Wheel Loader

[Dieselfuel71]

First of all, thanks for all great work on this fun game so far continuing to update and improve it.

Not sure if anyone else has brought this up before but the wheel loader should be improved more.

1.) The top height of the bucket when the arms are raised fully is not high enough to adequately clear the box when loading dump trucks. When fully raised the bottom of the bucket should at least be at the top of the cab or higher.

2.) The tilt of the bucket for dumping isn't realistic and should also be fixed to tilt more. As it stands now, the bucket tilt is lacking and not at the right angle for dumping fully.

3.) Suggestions for interchangeable attachments such as forklift, bucket or other options for the loader would be great!

The loader lacks and could be used a lot more in missions but imo feel it lacks the correct realistic functionality. The loader could be used much more effectively for lifting pipes or other materials higher with raised arm height and proper tilt.

Are there plans to improve the wheel loader in the future?

Thanks.

[Amotax]

IT REALY NEED ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ CRAWLING GEAR!

[Chacal]

Also it has a tendency to slide on the ground, and it's turning radius is too large. The real thing turns on a dime.

I have a construction site right in my backyard and the loader is the real workhorse of the whole construction. It is used for all kinds of tasks.

As it is now the wheel loader isn't useful for much.

I wonder if the bucket could have two functions: excavator AND crane?

[chksix]

This is another vehicle which drives with only the rear wheels instead of 4WD. The point of traction is also at a central pivot point instead of at each wheel contact patch. The machine gets stuck in its own holes as it is now.

[MadManX7979]

Originally posted by Chacal:

As it is now the wheel loader isn't useful for much.

Very true! I only use mine if I need to clean up a mess from myself, or other players, who miss the truck while digging. 99.99% of the time it's at home base sucking up monthly expenses.

[Ivaben]

Yeah they really need to improve the wheel loader. I use wheel loader just to clear the piles of dirt left behind drilling rig just for a bit of realisam but it doesent have real use in game exept one special mission. Maybe they could ad a wheel loader pallet fork attachment so we can use it as on-site forklift or something like that. :)

[Chacal]

I keep mine at the gravel plant, for loading free dirt in half-pipe trucks.
But with big commercial contracts there is not a big need for dirt now.

[oriol_massot]

To be honest, the wheel loader is almost useless in the current version of the simulator. Hope it does improve...!

[Amotax]

Devs should take a look at this topic and reply.

[meijron]

If diggin wouldent be so masht up you could dig a nice constructionpit for foundations like wheelloaders do in real life atleast in Holland that is. But yes for now the wheelloader is a thing tho put in the corner of the site and let it rust

[Amotax]

Look how old this topic is and still they did a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about it.

[Chacal]

In all game development companies, bug reports and suggestions are received and prioritized according to various criteria: how serious the bug, how useful the suggested feature, how many people are asking for it, how costly would it be to implement, etc.
Currently there are only a couple of missions using the wheel loader. Fixing it would take several days and it would have very little impact on the game. I'm guessing this was rated low priority.

[Amotax]

In that case it could also be removed from the game or even not implemented. It has no traction at all, it has no power, it has bad steering angle, it lifts not high enough and in the end the opening angle is to small. There is also other simulator game with poor graphics but it has more complex machine control like 3 speed gearbox or manual rpm for hydraulics.