CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS — New Holland Construction has received the Top 10 AE50 award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for the On-the-Go Two-Speed Shift feature that gives operators of the Super Boom™ L185 skid steer loader the ability to shift from high to low range at the touch of a fingertip.

“It is always exciting when New Holland Construction products receive this level of professional recognition for innovation,” said Terry Sheehan, vice president, New Holland Construction. “The AE50 award confirms that we are meeting our customers’ needs for improved productivity, performance and ease of operation.”

The annual AE50 awards honor companies offering the best products engineered for agricultural, food, biological and related systems. A panel of experts choose up to 50 winners, ranking them based on commercial impact, contributions to agriculture and engineering and advancements in engineering and technological significance.

“The On-the-Go Two-Speed Shift was designed with the operator in mind, to eliminate any lurch when shifting,” said Sheehan. “A mere touch of a switch on the right-hand control activates the hydraulics used to control the system, even at the skid steer loader’s top speed of 11.3 mph.” Sheehan added that the default is set so that the shift automatically returns to low range when the engine is shut off.

Featuring the superior reach and lift capacity of the exclusive Super Boom™ loader arm design, the nine skid steer models offered by New Holland Construction can tackle a variety of landscaping, construction, demolition and farming applications.