John Deere 244 X-Tier Compact Loader (Concept)

Much appreciated, Justin. All right, I'm back with Luke. Yes. And this is a concept. Yes. So, this machine is debuting at K Expo Force this year. This is a 244 Xtier compact wheel loader. This is going to be a fully battery powered solution when it comes to market. Oh, 100% 100% battery powered. Yes. Yes. So, that's what that's for. Yeah. So, our 244P tier, that's in the um that's in that uh 75 uh horsepowerish range. Um, this machine would compete in that class. Obviously, with the battery, you don't really count horsepower. We anticipate that it'll have the same charging capabilities that we would leverage on other electric drive machines. Um, last a full days charge is the intent when this comes to production. We're still doing a lot of testing, making sure it's going to hit the mark for the customers. Do you have like a tenative release date for something like this or is not that's not even on the radar? Yeah, so we're still working through some of that right now. You know, Kier has made a uh what we call a leap ambition pledge to electrify 20 or more machines by 2026. This machine fits in the mold of that uh regard, but again, still in a very early concept phase. So, I'm seeing some different steering options with this one. It looks like that's what you're going to have worked into the prototype cuz I see your typical convention, but I also see your rear wheels are now turned inside to create a tighter turning radius. Yes. So, actually that feature itself is not new for some of these compact loaders. We call that articulation plus steering. And it's on the 244, 324, and 344. And just like you mentioned, this loader articulates standard 30°. At the same time, the rear axle actually rotates uh 10° as well. So, you still get that 40° of articulation. What that does is actually increase your full turn tip load because you still get tight maneuverability and turning radius, but the loader itself's actually not rotating as much, so you can have a lot more load up in the air when you compare it to other solutions out there. And and another thing that isn't as quite as important, but some people it may be some of you guys is less drift damage, less ground damage, less disruption. Exactly. On your surface that you're your working surface. Exactly. Exactly. Okay. And and um anything else we should know about this unit? No. Again, there's a lot of uh a lot of talk about electrifying machines at the Con Expo this year. Deer's got a lot of solutions. Um this is…