KMW Loaders are rugged, durable, and built to last. Able to handle serious daily use, our loaders make the toughest chores effortless. Their innovative, modern design gives operators features like these and help to maximize your investment:
KMW knows you need reliable equipment. Our innovative backhoes are designed to be powerful and durable. Built to deliver the rugged equipment you deserve, each KMW backhoe features:
Loader Specifications | 1220 | 1440 | 1660 1660S* |
1750 | 1760 1760S* |
1760 HL | 1860 | 1960 |
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Tractor HP | 45-75 | 60-110 | 80-130 | 90-180 | 110-190 | 110-190 | 140-255 | 200-380 |
Maximum Lift Height to Pivot Point | 10’-4“ | 11’-8“ | 12’-10“ | 13’-8“ | 13’-8“ | 14’-8“ | 15’ | 16’ |
Clearance with Bucket Fully Dumped | 8’-2“ | 9’-2“ | 10’-1“ | 11’-5“ | 11’-5“ | 12’-5“ | 12’-4“ | 13’-7.5“ |
Reach at Maximum Lift Height | 2’-2“ | 3’-8“ | 2’-8“ | 3’-6“ | 4’-2“ | 3’-9“ | 2’ | 2'-2.25" |
Dump Angle | 40° | 42° | 42° | 37° | 40° | 36° | 40° | 40° |
Reach with Bucket on Ground | 6’-1“ | 7’-0“ | 7’-5“ | 7’-10“ | 8’-5“ | 9’-2“ | 8’-7“ | 10’-0“ |
Rollback Angle | 17° | 30° | 32° | 25° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 30° |
Dig Depth | 5.5“ | 4.75“ | 4“ | 4“ | 3“ | 3“ | 3“ | 7“ |
Lift Capacity to Max. Height at Pivot Point | 3609 lbs. | 4400 lbs. | 4750 lbs. | 4500 lbs. | 5600 lbs. | 5600 lbs. | 6400 lbs. | 7200 lbs. |
* The KMW S-Series loaders mount directly onto OE loader-ready brackets, just plug in the hydraulics and your loader is ready to use!
Backhoe Specifications | 6.6' Backhoe | 7.2' Backhoe | 9.3' Backhoe |
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Maximum Digging Depth | 80" | 86" | 112" |
Digging Depth (2' Flat Bottom) | 77" | 84" | 109" |
Swing Arc | 140° | 145° | 178° |
Loading Height (60° Bucket) | 60" | 68" | 82" |
Reach from Centerline of Swing Pivot | 98" | 114" | 147" |
Maximum Transport Height | 66" | 73" | 99" |
Bucket Rotation | 185° | 185° | 180° |
Loading Reach (60° Bucket) | 39" | 47" | 63" |
Transport Overhang | 38" | 45" | 99" |
Undercut | 21" | 20" | 30" |
Stabilzer Spread (Fully Extended) | 86" | 86" | 106" |
Stabilzer Spread (Up Position) | 50" | 50" | 66.5" |
Bucket Cylinder Digging Force | 2050 lbs. | 2440 lbs. | 4800 lbs. |
Dipper Cylinder Digging Force | 1256 lbs. | 1510 lbs. | 2800 lbs. |
Hydraulic Pressure Requirement | 2050 psi | 2100 psi | 2750 psi |
KMW will design products to meet your specifications, reach out to see how we can meet your backhoe needs.
We design loaders to fit AGCO, Buhler, Case International, John Deere, McCormick, and New Holland tractors. Specifications based on ASAE Standards 5301.3 and furnished for general information as they can vary with different tractor models.
We combine innovative engineering, modern manufacturing technology, and expert craftsmanship… all the right ingredients for great loaders, backhoes, and attachments.
Today, KMW combines innovative precision engineering, modern manufacturing technology, and expert craftsmen, the perfect ingredients for excellent loaders, backhoes, grapples, and other attachments. KMW has a successful 30-year track record of building RUGGED products through and through. We don’t just say our products are strong and dependable, we prove it time and time again with rigorous, extensive testing to assure unequaled industry performance standards.
Solid, strong, high-quality materials are used throughout the construction of each part. Advanced, high-tech machines in the manufacture of our loaders, backhoes, grapples, and other attachments ensure consistency, quality, precision, and uniformity. KMW has three manufacturing facilities supporting production in Sterling, Great Bend, and Lyons Kansas. KMW always keeps an eye on the future, looking for ways to improve and streamline the manufacturing process, we are driven to produce superior, enduring products that both customers and KMW will always be proud of.
