Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is a contributing writer for Equipment World magazine and has been writing about construction and related fields for more than 20 years. A 1979 graduate from the University of Alabama, Jackson is also a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two.
Maintenance
How to adjust CTL track tension
It’s one of the simpler maintenance chores you can do, but adjusting the tension on the tracks of your compact track loader is critically important. If your tracks get too loose, they may spool off the undercarriage and put you in a bind – replacing tracks in the field takes at least two people and often […]
March 1, 2018
CTL track tensioning
Class 7-8
HCSS Trucking software eliminates paper tickets, fraud from construction trucking
Few processes in construction produce more paper (and sometimes fraud) than contract trucking and truck tickets. And while many construction companies rig their own trucks with GPS and telematics to monitor cycle times, fuel use and the rest, GPS is not a viable solution for contractors using brokered trucks to haul asphalt and other materials. […]
March 1, 2018
asphalt hauling paving heavy hauling haul asphalt truck
Maintenance
Who’s the country’s best equipment tech? AEMP names finalists in annual competition
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals announced on Thursday the finalists in its Technician of the Year contest. They include: James Blake, Kiewit Infrastructure, New York City A third-generation equipment technician, Blake served as a first responder at the World Trade Center after 9/11. He started as an apprentice in 1996 and draws on his […]
February 16, 2018
IMG_9657_Reduced maintenance
Construction Equipment
Articulating Lumax oil filter wrenches get a grip in confined spaces
Just getting to an oil filter in the first place can be an ordeal. Then trying to twist it loose at an odd angle and inside some cramped engine underbelly can frustrate even the most patient mechanic. Lumax swivel handle oil filter wrenches are designed for ergonomic comfort with cushion grip handles and a slim […]
February 15, 2018
Lumax Heavy Duty Swivel Handle Filter Wrench Set
Gear
Post-it Extreme Notes designed with construction contractors in mind
You gotta give these marketing guys some props. It isn’t easy coming up with new uses for an old product. But the people at 3M brainstormed up a new “application” if that’s the right word, for Post-it Notes it and created Post-it Extreme Notes for the construction industry. These aren’t your typical wimpy office Post-it […]
February 14, 2018
Post-It Notes Extreme
Construction Equipment
Hilti intros TE 2000-AVR hammer, HIT-HY 270 injectable mortar
Alongside the company’s new DD-WMS 100 water-plus-vacuum system, at the recent World of Concrete show Hilti also introduced a demolition hammer and injectable mortar. The new TE 2000-AVR demolition hammer weighs just 33 pounds but packs the same punch (26 foot-pounds/1,800 blows per minute) as tools in the 65 pound weight class and double that […]
February 13, 2018
TE 2000-AVR
Gear
New Keen Utility work boots combine running shoe lightness with construction features, protection
Some time ago I reviewed Keen Utility’s Milwaukee work boots and I liked them a lot. Although heavy, they are built for extreme and harsh conditions like concrete and asphalt paving—and their prices are competitive. So it was interesting to see at the World of Concrete this year that Keen Utility is expanding their offerings […]
February 9, 2018
keen san antonio
Construction Equipment
Perkins details new 3.6L Syncro, 9.3L 1706J engines; beefs up reman and aftermarket parts programs
Well known for its smaller engines, Perkins displayed a pair of its larger units at this year’s recent World of Concrete show. The Perkins 1706J engine is a 6-cylinder, 9.3-liter unit designed for machines such as air compressors, large excavators and rock crushers/screeners, soil stabilizers and compactors. It combines a high pressure common rail fuel […]
February 8, 2018
Perkins Syncro 3.6L
Construction Equipment
Hilti DD-WMS 100 water-plus-vacuum system eliminates concrete drilling dust all day using just 4 gallons of water
Now that OSHA is regulating silica dust on jobsites, you need to have a solution when cutting or drilling concrete. Hilti’s new DD-WMS 100 Water Management System, introduced at the World of Concrete, keeps this dust suppression activity clean and simple when drilling—especially since you don’t have to flood the jobsite with water. The DD-WMS […]
February 8, 2018
DD-WMS 100
Vocational
Mack intros mDrive split-shaft PTOs that pump concrete high into the sky, shows off redesigned Granite cabs
So, what do you want first, form or function? Let’s go with form. Everybody knows how hard it is to find and retain CDL drivers. Mack’s solution, shown at the World of Concrete show last week, is a lap-o-luxury styled cab with automotive-style appointments and comforts for its Granite line of vocational trucks. It starts […]
February 1, 2018
Mack TerraPro 2[1721]
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