Tag: concrete saws

Construction Equipment

Hilti’s new DSH 600-X adds lighter, 60cc option to cut-off saw lineup

Hilti announces that it has officially expanded its lineup of cut-off saws with the introduction of the DSH 600-X. Learn more about the new saw from Hilti here.

October 9, 2018

Construction Equipment

Hilti unveils DSH 700-, 900-X concrete saws with no-choke start

The process of setting the choke to cold-start any portable, gasoline-powered tool is nobody’s favorite activity. So Hilti eliminated manual choke with its new Easy Start technology in the DSH 700-X and DSH 900-X hand-held concrete saws, introduced at World of Concrete. The technology automatically sets the proper amount of choke and eliminates the adjustment […]

February 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

Chicago Pneumatic launches first concrete line, aims to be one-stop shop

Chicago Pneumatic launched its new concrete equipment line at ConExpo-Con/Agg, including vibration, leveling, finishing and cutting products. As the company’s first concrete products, the line is intended to position Chicago Pneumatic as a one-stop shop for its customers. Pokers The product line includes VPM mechanical pokers designed for mid-sized applications using medium- to high-slump concrete, […]

March 13, 2014

Gear

Stihl launches Rock Boss chainsaw-type concrete saw (WOC 2013)

Stihl introduced a new chainsaw type concrete saw, the Rock Boss 461 today here in Las Vegas at the World of Concrete. The Rock Boss can cut 15.7 inches deep and uses 20 percent less fuel than comparable two stroke engines, says Dan Pherson, product manager (pictured above with the Rock Boss), industrial & […]

February 5, 2013

Business

Maintenance

Alcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]

October 5, 2011