Tag: Joel Escalante

Construction Equipment
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No need to be compact for compaction By Mike Anderson Crawler excavators surpassing 30 metric tons are increasingly taking the attachment-carrier role traditionally played by 20-ton-class machines, says Volvo’s Joel Escalante. Larger carrier attachment use adds an element of caution, however. A mismatched attachment could instantly render the excavator useless. “It’s crucial to ensure the […]
April 5, 2012
Compaction attachments are turning larger excavators into the multi-purpose tool carriers for which their smaller siblings are traditionally known. Caterpillar’s CVP110 hydraulic plate compactor fits excavators beyond 30 metric tons.
Equipment Experts
Heavier Workload: 30- to 50-metric-ton crawler excavators winning over new customers with added versatility
By Mike Anderson Impressing veteran equipment operators is never easy. For Georgia contractor Lee Deas IV, though, a light bulb turned on the day he pulled himself into the cab of a 72,000-pound crawler excavator. “I’ve run small excavators my whole life, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you get on something that big,” […]
April 5, 2012
Business
Heavier Workload: 30- to 50-metric-ton crawler excavators winning over new customers with added versatility
By Mike Anderson Impressing veteran equipment operators is never easy. For Georgia contractor Lee Deas IV, though, a light bulb turned on the day he pulled himself into the cab of a 72,000-pound crawler excavator. “I’ve run small excavators my whole life, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you get on something that big,” […]
April 5, 2012
Automatic warm-up and overheat protection systems are standard on the Tier 4 Interim Isuzu engines used by JCB on its excavators, including the 82,829-pound JS360 shown here in a common LC configuration. A reinforced XD version for demolition and land-clearing applications was recently introduced.
Equipment
Machine Matters
Earth Moving Matchup Large excavators and artics create true productivity duo By Mike Anderson If more proof was needed that large excavators are increasingly being teamed with articulated dump trucks, just take a look the players who are in this game today. Of the OEMs submitting information on their 40- to 50-metric-ton excavators, all but […]
December 29, 2010
At 47.6 metric tons, the new Link-Belt 460 X2 is sized for the loading of large articulated dump truck – an equipment team that has grown in popularity as earthmoving contractors adapt their fleets to best leverage operating efficiencies.
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