Waste management made easy with powerful excavation
After being released to the Australian market last year, LiuGong’s T Series wheel loaders have proven their worth across several industries – from civil construction and batching plants to quarries and mine sites.
LiuGong’s equipment, engineered for maximum productivity, focuses on energy-efficient technology to help sites reduce their environmental footprint without compromising on power or durability.
The 33-tonne 890T wheel loader, one of the larger loader models LiuGong currently offers, has been showcased at a recycling plant in New South Wales, highlighting programmable hydraulic controls, ride control system and five-speed transmission.
The demonstrations – carried out by Construction Distribution Australia (CDA), LiuGong’s trusted dealer in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane – demonstrated the loader’s capabilities in specific waste management scenarios.
CDA waste and recycling sales manager Neil Adlam outlined that machinery like this is generally for the “big players” in the market – but not anymore.
LiuGong’s T Series Wheel Loaders were released to the Australian market in 2025. Images: LiuGong
“Smaller recycling businesses generally don’t shred, so they don’t need wheel loaders, but waste is different,” he said. “Waste companies can have wheel loaders of all sizes throughout their facilities, varying from smaller ones to larger models like the 890T.”
The 890T model also boasts 270 kilonewtons (kN) of bucket breakout force, which is crucial for recycling plant operations.
“If you’ve got a pile of scrap that’s been sitting in the rain, it gets rusty and sticks together, so you need a lot more breakout force than a wheel loader would normally require,” Adlam said.
“It has great load-carrying capabilities because of this.”
Alongside a standard bucket size of 5.4m3, gross power of 287 kilowatts (kW) at 1800 revolutions per minute (rpm) and a maximum speed of 41.9km/h, the 890T is well equipped to deal with any challenge a mine site might present.
“Most of our customers want features that can from range auto-shutdown, emergency stops, battery isolators and extra guarding, to name a few,” Adlam said.
“So we are able to provide that and, in the case of the demonstration, we included e-stops, battery isolators and the extra cabin guarding on the loader.”
These specifications are in addition to the numerous standard features, which include a multi-adjustable arm rest, joystick, and air-suspension seat, as well as 360° handrails and anti-slip steps for safer and easier access and exit of the cabin.
To further enhance operator safety, the 890T offers curved panoramic glass windows and an optional rearview camera to increase visibility.
Operators are also offered joystick and steering wheel operation on the machine, providing further comfort while operating the loader.
A key improvement of the T Series loaders is a liquid-driven, air-in type cooling system with intelligent fan speed adjustment, which has been rearranged to optimise the wind field and enhance heat dissipation, further enhancing the ability to work in extreme working conditions.
Fuel tank capacity has increased to 608L on the 890T model, while maintenance has also been made easier for operators, as they can add fuel and oil, as well as service the diesel filters, from ground level.
Oil changes are only required every 2000 hours, further reducing maintenance costs – helping LiuGong provide high-efficiency mining machinery solutions designed to optimise performance, regardless of terrain or size of project.
The 890T is part of LiuGong’s extensive range covering light and heavy solutions, which includes battery-electric options suited to mine specifications, excavators, rollers, dozers, graders and wheel loaders.