Wheel Loader offers 60,000 lb breakout force.

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Triple Nickel Model 555 B, 6.0 cu yd wheel loader features 315 hp Cummins N14C turbo-charged and after-cooled engine. It includes internal, force cooled, wet disc brakes; lifetime lubricated drive shafts; hydrostatic steering; pilot operated, hydraulic controls; and 2,000 hr sealed and lubricated bucket/boom pins. Bucket sizes range from 5.5 to 11.0 cu yd.



Original Press Release:



Dressta North America Brings Back the "Triple Nickel"



(Buffalo Grove, IL . April 5, 2002)

Dressta North America is re-introducing the famous "Triple Nickel" wheel loader, one of the most popular of the former International Harvester and Dresser lines of construction equip-ment. The Triple Nickel, or 555 B as it is properly known, is a world class wheel loader brought up to date with the features needed for today's high production requirements. The 555 B is a 6.0 cu. yd. loader with a 315 hp engine designed for durability, high productivity, easy serviceability and customer profitability.

Some of the many updates featured on the new 555 B include:

- 63,000+ lb. operating weight

- 315 hp modern Cummins N14C turbo-charged and after-cooled engine

- New Demand cooling system

- Internal, force cooled, wet disc brakes

- 4 speed, electrically controlled powershift transmission

- Lifetime lubricated drive shafts

- Hydrostatic steering for smooth steering control

- High strength, solid plate boom arms with cast ends

- 60,000+ lb. breakout force

- Efficient flow controlled hydraulic system

- Pilot operated, low effort, hydraulic controls

- 2,000-hour sealed and lubricated bucket/boom pins

- Bucket sizes from 5.5 cu. yd. to 11.0 cu. yd.

- High lift boom available


"With hundreds of the old 555 A loaders still in operation, we expect the new 555 B to have a natural customer base for our distributors to build upon," said Dressta Director Tom
McGonigle.

For more information on the EXTRA series small dozers, or other Dressta North America products, call our toll-free number: 1-877-DNA-2001.

For additional information or to arrange an interview with Dressta executives, please contact Paul Lloyd at (847) 573-1250. We greatly appreciate receiving tear sheets faxed to (847)
573-1251 or mailed to:

The Delos Company, Ltd.

977 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 140

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Telephone: (847) 573-1250, FAX: (847) 573-1251

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