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LiuGong: China’s wheel loader pioneer

LiuGong built China’s first wheel loader in 1966 and is now a global manufacturer of loaders, excavators, graders and dozers sold in more than 100 countries.

Alexey Puzanov ByAlexey Puzanov Updated 1 min read
LiuGong excavator on display

Photo: Huangdan2060, CC BY 3.0 · license

Headquarters
Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Founded
1958
Ownership
Public (Shenzhen: 000528), state-controlled
Brands
LiuGong, Dressta
Official site
www.liugong.com

Model guides

LiuGong machines we cover

Excavators

LiuGong crawler excavator

Excavator

LiuGong 922F

Weight
22 t
Power
168 hp
Max. digging depth
6.7 m

Wheel Loaders

LiuGong 835 wheel loader at a railway station

Wheel loader

LiuGong 835H

Weight
10.9 t
Power
123 hp
Rated load
3,000 kg
LiuGong 856 wheel loader

Wheel loader

LiuGong 856H

Weight
17.5 t
Power
217 hp
Rated load
5,000 kg

LiuGong models compared

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LiuGong 922F Excavator 22,000 kg 125 kW / 168 hp
LiuGong 835H Wheel loader 10,900 kg 92 kW / 123 hp
LiuGong 856H Wheel loader 17,500 kg 162 kW / 217 hp

LiuGong was founded in Liuzhou in 1958 and in 1966 built China's first wheel loader. Wheel loaders remain its core product, and LiuGong is one of the largest wheel loader makers in the world by units.

LiuGong expanded internationally from the 2000s, with plants in India, Brazil and Poland. In 2012 it acquired the construction equipment business of HSW in Poland, gaining the Dressta crawler dozer brand.

Lineup

Wheel loaders from compact to 12-tonne payload, excavators, motor graders, dozers, skid steers and forklifts.

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