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Roadbuilding
Komatsu, NCDOT team up to give students first-hand look at construction jobs at Extreme Sandbox
Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Fund, 40 Warren County High School students from Warrenton (16 girls and 24 boys) took a 20-hour bus ride to the Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, Minn., to learn about construction industry jobs and learn to operate heavy equipment. The students were able to hop […]
May 1, 2017
Construction Equipment
Komatsu brings its PLUS undercarriage option to the D155AX-8 dozer
After making the kit standard on other dozer models, Komatsu has announced that its Parallel Link Undercarriage System (PLUS) is now an available option on the company’s D155AX-8 dozer. Komatsu introduced the D155AX-8 in November with a Tier 4 Final engine and a Sigmadozer blade with increased capacity. (A semi-automatic version of the dozer was released […]
August 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Komatsu adds D155AX-8 crawler dozer to lineup
Komatsu has launched the latest addition to its lineup of crawler dozers with the new D155AX-8, touting increased performance thanks to a new blade along and Tier 4 Final engine. The new machine has an operating weight of 89,300 pounds and is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D140E-7 engine. The Tier 4 Final engine integrates selective […]
December 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Komatsu launches D155AX-8 crawler dozer with performance, fuel efficiency boosts
Komatsu has launched the latest addition to its lineup of crawler dozers with the new D155AX-8, touting increased performance thanks to a new blade along with a Tier 4 Final engine. The new machine has an operating weight of 89,300 pounds and is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D140E-7 engine. The Tier 4 Final engine integrates […]
November 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Komatsu intros D51i-22 crawler dozer with fully automatic blade control
Komatsu America on Wednesday introduced its D51i-22 crawler dozer for the North American market. The intelligent machine control dozer features fully automatic blade control capabilities and performs both automated rough dozing and finish grading. Available in longer track-ground standard (EX) and low ground pressure (PX) models, the dozer’s operating weights range from 27,381 to 29,057 […]
January 29, 2014
Equipment
Komatsu updates D61-23 crawler dozer line
To allow customers to best match their applications, Komatsu is making two new models available, the D61EX-23 is a longer track-on-ground standard model and the D61PX-23 is the low ground pressure model.
September 5, 2012
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Paul Franks Brecksville, Ohio Leading his team onto the field of play is Ohio contractor’s true calling Sports Construction Group Number of employees: 50 Annual volume: $14-15 million Markets served: Athletic field site prep, installation and maintenance. By Mike Anderson As a sports dad, Paul Franks always watched with immense pride when his boys Chris […]
October 31, 2011
Roadbuilding
Atlas Copco SBU solid-body hydraulic breaker
The Atlas Copco SBU 220 hydraulic breaker features a patented one-piece housing construction –the solid-body concept, which integrates the percussion mechanism and guide system into one single block of steel. The one-piece housing is designed to have fewer components to maintain and to provide a greater return on investment. With an operating weight of 494 […]
September 21, 2011
Roadbuilding
John Deere 850K crawler dozer
John Deere’s new 850K crawler dozer represents years of working side by side with customers. The dozer’s Interim Tier 4 engine uses EGR technology with exhaust filters and provides 187 to 205 horsepower at 1,800 revolutions per minute, depending on machine configuration. The engine’s diesel particulate filters are cleaned automatically during routine operation, so there’s […]
September 21, 2011
Technology
Remote control for Cat mining dozers
As part of the new MineStar mining operations and equipment management system, Caterpillar has launched an integrated remote control system for D10T and D11T crawler dozers. Command for dozing is the first globally-available product within the Command Capability Set of the new Cat MineStar, a system made up of five building blocks built on existing […]
May 19, 2011
Roadbuilding
Featured Article: The 2009 Top Rollouts
Throughout the year the editors of Better Roads review products new to the highway and bridge industries. We ask questions about their significance and whether they may change the way work gets done or bring new standards to an industry. Here is our list of the Top 20 Rollouts of the year.
December 1, 2009
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