Answer these 10 questions before you rent a compact...

Equipment

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Feb 04, 2013

1. What are your job specifics?  Putting in an irrigation system will require a different machine than installing concrete pipe. You ...

Perkins 1204F series engines do not need a DPF to meet...

Emissions

Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 04, 2013

Maintenance is necessary on any diesel engine, but the less, the better for the owner. To that end, Perkins has ...

Mack Granite blends power, performance and elegance

Equipment

Posted by Jack Roberts on Feb 04, 2013

Driving a new, fully-loaded Mack Granite dump truck near Allentown, Pa., I was reminded that there’s something special about the ...

Safety Watch: Shock-proof yourself

Safety

Posted by Amy Materson on Feb 04, 2013

To download a PDF of this Safety Watch for sharing or printing, click here. The accident A crew was setting anchors in ...

On Record: Quotes from the construction front lines

Business

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Feb 04, 2013

Equipment World Editorial Director Marcia Gruver Doyle When they’re not dodging snowflakes, our editors relish this season, since it’s the ...

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by...

Fleet Management

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Feb 01, 2013

Doosan DL220   Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in ...

Ethanol a suspect in corrosion from Ultra Low Sulfur...

Maintenance

Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 01, 2013

Without detection, remediation or treatment, traces of ethanol in your diesel may cause widespread corrosion on mild steel elements ...

QuickData February 2013: Backhoes

Equipment

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Feb 01, 2013

Recession results in evolving construction markets

Business

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Feb 01, 2013

Prolonged periods of economic difficulty add velocity to evolutionary changes in many industries. The Great Recession and the long shadow ...

Mighty Brash: Pennsylvania contractor found his career...

Business

Posted by Amy Materson on Jan 31, 2013

Editor's Note: Robert Brash was a finalist for 2012 Contractor of the Year. He started Roice Construction in 2000 in ...