Takeuchi, long known for pilot controls in its compact track loaders, has just released a new CTL with E-H controls, the TL11R3.
It's a 107-horsepower unit with a ROC of 2,735 pounds.
CE's senior editor Frank Raczon talked to Takeuchi U.S. president Jeff Stewart on the reasons for the change, the company's relationship with its Japanese parent, and an interesting human side to the company's headquarters in Pendergrass, Georgia.
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Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.