Terex SKL260H, SKL873 SP, and TL260 specifications

History and service record of SKL260H, SKL873 SP, and TL260

• Where the Terex name came from. Wikipedia says GM coined the Terex name in 1968 from the Latin terra and rex for its construction equipment not covered by a Justice Department ruling that forced it to divest the Euclid off-highway truck brand, and that GM regained the brand after the German IBH Holding AG went bankrupt in 1983. Terex, Wikipedia.
• Terex under new ownership. Randolph Lenz bought Terex USA in 1986, merged Northwest Engineering Company into Terex Corporation in 1988, and the company listed on the NYSE five years after its 1986 incorporation. Terex, Wikipedia.
• TL310 hydrostatic drive. Construction Equipment's 2011 write-up of the Terex TL310 says it handles 4 to 6 cubic yard buckets with 34,534 lb breakout force, uses a 203 hp Cummins Tier 3 engine, and that the hydrostatic drive accelerates the loader to 25 mph and also acts as a wear-free brake. Terex TL310 wheel loader, Construction Equipment.
• SP kinematics. Equipment World quotes a Terex product manager describing SP kinematics on larger Terex loaders as giving power at the bucket like a Z linkage and precise handling of the bucket or forks over the whole lifting height like a parallel design. Get more from 3- to 4-cubic-yard wheel loaders, Equipment World.
• Trade Earthmovers review of the TL260. Trade Earthmovers' review described the German-built Terex TL260 as a nicely-appointed, mid-sized loader weighing 14,400kg, the largest of the three Terex power loaders in the 9.2 to 14.4-tonne range, with a wheelbase of 3100mm and a tight turning radius of 6150mm. Review: Terex TL260 loader, Trade Earthmovers.
• TL260 engine and cooling. The reviewer wrote that the TL260 runs a Tier 3/Stage IIIA turbocharged six-cylinder high pressure common-rail Cummins QSB 6.7 engine that outputs 128kW (174hp) at 2200rpm, mounted transversely, with a closed cooling system that takes air in behind the cab and a fan that reverses at pre-programmed times to blow the grill and cooler clean. Review: Terex TL260 loader, Trade Earthmovers.
• TL260 visibility. The review said rearward vision through the back window was possibly the best the reviewer had seen out of a loader, thanks to the transversely-positioned engine, the low curved rear end and an exhaust pipe kept as narrow as possible. Review: Terex TL260 loader, Trade Earthmovers.
• TL260 on the job. The reviewer found the TL260 quick off the mark and easy to spin around while loading trucks, with bucket control by a single multi-function lever that also switches forward and reverse, but felt it needed a bit more hp pushing up stockpiles with the larger than normal bucket fitted. Review: Terex TL260 loader, Trade Earthmovers.
• TL260 drive and road speed. According to the review, the TL260 can reach 40km/h using two hydrostatic drives, with one drive de-coupled once above 15km/h so speed rises without changing gears, and the reviewer noted the plastic dash and interior mouldings looked like some lower-priced brands. Review: Terex TL260 loader, Trade Earthmovers.

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