Komatsu’s main stage at ConExpo 2020 played host to an all-new dozer and a significant update to its Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) platform.
The new D71PXi-24 on display at the show is a new mid-size dozer model and the first new Komatsu machine that will offer the second generation of the iMC platform.
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Because Komatsu was a little light on the details with the new D71, it’s best to think of the showing of that machine as more a preview. In fact, Komatsu hasn’t yet announced a concrete release date for this machine other than at some point in the next 12 months.
The D71 will be the largest hydrostatic dozer with factory-integrated machine control on the market, Komatsu says. It’s powered by a 237-horsepower Komatsu diesel engine and will be in the same size class as Komatsu’s D65 dozer models.
And apart from its hydrostatic drivetrain, the other big differentiator with the D71 is its design, as Komatsu senior product manager Jason Anetsberger explains.
