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Construction Equipment
WHEEL LOADED: Latest Tier 4 Final wheel loaders offer much more than fuel efficiency improvements
Equipment manufacturers break wheel loader applications into two broad categories: production and utility. Production work is repetitive loading using a V-pattern (or Y-pattern) cycle or a load-and-carry cycle. The loader may run constantly throughout a work shift. Utility work involves more varied use â including digging, loading and lifting â and may have more idle [âŚ]
March 11, 2015
Construction Equipment
McLaughlin VX30-300 vacuum excavator offers big machine features in a small footprint
You wonât need a CDL to pull the 9,999-pound gross-vehicle-weight-rated VX30-300 vacuum excavator from McLaughlin, but you can do plenty of potholing with its 300-gallon spoil tank and 31 horsepower Yanmar diesel engine. A hydraulic-opening door makes dumping and cleaning out spoils faster. The hydraulic door also allows for reverse pressure to clear hose clogs [âŚ]
March 10, 2015
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Akron mayor, city council butt heads over $2 million in equipment for proposed city-owned construction company
Discussion of a proposed city-owned construction company turned heated within the chambers of the Akron City Council Monday night over $1.9 million in heavy equipment purchases. According to a report from the Akron Beacon Journal, Mayor Don Plusquellic has asked the council for approval to purchase or lease six concrete trucks and four dump trucks as part of his [âŚ]
March 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
Three ways to keep up on the construction equipment news front
Way back in oh, 2011, the main focus of Equipment World was giving you a monthly roundup of industry trends, news, equipment insights and maintenance tips in our print edition. All of that is still true, but change âmonthlyâ to âdailyâ and add a hefty dose of breaking news, videos and photo galleries and you [âŚ]
March 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
JCBâs armored 325T ForestMaster CTL an apt symbol for the companyâs ambitions in North America (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=210] It might just be a compact track loader with mesh armor, but the JCB 325T ForestMaster definitely looks the part of an indestructible mulching, cutting and mowing machine. Despite being introduced last year, JCB kept coming back to the machine, the latest in its large platform skid steer/compact track loader lineup, during a press [âŚ]
March 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Big Bertha breaks through: tunnel-boring machine enters repair pit, ready for disassembly
Though she remains very far from being done, Big Bertha completed a very important leg in her journey beneath Seattle last week, breaking through a thick wall of concrete and into a 12-story pit. According to a report from the Associated Press, the worldâs largest tunnel-boring machine moved 57 feet since February 17 to enter [âŚ]
March 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Atlas Copco demos new F1000T paver with Cummins Tier 4 Final engine
The Atlas Copco Dynapac F1000T paver now features a Tier 4 Final Cummins diesel engine, a key development in the machine is now able to operate in extreme conditions, including heat, with an efficient cooling system. While a prototype was on display at ConExpo 2014, a production-ready machine was on display at the companyâs dealer event last [âŚ]
March 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
Vermeer ups the lifting power with new CTX50 mini skid steer
Designed with the rental market in mind, Vermeerâs CTX50 mini skid steer has vertical lift arms that allow the machine to lift more than radial lift units of the same size. The CTX50 has a 600-pound rated operating capacity with a 1,715-pound tipping capacity. Because the lift path keeps the load closer to the machine, [âŚ]
March 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
New Yorkâs Lawrence Merle, owner of Genesee Construction, named 2015 Contractor of the Year
In an awards banquet Saturday night at Wynn Las Vegas, Lawrence Merle of Genesee Construction Service was named Equipment Worldâs Contractor of the Year for 2015. Genesee Construction in Dansville, New York, is an $11 to $13 million company that serves as a general contractor and specializes in site prep work. Each year, the Contractor of the [âŚ]
March 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
JCB to bring 457âs plush CommandPlus cab to four more wheel loader models
[imagebrowser id=209] Despite the thousands upon thousands of engineering hours that go into developing a powerful diesel engine that is also clean enough to meet emissions standards, when it comes to Tier 4 engines, JCB sales manager for wheel loaders Pete Gallagher said he has no delusions about how many customers feel about these types of machine upgrades. [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Atlas Copco debuts modular CP2700 pneumatic roller
Atlas Copcoâs Dynapac CP2700 pneumatic roller emphasizes one of the companyâs newest core strategies: modular design to improve servicing and minimize how much training an operator needs between similar machines. The machine, which works in sealing applications and asphalt finishing in addition to soil compaction, was on display at the companyâs dealer event March 4 [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Crane collapses into water after dozer shoves it onto barge that doesnât stay put
How this didnât end in someone being very badly injured is a miracle. As youâll see in the video below, this crew is loading a crane onto a barge by pushing it along with a dozer. Everything is fine until the barge starts movingâwithout the crane fully on board. The crane goes for a swim [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Contractor digs 40-foot-long hole in the middle of a road with a backhoe, then just leaves it there
You operate construction equipment long enough, youâre going to get a machine stuck. Sometimes the thought of throwing  your hands up and just walking away, is pretty tempting. And in a bizarre case in New York state recently, a guy did just that. According to a report from the Associated Press, in Prattsburg arrested Kyle Calabria, 38, after finding [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Atlas Copco dealers get a look at new Dynapac rollers
Atlas Copco dealers were presented with two of the companyâs large asphalt articulated tandem rollers during a launch event in Phoenix March 4. The two machines, the Dynapac CC4200 and CC6200, offer Tier 4 Interim engines. Optional on the equipment is Atlas Copcoâs ECO Mode system that provides just enough power to operate as conditions [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Stainless steel EZ Oil Drain valves prevent contamination
EZ Oil Drain Valves are a great way to simplify oil changes and sampling. Now the company has come up with a product that drains diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tanks and eliminates spillage that may contaminate other parts of your engine. The SS version of the EZ Oil Drain valve is made from stainless steel [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
JCB unveils the 100C-1: This 10-ton compact excavator is the companyâs largest yet (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=208] At a special press event at its North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, Thursday, JCB unveiled a machine the company feels will âreinvent the marketplaceâ for compact excavators. The new 100C-1 is a 10-metric-ton (11-ton) compact excavator and is the largest JCB has built to date. The machine has an operating weight of [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Chevroletâs new box delete Colorado model makes it the first midsize work truck
Just in case you were wondering how serious or invested General Motors is in its new midsize pickups, the answer is, pretty darn serious. By the time GM had unveiled the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, the automaker was talking up these trucksâ capability just as much as their fuel efficiency. And when they launched earlier this [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Deciphering the Federal Bridge Law formula: what contractors and heavy equipment haulers need to know
The Federal Bridge Law was established in 1975 by Congress. It is codified in 23 CFR §658.17. For those that did not enjoy algebra in high school, the law might as well be a quadratic equation. On the other hand, the quadratic formula always finds a solution. (Maybe we should have paid more attention.) The bridge [âŚ]
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