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McHale Plant Sales puts new year ‘spotlight’ on latest Komatsu wheel loaders

A happy new 2025 awaits wheel loader buyers and Komatsu WA model owners in the aggregates and quarrying sectors thanks to the many features and enhancements that latest generation Dash-11 Komatsu WA475-11 and WA485-11 wheel loaders bring.

That’s according to McHale Plant Sales director, Denis McGrath whose pitch on behalf of Komatsu includes the promise of “a galaxy of tech and equipment upgrades, the biggest being double-digit fuel savings – 14% lower in the WA475-11 and a whopping 29% lower in the WA485-11 – when compared to the models they replace.”

Contrasting the new WA models with their Dash-10 predecessors, McGrath says: “the improvements, production benefits and fuel cost savings that owners and newcomers to Komatsu will experience with our new WA models are such that we will be going all-out to fill our model allocation and equip buyers as quickly as we can.”

“To that end, we welcome expressions of interest from all existing WA model owners and interested buyers with the promise of an offering in the mould of Komatsu that will combine can-do competitive pricing, constructive financing packages, after-sale assurances, and positivity in relation to trade-ins”.

Major enhancements include hydro-mechanical transmission; superior performance with power reserves and ease of operation in all transport and loading tasks; significant upgrades in payload and bucket capacity – extendable to reduce loading cycles in aggregates-handling situations; and variable gear ratio, speed and variable traction control.

Other advances forming part of Komatsu’s new WA twin model offering include EU Stage V compliant emissions control, better particulate and emissions capture, a boost in lifting speed, power and tonnes-per-hour production rate, with automatic bucket filling and other ‘fatigue-reducing’ functions that help operators to maintain productivity, even during long shifts.

Conscious of operator comfort, other changes include a more spacious driver-friendly cab with lower noise; all-round glazing, air seating, heated rear window angled to prevent dirt sticking; easier and safer cab entry and engine maintenance access.

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