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From refinery, to delivery trucks, to your storage tank, chances for diesel fuel contamination are ever present
Most of us know that clean fuel is necessary for the high-pressure common rail fuel injectors (HPCR) used in today’s Tier 4 Final engines. Fuel system pressures approaching 40,000 psi require particle filtration as small as one or two microns. The problem is that as fuel system requirements are becoming more stringent, actual diesel fuel […]
September 14, 2015
Construction Equipment
How to get an excavator stuck in a tree and how to get it back down
What to do after your excavator becomes firmly lodged in a group of trees? Pull. Really hard. How did it get there in the first place you ask? YouTube uploader grizzlybob660 says he and his co-workers from Hulcher Services were called in to rescue this stuck Cat after it had tumbled about 300 feet down a […]
September 11, 2015
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Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Preview the new equipment and tech to be shown at ICUEE 2015
The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition is coming up and the Equipment World team will be on the ground to cover all the news and announcements from the show. But before everything kicks off on September 29 in Louisville, Kentucky, we decided to put together a bit of a sneak peek at some of the […]
September 11, 2015
Construction Equipment
More than 1.7 million Ram trucks recalled for steering, air bag defects
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced a massive set of recalls for its Ram pickups due to defects in certain trucks’ steering wheel assembly and air bag installation. A total of 1.73 million Ram pickups are affected over three separate recalls. The largest recall affects 1.3 million 2012-2014 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups and 3500, 4500 […]
September 11, 2015
Construction Equipment
Komatsu to begin training operators, techs with video-game-like 3D simulations
Komatsu will soon begin training operators and equipment technicians using a suite of applications developed by a company specializing in 3D virtual simulations. Developer Heartwood says its 3D training apps allow operators and techs to learn about Komatsu machines in a hands-on way thanks to its use of immersive and interactive visuals similar to those […]
September 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Allan Myers expands with purchase of new assets, including 2 asphalt plants
Heavy civil construction and materials company Allan Myers has expanded their presence in the Northeast with the purchase of new assets in the region. Allan Myers announced in a press release that the company had purchased major assets from Daisy Construction and Edgemoor Materials, including two new hot-mix asphalt plants in Elkton, Maryland, and Wilmington, Delaware. […]
September 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
3D Paver using Lidar, asphalt modeling to create adaptive surfaces, turns to Kickstarter for funding
The University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC) and Advanced Paving Technologies are teaming up to launch a Kickstarter campaign Oct. 15 to raise $60,000 in research funds for developing a 3D asphalt paver. The research would begin as early as next spring at UCPRC. According to Advanced Paving, Lidar is used to scan the surface to […]
September 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
Jeep reportedly developing a Wrangler pickup truck
It likely won’t have the same Hummer-esque stature as the concept Red Rock Responder shown off earlier this year, but according to a report from Automotive News, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will soon launch an honest-to-God Jeep Wrangler pickup. While reporting FCA’s plans to continue making the current Wrangler at its Toledo, Ohio, plant, AN found out that […]
September 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
What’s your state’s favorite construction machine? The top-selling heavy equipment models and types, state by state
Looking at the financed equipment data for the first six months of this year, we thought it would be a fun exercise to list which models were most popular—in terms of unit sales—by state. Our data comes from Equipment Data Associates, a Randall-Reilly division that tracks Uniform Commercial Code-1 filings used by lenders when a […]
September 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
Vermeer’s new FT100, FT300 forestry tractors designed for easy customization between land-clearing jobs
Designed for knocking out any job with demanding land-clearing, Vermeer has launched its two new forestry tractors with powerful mulching attachments. First up is the FT100, a compact track loader outfitted with Vermeer’s above-ground mulcher attachment. The machine is powered by a 111-horsepower Perkins E3TA Tier 4 interim engine with a hydraulic system that optimizes horsepower […]
September 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
Chevrolet intros 2016 Colorado Midnight Edition, a sharp monochrome midsize (PHOTOS)
Aimed at truck customers with more particular tastes, Chevrolet has announced a second special edition model of the Colorado to join the Z71 Trail Boss we took a look at last week. While the Trail Boss is meant for the off-roading crowd (or at least those who enjoy the look of a 4×4 truck) the […]
September 8, 2015
Business
John Deere to cut 180 workers in response to low demand for equipment
John Deere has announced that it will lay off a combined 180 workers across two Illinois manufacturing facilities. According to a report from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, the company is laying off 150 workers at its East Moline Harvester Works facility and and another 30 workers at its Davenport Works facility. According to the Deere website, […]
September 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford treats construction workers to a back massage in the new F-150 for Labor Day
Ford introduced back-massaging seats with its 2015 F-150, but it’s a feature that many still don’t know about. In celebration of Labor Day, Ford decided to head out to an active construction site in Dearborn, Michigan, and ask several workers to have a seat in the new F-150. As you can see in the video […]
September 7, 2015
Construction Equipment
Dozer tumbles from ramp in platform collapse
There’s only so many times a thinner, deteriorating piece of metal can support a hunk of very heavy metal and the dozer operator in the video below has found that limit. Probably doing something he’s done a thousand times before, the operator backs his machine up what looks to be, at best, a very sketchy […]
September 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Atlas Copco intros Dynapac F800T paver with new controls
Atlas Copco has a new 10-foot highway class paver with a wide range of new features to make for easier handling and increased productivity. The new Dynapac F800T tracked paver has dual, swing-out operator platforms for an unobstructed view from the side of the paver. Adding to the improved operator experience are the updated and more ergonomic controls which […]
September 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Equipment dealer, paving company help develop noise reduction kit for Bomag CR652RX paver
A new paver noise reduction kit has been developed from a perfect triangulation of efforts from a paving equipment dealer, their customer and the equipment manufacturer. A Bomag CR652RX fitted with a Stretch 20 Elecric Screed was creating noise levels when running so loud that operators at The Shelly Company, an Ohio-based paver, couldn’t communication […]
September 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
Disposable DEFBooty prevents contaminants from entering DEF tank
Avoid introducing contaminants into your equipment’s DEF tanks with the disposable DEFBooty, which helps keeps systems clean on Tier 4 Final machines. The DEFBooty slips over the DEF cap, allowing the operator to easily identify the DEF tank and eliminating the possibility of introducing the wrong type of fluid into the tank. The DEFBooty maintains […]
September 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
Meet the Oshkosh JLTV: U.S. military’s Humvee replacement is more powerful, more protective (PHOTOS)
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, also known as the Humvee, has served the U.S. Army and its soldiers well on the battlefield. So well that the vehicle became an icon along the way, leading soldiers and even civilians to buy and drive these massive trucks back at home, giving birth to the Hummer brand. But […]
September 3, 2015
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