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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
Roadbuilding
Manitowoc’s new Grove GHC Series telescoping crawler cranes offer compact capability for utility, highway work (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=227] Manitowoc recently unveiled its latest Grove telescoping crawler cranes, taking the wraps off the new GHC series and discussing its value for utility contractors and road builders . Short for Grove Hydraulic Crawler, the new GHC Series will be distributed by Grove and include the 55-ton GHC55, 77-ton GHC75 and the 132-ton GHC130. All three cranes […]
April 8, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Illinois bill would fine diesel pickup drivers $5,000 for “Rollin’ Coal”
It looks cool on the dragstrip, but rollin’ coal on the street? Not so much. At least not to those who enjoy clean air. Modifying air-pollution (smog) controls, or anything that adversely affects the exhaust output of street-driven vehicles, has been a federal offense for decades. But there are still those who disregard the Environmental Protection […]
April 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Excavator explodes into flames after engine malfunction on New York jobsite
While working to remove debris on a demolition and construction site, an excavator suddenly burst into flames in Syracuse, New York, Monday afternoon. According to a report from Syracuse.com, the machine’s operator decided to stop working and exit the machine after noticing something was wrong as he loaded concrete from a demolished hospital building onto trucks. Moments after […]
April 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Squad of excavators chews up a bridge in 30-second demolition time-lapse
Time-lapse photography may have begun with capturing the movements of people and growing plants, but as it has matured, it’s a photographic technique that feels tailor-made for construction and demolition. There’s a universal wonder the technique taps into when seeing structures appear and disappear, seemingly out of thin air. And with cameras and methods becoming […]
April 7, 2015
Safety
Filling up Ergodyne’s Chill-Its work vest with water keeps you cool on the jobsite for up to 3 days
Ergodyne is tackling heat stress prevention with its new dry evaporative cooling vest, the latest addition to the company’s Chill-Its cooling line. Using a dry evaporative technology, the vest is designed to keep workers cool and dry throughout the summer. The vest has an inner lining and an outer shell combined with mesh material on the […]
April 7, 2015
Construction Equipment
Coolbox is the digital Swiss Army Knife of toolboxes: USB charging, Bluetooth speakers, much more
If Apple had designed a toolbox for construction workers, the Coolbox would be it. For starters it has: two USB ports to charge your phone or other devices; 40-watt Bluetooth speakers to play your favorite work tunes; a retractable 12-foot extension cord and a three-way splitter so you can plug in additional tools; a 20 volt […]
April 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
Drone footage offers close-up look at construction progress on Apple’s Campus 2
Work is ramping up on Apple’s new Spaceship-shaped Campus 2, as is seen in a new aerial photo provided by the company as well as some new close-up footage of construction shot by a drone. As we learned last month, 1,000 construction workers are staffed on the site for the 2.8-million-square-foot new headquarters for the […]
April 6, 2015
Technology
Komatsu unveils the D155AXi-8, its largest semi-automatic dozer yet
Komatsu has once again expanded its lineup of “intelligent” earthmoving equipment. With the launch of the D155AXi-8, the heavy equipment manufacturer now offers six machines with what its intelligent machine control tech onboard. iMC is built right into the body of these machines and on dozers offer the ability to run in automatic mode throughout […]
April 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
FLEET PROFILE: The top roadbuilding equipment and brands financed by highway contractors in the last 5 years
What have contractors who are engaged primarily in roadbuilding been adding to their equipment fleets in the past five years? To get a better picture of this, we zeroed in on a segment of contractors defined both by their market and their buying activity, and took a deeper dive into what they have financed. For […]
April 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Georgia budgets $1.1 billion for heavy equipment purchases, passes beefy highway bill
The construction industry in Georgia will get a substantial boost in 2015 thanks to the state’s new budget and a big highway bill. According to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Nathan Deal will sign a budget marking $1.1 billion in borrowing for construction and equipment purchases alone. The equipment will be used in numerous construction projects across […]
April 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
Crane cable snaps, drops excavator 100 feet into pit crashing near workers
What you’ve got to love most about this video is that despite the terrifying incident that occurs, just about everyone walks away from it laughing. I’m sure the crane operator and the owner of that excavator weren’t smiling much, but if you can walk away from many tons of heavy iron raining from the sky […]
April 3, 2015
Business
IronPlanet, Cat Auction Services complete merger
With the addition of access to late model, low-hour Caterpillar equipment, IronPlanet chairman and CEO Greg Owens said his company’s merger with Cat Auction Services will “drive value and services to all of our buyers and sellers.” The merger, announced in December, was completed April 2. “I am confident that our marketplace offerings will enable our […]
April 3, 2015
Construction Equipment
Detect hydraulic leaks and prevent hydraulic fluid injuries with the SafetyBlu SB-450
High-pressure lines are one of the most dangerous components in any shop. Crack open the wrong hydraulic fitting (and that’s any fitting under pressure) and the resulting jet of hydraulic fluid can strip away flesh and penetrate deep under the skin. If enough of the fluid gets into the blood stream it can kill the […]
April 3, 2015
Construction Equipment
Mercedes to launch a luxury midsize pickup based on the Nissan Frontier by 2020
Just when we thought Ford’s F-150 Platinum, GMC’s Sierra Denali and Ram’s Laramie editions were the top of the luxury truck rock as one could get, along comes Mercedes announcing they are entering the pickup market. Those lads across the pond that have given us wonderful German luxury cars, M-Class SUVs, and the Sprinter vans now […]
April 2, 2015
Construction Equipment
Jeep’s Red Rock Responder is the pickup/Wrangler hybrid we’ve always wanted, one of 7 off-roading concepts (PHOTOS)
No. 14 Story in 2015 « No. 15 No. 13 » [imagebrowser id=226] This week at the Easter Jeep Safari, an annual nine-day off-road trail event in Utah, Jeep unveiled 7 concept vehicles. And while several of them are excellent, there’s one in particular that we’d be pretty psyched to see go into production. The […]
April 2, 2015
Construction Equipment
Stellar’s compact TC series crane offers service trucks big reach in a small package
With a small installed footprint but a large extended reach, Stellar’s new TC series of hydraulic cranes offer service truck operators lots of lift capability without hogging space in the truck bed. A tall mast telescoping design, the TC series offers up to 18.6 feet of hydraulic reach. These “T-boom” type of cranes have traditionally […]
April 2, 2015
Business
KHL: Construction equipment revenues down as manufacturers trade places in top 10 rankings
Caterpillar and Komatsu remain the no. 1 and no. 2 construction equipment manufacturers in the world, respectively, to no surprise according to the latest edition of KHL’s annual Yellow Table study. However, four manufacturers traded places in the top 10. Volvo and Hitachi swapped, as did Terex and Liebherr though the publication does not note exactly […]
April 2, 2015
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