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Construction Equipment
The 2020 Year in Dozers: Cat Dominates With Lineup Revamp, Case Makes Waves With DL550B Dozer Loader
Cat alone launched six new machines -- seven if you count the model that just got a name change.
December 24, 2020
Equipment Experts
John Deere adds to crawler dozer lineup with addition of 450K
John Deere has beefed up its crawler dozer lineup with the addition of the 450K and multiple updates to the 550K and 650K. The company plans to feature the 450K at ConExpo in March. “The 450K, 550K and 650K are key models in the John Deere dozer lineup,” says Nathan Horstman, crawler dozer product marketing manager, […]
January 20, 2017
Construction Equipment
John Deere adds to crawler dozer lineup with addition of 450K
John Deere has beefed up its crawler dozer lineup with the addition of the 450K and multiple updates to the 550K and 650K. The company plans to feature the 450K at ConExpo in March. “The 450K, 550K and 650K are key models in the John Deere dozer lineup,” says Nathan Horstman, crawler dozer product marketing manager, […]
January 20, 2017
Construction Equipment
Komatsu unveils D61-24 dozer with enhanced high-power, custom transmission modes (PHOTOS)
As the EPA regulations have ramped up to Tier 4 Final status over the last few years, heavy equipment manufacturers have toiled mightily to reduce emissions and fuel consumption on these machines—despite drawing the ire of many customers who value power and speed over just about everything. After all, time is literally money in construction. […]
October 15, 2015
Equipment Experts
John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)
John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates. Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the larger 850K and 1050K. The first of these updates is a move to Tier 4 Final PowerTech engines for the machines. The […]
June 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)
John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates. Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the larger 850K and 1050K. The first of these updates is a move to Tier 4 Final PowerTech engines for the machines. The […]
June 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
John Deere details development of the 1050K, its largest dozer yet, in walkaround (PHOTOS)
After debuting its 1050K dozer earlier this year, John Deere recently gave editors a detailed walkaround of its largest, most powerful dozer. RELATED >> Software on John Deere, all other heavy equipment only “destroys” an antiquated idea of ownership “We needed to prove to customers the 1050K could move more material than what they’re used to […]
May 18, 2015
Construction Equipment
Komatsu intros the D85-18, adding a “sweet spot” to dozer lineup
Days after introducing its largest semi-automatic dozer yet, Komatsu has expanded the lineup even further with a machine that straddles the line between the capabilities of its D85 and D155 dozers. The new D85-18 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-7 engine, pushing the same 264 horsepower as the other D85 dozers the manufacturer offers. However, […]
April 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
John Deere launches redesigned 1050K: its largest, most powerful dozer ever (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=177] Opting instead to completely reimagine its largest crawler dozer rather than simply update it, John Deere has launched the 1050K, a machine the company calls its largest and most powerful dozer yet. Deere redesigned the 1050K from the ground up and leaned heavily upon customer feedback throughout the years-long development of the machine. It’s being […]
January 30, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas leads U.S. equipment purchases in Q3, sales down 19 percent from 2013
If you believe everything is bigger in Texas, than it should come as no surprise that the state also needs the most road construction equipment. At 68 buyers during the third quarter of 2014, Texas construction companies financed the most road construction equipment in the United States. The numbers are according to an analysis of Equipment […]
November 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Hydrostatic Revolution: How crawler dozers became infinitely more versatile when stripped of their gears
Once known as one of the more difficult earthmoving machines to master, the crawler dozerÂÂ, with the right technology, has become one of the easiest to run. The difference? In just 10 years, hydrostatic transmissions have come to dominate dozers in the under-130 horsepower class. That combined with GPS machine control have turned what was […]
October 21, 2014
Business
Case to move M Series dozer production to Burlington, Iowa plant in $24 million expansion
Case Construction Equipment has announced that it plans to move production of its M Series crawler dozers to Burlington, Iowa, following an expansion of a plant there. The dozers are currently being made at a plant in Calhoun, Georgia. In late June, Case’s parent company CNH Industrial announced that the Calhoun plant would be closing in […]
August 5, 2014
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