2.3m3 to 2.5m3. Power is supplied by a Fiat 8065T six-cylinder 5.9 litre direct injection turbocharged diesel producing 104kW at 2,100rpm. Although the spec sheets don't say it, the four forward three reverse auto transmission comes from ZF with that company's electronic Logic Box to provide the auto shifting capability.
At 7.0kmph, the first speed gear speed would appear to be on the high side to give the best possible tractive effort for penetrating difficult stockpiles. But with engine torque peaking at 1,500rpm and the converter adding a healthy 2.9:1 torque multiplication, the match could be just right.
As with all the latest crop of auto boxes, all three models have the obligatory kick down button to move from second to first gear when loading and also down one gear for engine braking when roading.
The operator can set the conventional powershift twist grip to any gear from two to four and the Logic Box will automatically select the best ratio between one and the highest number on the twist grip.
The new axles are Italian- designed and built and now incorporate oil-immersed, multi-disc, hub-mounted brakes and planetary reductions. The braking is full hydraulic with twin circuits with a transmission disconnect switch on the dash panel. Interestingly, both axles also have limited slip diffs which the company calls Super Max-Trac! Standard tyres are 20.5-25 XHA.
A dual section vane pump powers both loader and steering circuits with 188 litre/min at 200 bar to the former and 113 litre/min at 210 bar to the latter. The loader beams are profiled from solid plate, and twin rams linked to the Z bar give 48¼ rollback at carry and 45¼ dump at 2.84m dump height. Depending on bucket size, breakout forces vary from 11,100kg up to 12,000kg, more than enough to deal with the heaviest materials a machine of this size would be used on.
Fiat-Hitachi point out that all the models have 45deg either side of centre steering which means a smaller turn radius than all the main competition. Said a spokesman:'Even on full lock, the SAE tipping load at 8.82t is still considerably better by several hundred kgs than other machines with only 40¼ articulation.'
The mid-range FR 160.2 weighs in at 16,500kg and fits into the 2.8m3 to 3.1m3 bucket capacity sector. Fiat's 8365T six-cylinder 8.1 litre turbocharged diesel produces 141kW at the flywheel and drives through an auto four speeder from the same stable.
Mounted on standard 23.5-25 XHAs, road speeds start at 7.0 and go up through the gears to 12.5kmph, 24.5kmph and 40.0kmph. Reverse gears match the first three forward speeds with fourth gear blanked off.
A bigger, dual section vane pump feeds 246 litre/min to the loader and 170 litre/min to the steering. To comply with the latest safety legislation, all three units have a ground driven emergency back up pump so the unit can still be steered and towed with a dead engine.
Up at the business end, there is ample performance to cope with heavy rehandling and even light face work. With the general purpose 2.8m3 bucket there is just short of 3.0m dump clearance height and a handy 1025mm reach with the bucket at 45¼. Breakout force is quoted at 16,000kg and with a static tipping load of 11.25t at 45¼ articulation, stability is not compromised even when handling heavy materials.
Both the 130 and 160 .2s are now available in the UK, but you will have to go to Bauma in April to see the FR 220.2 in the metal. This unit faces some formidable competition from Cat, Volvo and Komatsu, to name the three leaders in the UK, but on a specification spread sheet, it hacks it with the best and even looks better in some areas.
Details: enter 852 on card
All three machines now come with fully automatic transmission, hub-mounted, oil-immersed multi-plate disc brakes and Z bar linkage as standard.
The smallest unit, the FR 130.2. weighs in at just under 13t and carries buckets from 2.3m3 to 2.5m3. Power is supplied by a Fiat 8065T six-cylinder 5.9 litre direct injection turbocharged diesel producing 104kW at 2,100rpm. Although the spec sheets don't say it, the four forward three reverse auto transmission comes from ZF with that company's electronic Logic Box to provide the auto shifting capability.
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At 7.0kmph, the first speed gear speed would appear to be on the high side to give the best possible tractive effort for penetrating difficult stockpiles. But with engine torque peaking at 1,500rpm and the converter adding a healthy 2.9:1 torque multiplication, the match could be just right.
As with all the latest crop of auto boxes, all three models have the obligatory kick down button to move from second to first gear when loading and also down one gear for engine braking when roading.
The operator can set the conventional powershift twist grip to any gear from two to four and the Logic Box will automatically select the best ratio between one and the highest number on the twist grip.
The new axles are Italian- designed and built and now incorporate oil-immersed, multi-disc, hub-mounted brakes and planetary reductions. The braking is full hydraulic with twin circuits with a transmission disconnect switch on the dash panel. Interestingly, both axles also have limited slip diffs which the company calls Super Max-Trac! Standard tyres are 20.5-25 XHA.
A dual section vane pump powers both loader and steering circuits with 188 litre/min at 200 bar to the former and 113 litre/min at 210 bar to the latter. The loader beams are profiled from solid plate, and twin rams linked to the Z bar give 48¼ rollback at carry and 45¼ dump at 2.84m dump height. Depending on bucket size, breakout forces vary from 11,100kg up to 12,000kg, more than enough to deal with the heaviest materials a machine of this size would be used on.
Fiat-Hitachi point out that all the models have 45deg either side of centre steering which means a smaller turn radius than all the main competition. Said a spokesman:'Even on full lock, the SAE tipping load at 8.82t is still considerably better by several hundred kgs than other machines with only 40¼ articulation.'
The mid-range FR 160.2 weighs in at 16,500kg and fits into the 2.8m3 to 3.1m3 bucket capacity sector. Fiat's 8365T six-cylinder 8.1 litre turbocharged diesel produces 141kW at the flywheel and drives through an auto four speeder from the same stable.
Mounted on standard 23.5-25 XHAs, road speeds start at 7.0 and go up through the gears to 12.5kmph, 24.5kmph and 40.0kmph. Reverse gears match the first three forward speeds with fourth gear blanked off.
A bigger, dual section vane pump feeds 246 litre/min to the loader and 170 litre/min to the steering. To comply with the latest safety legislation, all three units have a ground driven emergency back up pump so the unit can still be steered and towed with a dead engine.
Up at the business end, there is ample performance to cope with heavy rehandling and even light face work. With the general purpose 2.8m3 bucket there is just short of 3.0m dump clearance height and a handy 1025mm reach with the bucket at 45¼. Breakout force is quoted at 16,000kg and with a static tipping load of 11.25t at 45¼ articulation, stability is not compromised even when handling heavy materials.
Both the 130 and 160 .2s are now available in the UK, but you will have to go to Bauma in April to see the FR 220.2 in the metal. This unit faces some formidable competition from Cat, Volvo and Komatsu, to name the three leaders in the UK, but on a specification spread sheet, it hacks it with the best and even looks better in some areas.
Details: enter 852 on card
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