Link-Belt 100- to 200-hp Wheel Loaders

Works Like a Z-Bar and Tool Carrier

Construction Equipment - May 1, 2004

Larry Stewart
Executive Editor

Link-Belt's L120, L125 and L130—introduced at Conexpo/Con-Agg 2002—are the company's first wheel loaders. Their Power-Link front-end geometry is a departure from most Z-bar linkages, although Volvo and the small Terex machines have a similar front structure. Link-Belt literature claims, "operators won't become frustrated by a lack of power at the top of the lift range as they would in a typical Z-bar machine." And when the "fork level-lift function" is activated, two sensors automatically regulate the position of the lift and curl cylinders to keep the load level from the ground to full height.

100- to 200-hp models: 3

Product-line features: Cummins engines driving through ZF Ergopower transmissions and limited-slip differentials power these Link-Belt loaders. Sealed bearings make their articulation hinges maintenance free.

Specifications
Model	Bucket Cap. (cu. yd.)*	Horsepower	Operating Weight (lbs.)	Breakout Force (lbs.)	Dump Clearance**
L130	3.2	166	30,305	27,876	9' 4"
*This bucket used to establish performance specs. **Clearance with bucket dumped at 45-degree angle. Link-Belt's L125 at 130 horsepower, and weighing 25,000 pounds probably fits the 3-cubic-yard category better than the L130, but LBX doesn't list performance specifications with a bucket bigger than 2.6 cubic yards.