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Komatsu launches PC290LC-11 long-arm hydraulic excavator with fuel economy, cab improvements
Komatsu today introduced an update to its PC290LC long-arm hydraulic excavator. The new PC290LC-11 replaces the -10 model, is outfitted with a Tier 4 Final engine and boasts fuel economy, hydraulic system and cab improvements. The machine has an operating weight between 66,359 and 68,122 pounds and is built atop a large Komatsu PC360 undercarriage […]
December 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
“Truckumentary” teaser gives first look at next-gen Nissan Titan in action
Nissan has been generating quite a bit of buzz around its next-generation Titan pickup. Though the pickup has grown a bit stale over the years, Nissan’s refresh to the full-size pickup, with a 5.0-liter Cummins V8, will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January. And recently a certain gooseneck trailer at the Los […]
December 3, 2014
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Construction Equipment
John Deere releases DPF retrofit kit for legacy loaders, backhoes, 670C grader
John Deere has announced a DPF retrofit kit to allow customers to bring legacy machines up to current emissions reduction requirements. The heavy equipment maker worked with Nett Technologies, a retrofit supplier based in Toronto, to develop an actively regenerated DPF solution for 13 “key” legacy Deere machines. Nett’s VorTEQ 100 DPF meets California Air […]
December 3, 2014
Business
Ritchie Bros. 3Q auction proceeds up, revenues down; announces management, structure changes
Ritchie Bros. says it saw a record third quarter in gross auction proceeds, posting $886.9 million for the period, up 12 percent compared to last year. The company says it achieved more than $4 billion in gross auction proceeds for the last four quarters, which is a first for the company. Adjusted net earnings, however, […]
December 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: How Bridgestone builds giant off-road tires at its South Carolina plant
[imagebrowser id=154] Bridgestone’s Aiken County, South Carolina, location will now be the home of the company’s North American giant off-road radial tire production, as the company opened a new 1.5-million-square-foot facility purpose-built to manufacture the company’s largest tires. Previously manufactured only at Bridgestone’s Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu plants in Japan, the company says manufacturing large and […]
December 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Skid steers and John Deere machines most targeted among $300 million worth of heavy equipment stolen in 2013
Nearly $300 million worth of construction and other heavy equipment was stolen in 2013 with only 21 percent of it recovered, according to the latest theft report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register. The majority of thefts occurred during the spring and summer months with August topping all other months […]
December 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
New financed construction equipment sales rise 16% in October, up 13 % year-over-year
The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in October increased by 16 percent compared with September, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed construction equipment activity. In October, 8,503 new machines were sold, compared to 7,094 in September. New financed sales rose 13 percent compared with October 2013. Used […]
December 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
GoPro to begin selling its own drones
The company that pretty much invented the market for compact, action cameras is about to enter another market in which it is currently a supporting player: drones. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, GoPro is currently developing a line of multirotor helicopters outfitted with the brand’s popular HD cameras. Up until this point, […]
December 1, 2014
Business
John Deere makes huge gains in construction equipment sales during 2014, but ag slowdown brings full-year profit down 11%
After smashing earnings records in 2013, three straight down quarters due to a global farming slowdown resulted in an unfavorable fiscal 2014 for John Deere, and the company expects things to only get worse in 2015. The company announced a profit decrease of 11 percent to $3.162 billion during fiscal year 2014, which ended October […]
December 1, 2014
Dealers
Terex Construction launches new website and app, plus new locations for Liebherr and JCB in this week’s Dealer News Roundup
Welcome to the Dealer News Roundup, your one-stop shop for all the moves going on inside the heavy equipment distributor industry. This week’s edition includes a redesigned Terex website and app, along with new locations for Liebherr and JCB. Terex launches distributor support app and responsive website Terex Construction has launched a new Distributor Support […]
December 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
Why 3- to 4-ton compact excavators are just the right size to get most jobs done
Three- to 4-ton compact excavators seem to be just the right size. “Positioned in the middle of the compact range, these machines go where bigger machines cannot and dig and lift what smaller units are unable to do,” says Jake Jeffords of JCB. Because of their versatility and the inclusion of popular features as […]
November 30, 2014
Construction Equipment
Backhoe uses buddy system, descends wall with a lift from another backhoe on the ground
There are lots of ways to get a backhoe down from on top of various objects. Some are conventional and very safe and to certain people, also boring. The crew in the video below turned removing a backhoe from on top of a short wall into one of the most unnecessary challenges we can remember. […]
November 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Report: GM won’t have to completely retool factory for aluminum truck manufacturing thanks to new welding process
Ford’s new F-150 is the first pickup out of the gate in the race to reduce weight with aluminum, but a new welding system developed by General Motors will let GM introduce aluminum components to its current vehicle production lines without having to spend hundreds of millions in factory retooling costs. The manufacturing breakthrough will […]
November 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Miller Electric’s Millermatic 190 and 141 MIG welders automatically provide weld settings
Handle light fabrication, maintenance and repair with the MIG and flux-cored capable Millermatic 190 and Millermatic 141 MIG welders from Miller Electric, which replace the Millermatic 180 Auto-Set and Millermatic 140 Auto-Set. The 190 has 240 volts of input power and welds material from 24 gauge to 5/16-inch-thick in a single pass, and the 120-volt […]
November 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Man gets jail time for bungee jumping 140 feet from crane on Wisconsin construction site
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for breaking into a Sheboygan construction site and then bungee jumping 138 feet from a crane. According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, 26-year-old Nicholas Propson climbed a fence to enter the jobsite and then scaled the crane before making the bungee jump—all in the name […]
November 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
Michelin opens dedicated plant for airless Tweel tire; coming to mowers next, could cars and trucks be far behind?
Shortly after the New Year, we awarded Michelin with one of our 2014 Innovations awards for their Tweel airless tire. Introduced as a concept more than a decade ago, Michelin brought the Tweel to market in 2013 and made it available only for skid steers. The tire’s well-documented resiliency on construction sites has made it clear […]
November 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
Fecon’s new RTF230 rubber tire mulching tractor handles ROW maintenance, snow removal
Fecon has launched the new RTF230 rubber tire mulching tractor, featuring a 230-horsepower engine and 75-gpm, 6,000-psi flow to the hydraulic or PTO attachment. The four-wheel-drive, four-wheel-steer machine has a center mounted engine and hydraulic drive train for a low center of gravity and even balance, and easily handles climbing slopes. The RTF230 can achieve […]
November 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
Kip Moore re-releases music video with photos sent in by construction workers
Country star Kip Moore has re-released the music video for his ode to the construction industry, this time with photos sent in by construction workers across the country. Upon releasing the video for “On the Case” back in August, Moore and Case Construction Equipment asked fans to submit photos that would be used in a […]
November 26, 2014
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