The L-2350 loader (now the P&H L-2350), from American earth-moving machinery manufacturer LeTourneau Inc., holds the Guinness World Record for Biggest Earth Mover. Designed to center-load haul trucks with capacities of up to 400 tons, the L-2350 provides an operating payload of 160,000 pounds, a 24-foot lift height, and an 11.5-foot reach. Joy Global acquired the company in 2011 adding P&H to the equipment designation.
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History
The company was acquired by Marathon in 1972, Rowan Companies in 1986, and Joy Global in 2011. The 2012 Cameron International purchase only included the technologies drilling systems and offshore products of LeTourneau.
Current
Joy Global renamed the equipment as the P&H L-2350. Others renamed were the P&H L-950, P&H L-1150 (introduced in 2008), P&H L-1350 and the P&H L-1850.