CONEXPO 2011: How Deere's Electric-Drive 944K Loader Saves 30% on Fuel

How Deere's largest loader uses electric drive motors at each wheel to cut 30% of the 9-cu.-yd. machine's fuel consumption

Apr 20, 2016

How electric motors cut 30% of the 9-cu.-yd. wheel loader's fuel consumption.

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