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Landscape Contractor Magazine
|November - December 2025
The LiuGong 820TE electric wheel loader is a compact machine that brings battery power to tasks every landscape contractor knows well: loading topsoil, moving mulch, feeding small dump trucks and more.
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As councils demand quieter, cleaner worksites and clients increasingly value low-impact construction, electric equipment is (quietly) making more noise.
LiuGong's 60kW 820TE offers an extremely quiet, energy-saving and environmentally friendly solution. It can store 70.5kWh and take up to a two-tonne load in its 1.2m3 bucket, while operators can easily adjust the traction force and vehicle driving speed.
The 820TE is also built to be nimble on confined sites and has a tight turning circle. An operating weight of 6600kg gives the loader the stability needed for material handling while remaining compact for access and transport.
Why electric matters
Advantages of electric equipment on jobsites include:
- Fewer moving parts to service, reducing operating and servicing costs, and no downtime with machines out of the field.
- The electric drive and ancillary systems make the 820TE far quieter than a comparable diesel-powered loader, allowing crews to work earlier or later.
This story is from the November - December 2025 edition of Landscape Contractor Magazine.
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