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Roadbuilding
Hyundai intros HR26T-9 tandem-drum roller, brings 4 single-drum models to T4F compliance
Hyundai on Tuesday unveiled a new tandem-drum compaction roller and introduced four single-drum models updated with new engines at ConExpo 2017 in Las Vegas. The new model is the HR26T-9. This roller weighs in at 6,400 pounds, has a drum width of 47 inches (working width is 49 inches) and is powered by a 31-horsepower, Tier […]
March 8, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Mack Body Builder Portal consolidates resources to one online location
Mack Trucks has consolidated all of its body builder resources to one online location with its Mack Body Builder Portal launched at the ConExpo show in Las Vegas. The new site is a supplement to the company’s Body Builder Support Team, established in 2015, that includes a body builder order manager. “This is a one-stop […]
March 8, 2017
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ConExpo-Con/Agg
Firestone intros VersaBuilt tire for loaders, graders in wide range of conditions
Firestone has introduced a new tire at ConExpo, the VersaBuilt radial, for optimum traction in loaders, graders and earthmovers in everything from muddy to rocky conditions. The tires have a steal casing and what the company calls SideArmor sidewalls to protect against cuts and punctures by deflecting stones and debris. The non-directional, self-cleaning tread provides […]
March 8, 2017
Construction Equipment
World’s first 3D-printed excavator gets to work in ConExpo unveiling
Though hundreds of machines are making their debut here in Las Vegas this week at the ConExpo/Con-Agg and IFPE shows, one piece of equipment in particular has created quite a buzz. Project AME (pronounced “Amy’) is a 3D-printed excavator produced through a consortium of research teams that are part of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid […]
March 7, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Operating a D8T 1,700 miles away with Cat’s Remote Operator system at ConExpo
ConExpo attendees will be able to sit in a simulator-type set up in Caterpillar’s Gold Lot booth and remotely operate a D8T located at the company’s Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center in Peoria, some 1,700 miles away. In what is called a Command Trailer, operators behind the D8T controls can take the machine around a […]
March 7, 2017
Construction Equipment
AEMP names 2017’s top equipment technicians
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named its top technicians for the year in a ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday. The ceremony was part of AEMP’s 35th Management Conference and Annual Meeting held March4-6. Lee Manzanares of RMCI General Contractors in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was named the 2017 AEMP Private Fleet Technician of the […]
March 7, 2017
Dealers
Worldwide equipment sales forecast up 7% for 2017; North America to grow by 6%
Off-Highway Research is forecasting construction equipment sales worldwide will grow 7 percent in 2017. The firm expects total machine unit sales will reach 695,142 this year, compared to 650,133 in 2016. “Sales of construction equipment last year were affected by weak economic growth worldwide and low global prices for many commodities,” says David Phillips, managing […]
March 7, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Our ConExpo 2017 coverage has begun! Check out all the headlines at the show hub
Equipment World editors are on the ground in Las Vegas and are already busy filing stories from the massive ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 show. Click here to head on over to the ConExpo show hub for all the headlines.
March 6, 2017
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Cat: Connected assets, ‘voice of the machine’ will drive growth, big productivity advances
Caterpillar says it’s putting its future bets on the huge opportunities it sees beyond the iron, in comments made this weekend on the eve of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. “Instead of Cat being a brand on the jobsite, we’re pushing to make Cat the jobsite brand,” says Paolo Fellin, Cat vice president, global construction and infrastructure. Cat […]
March 6, 2017
Technology
Caterpillar invests in busybusy with plans to integrate app’s digital time sheet service
Caterpillar Ventures has announced an investment in busybusy, the startup development firm behind the digital timesheet app of the same name. The deal includes plans to integrate the software into the Cat Connect suite of connected machine offerings. busybusy was founded by Isaac Barlow, an excavation contractor from St. George, Utah. After pinpointing labor costs as […]
March 6, 2017
Construction Equipment
Hyundai intros R30Z-9AK mini excavator with improved cab structure, new engine
With a zero tail swing radius and fine control hydraulics, Hyundai has introduced the R30Z-9AK, a mini excavator designed for work in confined areas. The new machine weighs in at 6,349 pounds and is powered by a new Kubota D1305 diesel engine rated at 25 horsepower. Hyundai says the R30Z-9AK features an advanced hydraulic system […]
March 6, 2017
Construction Equipment
Chicago Pneumatic launches MV224 plate compactor
Chicago Pneumatic introduced the latest addition to its forward and reversible plate compactors, the MV224, during The Rental Show held recently in Orlando. The machine is designed for granular soil compaction. The plate on the MV224 is 19.7 inches wide and made of Hardox 400 steel with a hardness of 400 HBW (Brinell Hardness), which […]
March 6, 2017
Construction Equipment
Power Dozer’s tracked blade can build earth walls, clear minefields, backfill like nobody’s business
Look at this thing and tell me you don’t immediately want to hop into the cab and see what it can do. While you might not see a Viking Power Dozer on most jobsites, there probably aren’t many earthmoving jobs that wouldn’t benefit from having it around. This dozer configuration makes quick work of backfilling […]
March 3, 2017
Construction Equipment
Case teases #ProjectMinotaur, a new equipment category to be unveiled at ConExpo
In a cryptic video featuring the enraged growl of a bull, Case Construction Equipment has teased the unveiling of what it is calling a new category of heavy equipment. The company posted the 30-second video to YouTube on Wednesday under the title “Unleashing #ProjectMinotaur.” In the video the company says, “In 1957 we invented a […]
March 3, 2017
Construction Equipment
Generac launches 3 new light towers: MLT6SMD, MLT4060MVD and PLT240 LINKTower
Generac Mobile Products recently launched three new light towers, the MLT6SMD, MLT4060MVD and PLT240 LINKTower, at The Rental Show in Orlando. The machines come fitted with four 240 Watt LED lights that offer a five-year limited warranty. Both the MLT6SMD and MLT4060MVD feature the ECOSpeed multispeed engine that runs at low speed when the LED […]
March 3, 2017
Vocational
Ox Bodies intros lightweight TrailMaker carbon steel dump body
Ox Bodies has introduced a lightweight dump body the company says is up to 35 percent lighter than its standard dump bodies. Constructed of carbon steel, Ox Bodies Sales and Marketing Manager Jim Bray says the TrailMaker body was designed to transport sand, dirt, asphalt and small construction aggregates and offers a reduced weight, giving operators a […]
March 3, 2017
Construction Equipment
Federal agents raid Caterpillar HQ as part of investigation; stock tumbles
UPDATE 4:10 p.m: Cat has issued a brief press release regarding Thursday’s raid of its facilities by federal agents. This story has been updated to reflect this new information. Three of Caterpillar’s Illinois facilities received surprise visits from federal agencies Thursday morning as law enforcement officials seized documents and electronic records apparently pertaining to an […]
March 2, 2017
Construction Equipment
Terex updates Demag AC 500-8 all-terrain crane with new control system, T4 engine
Terex Cranes has updated the Demag AC 500-8, bringing the all-terrain crane to Tier 4 compliance and allowing it to enter the U.S. market. With a carrier length of only 56 feet (17.1 meters), Terex calls the AC 500-8 the “most compact eight-axle machine in its class that can achieve a maximum system length of […]
March 2, 2017
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