Volvo BM 1641, L120E, and L150E specifications

BM 1641, L120E, and L150E: owner reports

Sources: 3 forum discussions about the Volvo L120 wheel loaders (L120F, L120H); heavyequipmentforums.com.

• Volvo: Reverse clutch delay, transmission failure and a leveler fault.

Sources: 3 forum discussions about the Volvo L150E wheel loaders; heavyequipmentforums.com.

• Volvo: Shift solenoid codes and transmission trouble.

History and service record of BM 1641, L120E, and L150E

• L120E engine and gearbox. Volvo's L120E brochure lists a D7D turbocharged, intercooled engine making 165 kW (224 hp) gross at 1,800 rpm, a third-generation Automatic Power Shift with fully automatic shifting through 1 to 4, and a patented TP Linkage. Volvo wheel loader L120E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• L120E working figures. The brochure gives 149.3 kN (33,560 lbf) breakout force, an 11,670 kg static tipping load at full turn, 19.0 to 21.0 t operating weight, 2.6 to 9.5 m3 buckets and 23.5 R25 tires. Volvo wheel loader L120E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• Hydrostatic fan. The L120E's cooling fan is an electronically controlled hydrostatic unit that Volvo's brochure says is only activated when it is needed. Volvo wheel loader L120E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• Volvo's wheel loader lineage. Wikipedia traces Volvo CE to Johan Theofron Munktell in Eskilstuna in 1832 and to the Bolinder brothers, says Volvo bought Bolinder-Munktell (BM) in 1950, and that its first wheel loader, the H10 of 1954, was the first loader with a parallel lift arm system and attachment bracket. Volvo Construction Equipment, Wikipedia.
• L150E figures. Volvo's L150E brochure describes a 25-ton loader with a Volvo D9A LB E2 engine at 211 kW (287 hp) gross and 210 kW (284 hp) net at 1,600 rpm, a patented TP Linkage, and a breakout force of 178.1 kN (40,040 lbf). Volvo wheel loader L150E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• L150 archive entry. Volvo CE's archive entry for the L150 credits it with the TP-linkage lift arm system, the Care Cab with all-round visibility and ventilation, highly efficient dust filters and enclosed wet brakes, says machines up to serial number 2080 were named L150 and then renamed L150C, and notes the axles and transmission were changed during production. L150, Volvo BM L series past products, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• L150E engine history. The L150E archive page lists Volvo D10B LA E2 at 200 kW (272 hp) from 2002, a D9A LB E2 at 211 kW (287 hp) in 2004 and a D12D LD E3 at 210 kW (286 hp) in 2006. L150E, Volvo past products, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• Third-generation APS. Volvo's L150E brochure says the third-generation Automatic Power Shift offers four operating modes including an AUTO function that adaptively picks a shifting program, with fully automatic shifting 1-4, so the operator only chooses forward or reverse. Volvo wheel loader L150E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.
• Brake test and wear indicators. The brochure lists oil circulation-cooled wet disc brakes, an electronic brake test in Contronic that shows brake status, a brake wear indicator on each wheel, and load-sensing steering with an accumulator system on the E-series loaders. Volvo wheel loader L150E brochure, Volvo Construction Equipment.

• Volvo L150e Pro Guidance On An Hourly Basis Needed (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-12-10)
• Volvo L120e Shift Solenoid Plugs (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2025-01-26)
• Volvo L150e (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2024-12-23)
• Volvo L150e Transmission Trouble (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2024-12-13)