Liebherr’s versatile wheel loaders are winter warriors

Reliable and powerful machines are essential for municipalities and industries to keep roads and infrastructure running during snowy and icy weather. Liebherr wheel loaders are proven to be versatile winter machines in snow, frost, and ice. The product range includes compact loaders and stereoloaders, telescopic wheel loaders, and mid-sized wheel loaders, offering a machine built for every operation. Whether for snow clearance, gritting or de-icing, even in cramped spaces or with challenging loading heights, Liebherr wheel loaders are equipped for every task.

Powerful, comfortable, and safe

Liebherr wheel loaders feature a powerful hydrostatic travel drive. They accelerate steplessly, with no interruption in tractive force or noticeable gear shifting. Their powerful hydraulic systems ensure precise control of the attachments, offering efficiency and productivity in winter road maintenance.

Using the hydraulic quick coupler, snowplows, snowblowers, and spreaders can be easily fitted on the wheel loaders and used for a wide range of tasks. These flexible machines are effective for both municipal and industrial applications, whether on narrow city streets or large industrial sites. Liebherr wheel loaders are also designed for comfort and a high level of safety, with ergonomically designed cabs, optional heated seats, innovative assistance systems such as active personnel detection at the rear, and excellent work lighting. This lighting helps the operators in their daily work and ensures additional safety.

Compact loaders: the versatile all-rounders

Liebherr compact loaders, the L 504 to L 508 Compact, are particularly suitable for winter road maintenance in cramped urban areas. Compact and highly manoeuvrable, they can be comfortably used on narrow roads and pavements. Standing less than 2.5 metres tall (L 504 and L 506), they allow fast and uncomplicated transport without low entrances and passages posing an obstacle. Their design gives them a very low centre of gravity which allows them to handle heavy payloads with maximum stability and tipping safety — ideal for transporting large amounts of snow, for example.

Powerful engines and a hydraulic quick coupler for safely changing attachments enable them to efficiently clear snow and spread grit. The compact loaders are also compatible with various attachments, such as the light material bucket for moving snow. Automatic self-locking differentials ensure excellent traction, even on difficult terrain such as slippery roads.

Stereoloaders: the agile snow pros

Stereo steering, a proven combination of articulated and rear axle steering, makes the Liebherr stereoloaders — L 507 to L 518 Stereo — reliable partners in winter. Municipalities and contractors appreciate the manoeuverability of the stereoloaders in deep snow. Thanks to stereo steering, operators can easily clear snow and ice from inner courtyards, tight parking spaces or narrow streets in residential areas. The sturdy axles have automatic self-locking differentials that provide traction in slippery conditions. In the Speeder version, which can travel up to 38 km/h, the operator can manually engage a differential lock with a 100 percent locking effect on the front axle.

Liebherr stereoloaders are most often used by municipalities and contractors in combination with a light material bucket and snow chains. With this equipment, the agile machines are particularly versatile. A light material bucket is suitable for simple clearing work and for loading snow onto a truck to be taken away. Using a hydraulically adjustable snowplow, the stereoloaders can clear compacted snow from roads and pavements while using a sweeper to remove smaller amounts of loose powder snow. For heavy snow, they can be fitted with a snowblower, for which Liebherr offers high-flow hydraulics for the L 507 and L 509 models on request. This option increases the oil flow rate and hydraulic power.

Telescopic wheel loaders: ideal for deep snow

The L 509 Tele telescopic wheel loader is a versatile machine for snow removal applications. It combines the lifting height and reach of a regular telescopic handler with the productive material handling capacity of a classic wheel loader. The specially designed telescopic lift arms allow manipulation heights of up to 4.8 metres and maximal forward reach. This makes the L 509 Tele ideal for piling snow and loading it onto trucks.

In addition, its stereo steering makes it highly agile, with fast and efficient manoeuvring even in confined spaces. With a top speed of 38 km/h, the telescopic wheel loader can work quickly and effectively. Municipalities and contractors mostly use the L 509 Tele in combination with a light material bucket, a snowplow, or a snowblower for large amounts of snow. The high-flow hydraulics allow especially powerful and high-quality optional attachments to be fitted.

Mid-sized wheel loaders: snow powerhouses

Liebherr's mid-sized wheel loaders — the L 526 to L 546 — feature more power and strength. The lift arms with z-bar kinematics have fast tilt movements and cycle times and provide maximum breakout, holding and return forces, ideal for shifting snow and ice. The mid-sized wheel loaders can also quickly and efficiently remove snow from large areas. Their high traction also enables them to quickly pile and push large amounts of snow. Stepless traction control combined with automatic self-locking differentials prevent the wheels from spinning, even on the worst terrain.

The mid-sized wheel loaders are compatible with many different attachments for a wide range of winter applications. Numerous assistance systems — such as active personnel detection with brake assist or adaptive work lighting for operations in twilight or at night — make it possible to work safely, productively, and comfortably in winter conditions.

Liebherr offers a wide range of wheel loaders with the power to handle the most challenging winter jobs. Whether compact loaders for tight spaces, stereoloaders for precise manoeuvring, telescopic wheel loaders for long reach or mid-sized wheel loaders for operations requiring plenty of power, each machine offers advantages and versatility for clearing ice and snow. With various equipment options, the wheel loaders can be used in small spaces, on large sites, on snowdrifts, and on ice.