Over the last decade, the fleets of Russian construction, utility and repair organizations have been flooded with imported machinery. Moreover, along with such widespread machines as excavators, cranes, bulldozers, a special popularity is gained by the equipment, which recently nobody knew about.

We are talking about loaders-manipulators, which only recently have been recognized as a universal and multifunctional special equipment. The field of application of these machines is no less wide than the services of crane and other equipment. On construction sites loaders-manipulators are used for unloading and moving oversized loads, in particular building slabs, into the area of tower cranes. In the field of public utilities, their role is also difficult to underestimate. In earthmoving, finishing, transportation works loaders-manipulators surprise with their efficiency. This type of special equipment can often be found at construction sites where high-rise buildings, multi-level exhibition complexes, warehouses, shopping centers are erected. A distinctive feature of loaders-manipulators is the ability to lift loads to a great height, which can be compared only with the lifting boom of a conventional mobile crane. Despite its impressive size, this type of machine maintains a high level of maneuverability, accuracy of cargo delivery and efficiency of work operations.
This is ensured by a set of advanced technical mechanisms such as:

- all-wheel drive chassis with quality tires characterized by high cross-country ability;

- a universal system that allows all wheels to turn;

- the availability of additional hydraulic lines designed specifically to increase the efficiency of work of bodies such as sweeping brushes, buckets, etc...;

- the possibility of attaching working bodies (buckets, forks, crane arms, concrete mixers) by controlling them from the cab;

- possibility to perform all operations by means of universal control levers;

- availability of light indicators in the driver's cab, which warn about technical faults of the machine.

Particular attention should be paid to the driver's cab, which is equipped with the necessary devices and provided with a modern safety system ROPS/FOPS, corresponding to world standards. All these advantages of loaders-manipulators allowed them in a relatively short time to reliably establish themselves as excellent helpers in the field of construction and public utilities.