Doosan to Bring Dozers to North America [VIDEO]

Dec. 6, 2021

Company officials said the dozer category is the first of several that Doosan will be adding to its offering over the next three years as it targets $10 billion in sales by 2025. The company aims to offer a “full line” of equipment to its dealers so that they can be a “one-stop shop,” said engineering manager Mooyoung Park. Current plans include the following machines:

Doosan Product Rollout

Dozers

  • DD100: Q3 2022
  • DD130: Q2 2023

Mini Excavators

  • DX27Z-7: Q1 2022
  • DX35Z-7: Q1 2022
  • DX50Z-7: Q1 2022
  • DX55R-7: Q1 2022
  • DX42-7: Q1 2023
  • DX17Z-7: Q1 2023
  • DX19-7: Q1 2023
  • DX17ZE electric: Q2 2023
  • DX19E electric: Q2 2023
  • DX10ZE electric: Q1 2024
  • DX27ZE electric: Q2 2024

Crawler Excavators

  • DX1000LC-7: Q1 2022
  • DX350LCR-7 (reduced tail swing): Q4 2022
  • DX200LC-7: Q1 2023

Hyundai Doosan Infracore is now part of Hyundai Heavy Industries and is housed under the same holding company as Hyundai Construction Equipment: Hyundai Genuine. Each entity has separate management, and the brands will remain separate, according to CEO Edward Song.

The dozer on display was a 122-horsepower DD100 Doosan dozer with an operating weight of 25,309 pounds. A second dozer, at 130 horsepower, will be introduced in the first half of 2023. The two dozers fit in what Park called the largest segment of the dozer market, those less than 140 horsepower.

The Doosan DD100 will feature an 8-inch Smart Touch display, standard rearview camera, LED lights, and wiper blades front, rear, and side.

The company emphasized operator visibility, citing large glass areas and an inline precleaner that reduces an obstruction to the view from the cab over the hood.

The dozer will come with a 6-way variable-angle-pitch blade, Park said. The standard blade has a capacity of 3.0 cubic yards, and the low-ground-pressure configuration will carry a blade with a 3.4-cubic-yard capacity. Pitch angle can be adjusted from 54 to 58 degrees, and the blade has a shake function.

Doosan DD100 Dozer Specs

Preliminary specifications, subject to change, for the first Doosan dozer are:

  • Horsepower: 122 hp
  • Operating weight: 25,309 lb.
  • Blade capacity: 3 cu. yd.
  • Blade height: 3 ft. 7 in.
  • Blade width: 8 ft. 10 in.
  • Drawbar pull: 33,721 lb.-ft.
  • Track length: 7 ft. 7 in.
  • Travel speed, max: 5.7 mph
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