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6th Day of Construction Gifts: Caterpillar has a ride-on dozer for kids now; turns on a dime, makes Power Wheels look lame (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=156] If your kid loves big machines and dirt, here’s the item that should be at the top of your shopping list for them this Christmas. This Caterpillar dozer from Kid Trax features a working blade that your little operator can raise and lower and it has two motors that allow the diminutive dozer […]
December 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavation stopped on Big Bertha repair pit due to major ground sinkage in area
The latest in a long string of delays to affect tunnel-boring machine Big Bertha has far greater implications than any of the others, this time threatening the structural integrity of the Alaskan Way viaduct and nearby buildings in the Seattle neighborhood of Pioneer Square. According to a report from The Seattle Times, Washington State Department of Transportation officials […]
December 15, 2014
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Construction Equipment
Why we don’t run straight press releases and why you should care
We get press releases daily from companies who want to tell our audience about new products, initiatives and corporate changes. We value these press releases and we use them … as background material. A few years ago, we stopped the practice of copy-and-paste press releases on equipmentworld.com for a simple reason: it doesn’t help our […]
December 12, 2014
Construction Equipment
Wheel loader rescues excavator buried cab-deep in mud using cables, bucket lift
In most “stuck videos” that we’ve seen, when a machine gets in trouble, an excavator comes to the rescue. But what if it’s your excavator that’s stuck?  Typically, you bring in the dozer and pull the sucker out. But in the case of this crew, only a wheel loader was available. And with how stuck […]
December 12, 2014
Construction Equipment
5th Day of Construction Gifts: Actron PocketScan Plus diagnostic scan tool
Scan tools and code readers keep going down in price and going up in features. If the mechanic on your gift list does not already have one, this recent model from Actron will be a welcome addition to their tool kit. Compatible with all vehicles from 1996 to the present, the device reads fault code […]
December 12, 2014
Business
2014 bonus depreciation expected to pass; applies to construction equipment bought and put in service by Dec. 31st
Just in the nick of time, contractors may once again this year be able to take advantage of a 50 percent bonus depreciation in new equipment purchases, a tax code provision that had expired last year. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, which would reinstate both the bonus depreciation and […]
December 12, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford is working on a hybrid F-150, will add a diesel option if demand is there
Ford has done some pretty impressive engineering with its EcoBoost V6 engines. Though many shook their heads at the automaker’s decision to turn its focus from the V8 toward creating a more powerful V6 in the name of fuel economy, the risk has largely paid off. Even the 2.7-liter EcoBoost packs some very V8-like power […]
December 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar excavators build world’s tallest sand castle ever, then completely destroy it
Everyone knows the best part about building a sand castle of any significance is getting to kick it into nonexistence afterward. Thankfully, the folks at Caterpillar didn’t forget that when breaking a Guinness World Record. The latest in its series of Built for It Trials videos, Caterpillar built the behemoth sand castle in Rio de […]
December 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
4th Day of Construction Gifts: Timberland PRO Pit Boss boots
When it comes to highly regarded work boots, one of the highest, if not the highest, rated pairs you’ll find on the Internet is Timberland’s PRO Pit Boss boots. At Amazon these boots have garnered a 4.5-star rating out of more than 1,000 reviews. At shoe site Zappos, nearly 300 reviewers have averaged a rating […]
December 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
3rd Day of Construction Gifts: Craftsman heavy duty plastic utility cart
These mechanics’ tool carts are a great gift for anyone who struggles to keep the tools and components for a job from scattering out over time. You can keep the whole job and all the nuts, bolts, gaskets, tools and such on the cart within arm’s reach throughout the job or leave them there until […]
December 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
4 workers simultaneously sledgehammer stake through asphalt in under a minute and in mesmerizing fashion
For anyone who’s ever worked construction or in the trades, the video below is likely nothing out of the ordinary. But it doesn’t make it any less impressive. Not just anyone can sling a sledgehammer like this, taking turns with a group of guys in such a rhythmic pattern that it finishes the work of […]
December 10, 2014
Dealers
Cat dealer Cashman Equipment installing camera-based system that monitors an operator’s fatigue
Las Vegas-based Caterpillar dealer Cashman Equipment has now made available a fatigue monitoring system for heavy equipment operators. Initially rolled out on Caterpillar mining trucks in 2013, the Seeing Machines Driver Safety System is currently installed on 4,000 mining trucks worldwide, and working on 20 mine sites in the United States. Designed to work with mining […]
December 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo and Mack open support center aimed at preventing truck downtime before it happens
Downtime is a killer for fleets with very real bottom line consequences. Customer support specialists for Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America calculate that a commerical vehicle downtime event today can cost a fleet as much as $2,000 a day per event. Obviously, mitigating or even avoiding costly downtime events is a high priority […]
December 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo launches first T4i de-tiering kit allowing resale of certain articulated haulers, wheel loaders to lesser-regulated countries
Volvo Construction Equipment has launched its first conversion kit that will allow customers to resell their Tier 4 Interim machines to others outside of highly-regulated countries. Tier 4 engines require the use of ultra low sulfur fuel, which is not available in much of the world. This, in turn, has caused concerns about the resale of […]
December 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
2nd Day of Construction Gifts: Haynes Build Your Own V8 Engine
Even if you know how an internal combustion engine works, this scale model, see- through engine is a great gift for young and old alike. Kids can learn a lot from it and older mechanics will remember similar models from the 1960s when these were hugely popular. This new model has an overhead cam and […]
December 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
JCB to supply Terex with engines for site dumpers
JCB has announced that it has been awarded a contract to build engines for Terex site dumpers. The $7 million (£4.5 million) contract will provide power to two Terex site dumpers: the TA6 and TA6S. Terex will be using JCB’s Ecomax 74-horsepower Tier 4 Final engines for the machines. The contract comes as JCB celebrates the […]
December 9, 2014
Construction Equipment
1st Day of Construction Gifts: LEGO Technic Volvo L350F R/C wheel loader
[imagebrowser id=41] Usually, seeing “some assembly required” on a box is an annoyance. But when it comes to LEGO, the more pieces to put together the better. And while building a LEGO set makes for the majority of the fun, only Technic sets extend the fun by letting you operate your creation afterward. And the […]
December 8, 2014
Construction Equipment
Toyota to unveil 2016 Tacoma at Detroit Auto Show next month; here’s a spy shot of the new design to hold you over
Though Toyota has long dominated the market for midsize pickup trucks, consider the competition reignited. Soon after Motor Trend announced the Chevrolet Colorado’s major upset win in its 2015 Truck of the Year awards over the 2015 Ford F-150, Toyota told the Detroit Free Press it will unveil the 2016 Tacoma at the Detroit Auto Show in January. […]
December 8, 2014
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