Komatsu’s all-new prototype 7.5-tonne wheeled excavator, to be exhibited at the 2025 Bauma trade fair in April, joins the PW98MR and PW138MR wheeled excavator family.

“This new tight-tail excavator fills the gap below the mid-sized wheeled excavators, granting easy and precise operability with any attachments and the best driving experience on the roads, packed in a super compact machine perfectly sized to work in an urban environment,” says Komatsu product manager Alex Visentin.

“This 7.5-tonne wheeled excavator takes full advantage of Komatsu group synergy and know-how to offer high versatility, ease of buying, and peace of mind with the factory-fitted Lehnhoff Powertilt option.”

This machine is designed for work in a variety of utility and landscaping applications.

Its swing boom design allows digging parallel to buildings or barriers and the two-piece boom design offers flexibility with an extended working diagram.

Sales features include a frugal 49 kW Stage V compliant engine without need of diesel exhaust fluid refill.

With an overall maximum width of 2080mm, a short tail radius and four wheel steering as standard, its highly manoeuvrable and 100% differential lock as standard gets it out of the mud.

Komatsu claims that its digging depth, reach and height are all best in class. Maximum flexibility is given by selecting a mono-boom or a two-piece boom.

There is a new cab layout, with a seven-inch monitor and a new slow speed control. Travel direction, undercarriage attachments, and manual/automatic axle lock can be actuated by switches on the control joysticks or the dashboard. Without removing the hand from the right joystick, you can switch its function from boom operation to undercarriage control for control of the parallel dozer blade.