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Bell gives B50E articulated dump truck sneak peek at Intermat ahead of release next year (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=239] Bell Equipment is giving Intermat attendees a sneak preview of its 50-ton B50E, which it anticipates will reach North America next year. When it arrives, it will replace the B50D , which came to the U.S in 2014. Since then, Bell Equipment has introduced its smaller B25E and B30E here, and offers these […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Kohler says its biggest diesel yet, the KDI 3404, is “Tier 5-ready”
With flashing lights, dry ice smoke and a live string quartet rocking in the background (it is Europe after all) Kohler introduced its biggest yet diesel engine. The KDI 3404 engine was shown for the first time in Europe, at Intermat in Paris this afternoon. Perhaps the most unique thing about the new mill is […]
April 20, 2015
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Hamm debuts H 5i, H 7i compact rollers with improved climbing capacity at Intermat (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=238] Hamm on Monday expanded its lineup of compact rollers with the introduction of the H5i and H7i at the Intermat show in Paris. Powered by a 73-horsepower, Tier 4 Final Kubota engine, the H 5i and H 7i have operating weights of 4.5 tons and 8 tons, respectively. Hamm notes that the H 7i […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Dressta sets U.S. launch of TD-9 compact hydrostatic dozer for September
While addressing the press here at the Intermat show in Paris, Howard Dale, vice president of Dressta and chairman of the board of LiuGong Europe, said Dressta’s newest compact dozer will launch in the U.S. before the end of the year. Dale said LiuGong is completing design changes on the TD9 based on early customer feedback to a […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Perkins discusses “Tier 5” planning, impact; announces new engine to be built in US
British engine manufacturer Perkins, is meeting with customers and media although not exhibiting at Intermat this year. At least not in the conventional sense. Perkins has created a “virtual” stand or booth for the show that demonstrates all their products and technology. So even if you don’t make the jump over the pond to Paris […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
LiuGong intros 856H wheel loader at Intermat with much-improved carrying capacity, redesigned cab (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=237] Using the Intermat show here in Paris as the stage for the machine’s first public appearance, LiuGong debuted the 856H, a wheel loader that represents one of the Chinese equipment manufacturer’s most substantial design undertakings to date, as it worked to ensure the machine met European emissions standards. And though LiuGong fittingly framed the […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado sports possible Colorado-like facelift in spy shots
[imagebrowser id=236] Unveiled with the 2014 models, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 went seven years before its latest redesign. Possibly inspired by the positive response the truck maker has seen with its midsize 2015 Colorado, it looks like Chevy won’t be waiting quite as long on the next Silverado facelift. According to a report from Truck Trend, […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE intros EC220E excavator with power, fuel efficiency boosts
Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced an update to its 22-ton EC220 excavator boasting more power and better fuel efficiency than its D Series predecessor. The EC22oE crawler is powered by a Tier 4 Final Volvo D6 engine that, combined with an optimized hydraulics system and several other fuel-saving features, reduces fuel burn by 5 percent […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Crane collapses atop Dallas museum, many confuse it for an art installation
The Dallas Museum of Art has released surveillance video of a crane collapse that occurred there earlier this month and subsequently was mistaken as a piece of art itself. According to a report from the Dallas Morning News, the collapse occurred on April 3, falling onto the museum’s roof and narrowly missing a more than 40-year-old red […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Trimble speeds up GPS dozer grade control, intros wireless data sharing between compactors with GCS900, CCS900 systems
GPS grade control systems can only go as fast as the machine’s receivers can process the signals and hydraulic valves react. Trimble has improved this situation with it’s new GradeMax Plus technology for dozers. Used in the Trimble GCS900, GradeMax Plus employs an inertial measurement sensor to detect the rate of acceleration and changes in […]
April 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
The big Intermat equipment show starts today in Paris and we’ll be there. Prepare yourself with these epic videos
Intermat, the world’s third-largest construction equipment trade show, begins in Paris today and Equipment World is on hand providing complete coverage throughout the week. If you’ve ever been to ConExpo in Las Vegas or are at least familiar with the size of that show and all the news that comes out of it, you’ve got a pretty […]
April 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
GSSI launches ground penetrating radar for road inspection, analysis
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.’s (GSSI) new RoadScan 30 ground penetrating radar (GPR) system can inspect and analyze roads at highway speeds and can be mounted to the front of a truck. GSSI says the system is designed for measuring pavement thickness, evaluating a road base and sub-base, and measuring available asphalt before milling operations begin. By […]
April 17, 2015
Technology
TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=235] A theme I hear from contractors these days is that more than ever, they are using dozers to do finish grade passes. Motor graders can do this too, but a motor grader is a one-job machine. A dozer can also hog out mountains of dirt, pile up brush and material, push out stumps, […]
April 16, 2015
Construction Equipment
The upcoming Mercedes pickup won’t be a “fat cowboy truck,” Daimler chief says
Just in case the recent announcement of a “midsize truck,” wasn’t a clear enough declaration, with one sentence during an interview with Car, Daimler’s chief of commercial vehicles has made Mercedes-Benz’s intentions in developing its first pickup truck crystal clear. “We are not going to develop a fat cowboy truck for North America,” Daimler’s Volker Mornhinweg told the magazine. “…Modern […]
April 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Snow Conference full of equipment, road treatment options
[imagebrowser id=234] The 2015 American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference brought in more than 1,500 attendees and nearly 200 exhibitors April 12-15 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On display were a number of snow and ice plow options, as well as de-icing treatments and related equipment. Above is a gallery of photos we took on […]
April 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Four-ton pipe rolls from wheel loader, crushes worker in California work zone
While working a highway job near San Francisco Wednesday, a construction worker was crushed and killed by a large pipe. According to a report from the Press Democrat, 28-year-old Jared Overfield was killed inside a work zone along Highway 101 as part of a crew working to improve a frontage road. Overfield was directing a wheel loader operator […]
April 16, 2015
Construction Equipment
John Deere launches 6 new L Series backhoes, 2 with lifting power boosted up to 40% (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=233] The new John Deere L Series backhoes, ranging from the 70-horsepower Tier 4 Interim 310L EP to the 113-horsepower Tier 4 Final 410L, include two Heavy Lift models that boost backhoe lift by up to 40 percent. (See QuickSpec chart below for an at-a-glance overview of the new models.) The 310SL HL and […]
April 15, 2015
Construction Equipment
REVIEW: 2015 Ford F-350 King Ranch proves a luxurious performer when put through the ringer (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=232] A diesel pickup’s pulling power becomes glaringly evident when subjected to a long, steep uphill grade with 14,000-pounds in tow. Similarly, a truck’s livability and level of comfort is tested after you spend a lot of time behind the wheel or riding along as a passenger day in and day out, which is […]
April 15, 2015
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