Kawasaki are a Japanese industrial giant that is best known for motor cycles in the UK. The main construction related products are Wheeled Loaders in the UK market.

HistoryEdit

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Joint Venture with HitachiEdit

KCM and Hitachi Construction Machinery have been working together to develop next-generation wheel loader models that meet new emissions standards as well as to sell Kawasaki wheel loaders in the Japanese market based on a partnership agreement announced on October 31, 2008. As part of the agreement, KCM will supply three large-size wheel loader models, which have been widely used for aggregate processing and stone crushing purposes as well as in marble quarries, to Hitachi Construction Machinery on an OEM basis. Hitachi Construction Machinery began selling these wheel loaders in the European market via its local subsidiary in January 2010.^[1]

The specifications for the three models;

Badged models

KCM Model No.	Hitachi model No.	Std bucket m3	Engine power	Weight ton	photo
Kawasaki 92ZV-2	Hitachi ZW330	4.6	242 kW	26.0
Kawasaki 95ZV-2	Hitachi ZW370	5.0	268 kW	30.7
Kawasaki 115ZV-2	Hitachi ZW550	6.2	360 kW	46.2

UK Model RangeEdit

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Early MachinesEdit

Preserved ExamplesEdit

Are there any early Kawasaki machines in preservation in the UK ?

See alsoEdit

• List of Construction Plant Manufactures

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