In 1965, KMW was founded in Sterling Kansas, the heart of the Midwest, as Ark Manufacturing Co., initially a manufacturer of soil packers and trailers for hauling swathers. In 1968 it added small loaders for the lawn and garden industry to its product offering. Renamed KMW Inc in 1983, KMW has been building and growing ever since. While original equipment (OEM) loaders and backhoes have been the primary focus, KMW’s product offering has grown to include a wider range of loader sizes handling up to 380 hp as well as backhoes, grapples and other attachments.
Contact Us„Every good company is primarily build on people and our employees are proof of that.“
„A strong reputation is the result of a strong team and relentless pursuit of quality. That has been the driver of our success over the years, and we maintain our focus on those key items every day, continually driving our growth into the future.“
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KMW Ltd is a manufacturing company that has been operating from the heartland of Kansas for nearly 60 years. It has a strong history of evolving and growing to meet the needs of its OEM and dealer customers. KMW’s mission has always been and continues to be the production of superior, durable products with cutting-edge innovation and precision to meet and exceed the needs of our customers.
KMW Ltd, a leading manufacturer of loaders, backhoes, and attachments, is pleased to announce that they are growing. Plans for building new facilities situated in Sterling, Kansas, are well underway. The new construction will include 430,000+ square feet under roof, located on a new 150-acre site near the new highway interchange in Sterling. This expansion will result in KMW growing to employ approximately 450 people when fully completed.
The creation of the KMW Learning Academy enables us to build a pipeline of diverse employees, meeting the demand for skilled workers while equipping them with needed skills and knowledge for success on the job and advances in career development. Our apprenticeships create an "earn while you learn” career pathway, allowing workers to grow skills, advance into higher-level jobs within KMW, and increase financial stability. This is a win-win for KMW and its team.
We take great pride in producing superb quality OEM front-end loaders and backhoes with a full complement of options and accessories. KMW delivers true USA-made quality with value, making us very competitive in the marketplace. It’s a blend of innovative engineering, efficient manufacturing, and dependable, hard-working craftsmen. That’s what has made KMW a successful custom OEM source for 30 years.
KMW will design products to your specifications, using modeling and advanced engineering — with high-tech design systems and solid modeling. Or, if you prefer, we can work with you in selecting one of our current products to efficiently adapt to your specific needs.
At KMW, thorough endurance testing is standard procedure. Strain gauge and cycle testing, plus extensive field operation testing, assures reliable products which meet rigid performance standards — a level of quality in which you can have full confidence.
Send inquiryOur manufacturing processes ensure the highest level of accuracy and structural strength proving KMW products are Simply Rugged; as long-lasting and hard-working and as their proud owners.
The KMW products are built with precision. Our laser cutting process allows us quick and very accurate cutting of materials. The system is computerized and automated to be able to run 24 hours a day for the greatest efficiency of production.
Plasma Punches are utilized to maximize the quality of parts by being able to coin the holes in a design with exact hole alignments and fast cycle times.
KMW brake presses offer 3D programming capabilities and dependably provide precise repeatable bends. This simplifies the process for the operators to ensure that every product is correctly made with the highest accuracy each time.
These computerized units used by KMW, are capable of handling 500 programmed products each. Each cut is done in batches of multiple pieces per run ensuring the highest accuracy and efficiency of the product.
KMW makes many of its products utilizing a robotic welding process. These robotic welders utilize computerized 3D modeling software enabling the production of high-volume parts at unprecedented speeds and efficiency.
KMW’s CNC vertical machining mills efficiently handle metals to craft accurate and intricate parts and components crucial to the products we take pride in manufacturing every day.
KMW conducts regular computerized lab and field testing to maintain the highest quality standards for our products. This helps us ensure that computer analysis of product performance is verified with real-life field conditions to ensure that KMW products live up to their Simply Rugged reputation every day.
KMW’s powder coating system includes shot blasting, washing, and polymerization up to 600°F (315°C) with embedded QC controls like Data Paq’s process performance monitoring and testing tools to control and verify paint thickness confirming the superior paint performance of powder-coated items.
KMW loaders are not only rugged, but they’re also ruggedly handsome. All powder-coated products are color-matched and painted to suit all design and use needs.
KMW Ltd.
535 West Garfield
PO Box 327
Sterling, KS 67579-0327
USA
GPS: 38.2022723657235, -98.21487746315877
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Contact information
Sterling Toll Free: 800-445-7388
Sterling Local: (620) 278-3641
Sterling Fax: (620) 278-2388
Branch production plants
KMW Great Bend
198 N. Hwy. 281
Great Bend, KS 67530
USA
KMW Ltd. Lyons
1404 Iron St.
Lyons, KS 37554
USA