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Dealers
A new president at Pettibone; new locations for Takeuchi, Bomag, Trimble and more 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 employee promotions and location expansions from several major manufacturers and. Pettibone names new president Pettibone-Heavy Equipment Group has named Scot Jenkins as the company’s new president, effective in October. Previously […]
October 22, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Hydrostatic Revolution: How crawler dozers became infinitely more versatile when stripped of their gears
Once known as one of the more difficult earthmoving machines to master, the crawler dozerÂÂ, with the right technology, has become one of the easiest to run. The difference? In just 10 years, hydrostatic transmissions have come to dominate dozers in the under-130 horsepower class. That combined with GPS machine control have turned what was […]
October 21, 2014
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Construction Equipment
A place for old iron: HCEA advances National Construction Equipment Museum plan
Long out of space at its cramped 7,000-square-foot headquarters, the Historical Construction Equipment Association launched a new campaign this month to fund the 20,000-square-foot National Construction Equipment Museum. The goal: to have a grand opening of the $1.5 million building in September, 2016, during the group’s annual convention. Plans for the museum have shifted, says […]
October 21, 2014
Business
PHOTOS: JLG opens new customer training center, proving grounds
[imagebrowser id=138] Classes have begun at JLG Industries’ new $2.5 million customer training center and proving grounds in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. Quadrupling the size of the company’s original training facility, the expansion includes a 4-acre proving grounds course that will allow trainees to get experience operating lift and access equipment such as telehandlers, scissor lifts and […]
October 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Polaris DAGOR is the ultimate off-road military truck; could be Jeep of the 21st Century
[imagebrowser id=137] It’s the size of a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, sporting the suspension of an off-road Trophy Truck. It has a curb weight of 4,500 pounds, a payload capacity of 3,250 pounds, seats four but can carry eight and is powered by a turbo-diesel. It’s called the DAGOR, and is the latest vehicle coming out of […]
October 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
Kubota introduces R530, R630 wheel loaders with hybrid linkage system
Kubota has added two additional models to its compact wheel loader lineup, the 47.9-horsepower R530 and 61.2-horsepower R630, in a press event this week that was capped by the company’s long-awaited announcement it was entering the skid steer market. The R530 loader has an 8.2-foot clearance, allowing you to work under low-hanging branches and low […]
October 20, 2014
Workforce
Bob the Builder, construction’s most well-known ambassador to kids, gets a makeover for a new generation
After entreating and educating children around the world for the last 16 years, the popular cartoon Bob the Builder has gotten its first refresh in the form of an all-new Bob and updated construction equipment sidekicks. According to a report from the New York Times, the changes come as a result of a new direction […]
October 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator plays T-ball with a microwave, gets bored and crushes it instead
Just in case you ever dreamed of playing t-ball with a microwave and using an excavator as a bat, this video is for you. Unless you’d like to hear the host of the video explain the concept in great detail, go ahead and skip to the one minute mark to see the t-ball action. When […]
October 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Fall is a good time to check the tread of your truck tires. Here’s an easy way to do it
A friend of mine is one of those businessmen who pinches every nickel so hard it turns into a dime. But he’s also smart—and safety minded. Every fall he has his employees pull out a quarter to check their vehicles’ tires. If a quarter is placed upside down in the center tread and the top […]
October 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Why Caterpillar’s autonomous mining tech is “completely different from anything” it’s ever done
Though self-driving vehicles are big topic of dissuasion in the realm of consumer technology right now, the usefulness to industrial markets has been obvious for some time. While Google is working on a driverless car and Tesla is already implementing autopilot technologies into the next edition of its Model S electric car, both Daimler and […]
October 16, 2014
Construction Equipment
Kubota launches its first skid steers: meet the SSV65 and SSV75
To expand its line of construction equipment, Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) unveiled the SSV65 and SSV75 skid steer — the company’s first entries into the skid steer market. The SSV 65 and SSV 75 skid steers are both vertical-lift machines and both models come with standard two-speed travel and optional high-flow hydraulics. Features include an overhead front […]
October 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
GEAR: Snap-On low-profile screwdrivers make quick work of tight spaces
We’ve all been there. Stretching a hand or arm into a tight space that no hand tool was ever meant to go, only to leave with bruised knuckles and the nagging suspicion that the job wasn’t done right. Snap-On’s low-profile screwdrivers seek to help that problem. These flat screwdrivers feature special steel alloy bits that […]
October 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Go behind the scenes at LEGO to see how the Volvo L350F wheel loader Technic set was designed
[imagebrowser id=41] One of the coolest construction machines to debut at the big ConExpo-Con/Agg show earlier this year was also one of the smallest. The LEGO Technic Volvo 350F wheel loader set went on sale earlier this year, but now the two companies have shed some light on how the diminutive loader came to be […]
October 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Chevrolet unveils “Toughnology” concept truck to highlight Silverado’s high-strength steel body amid buzz around aluminum
With all the talk and positive buzz surrounding Ford’s aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150, Chevrolet thought it might be a good idea to highlight the benefits of the Silverado’s high-strength steel body. The automaker’s “Toughnology” concept truck is a way of doing just that. After all, there have been lingering concerns over how durable a material aluminum […]
October 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Freight train obliterates stuck truck and crane in tow, then derails
While attempting to cross railroad tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, a truck hauling a crane became stuck on the tracks and was hit by a freight train Sunday afternoon. The scary collision was caught on camera by a woman stopped at the tracks behind the truck and posted to YouTube. As you can see in […]
October 10, 2014
Dealers
Construction equipment dealer in San Antonio admits to bribing county officials, faces up to 10 years in prison
A construction equipment dealer in San Antonio faces up to 10 years in prison after admitting to bribing Maverick County, Texas, officials. German Garcia Cano, 54, appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon and pleaded guilty to one count of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds, according to an announcement […]
October 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
For some reason, thieves stole a 1,300-pound traffic gate from a construction site in Green Bay
We’re not sure what the going rate for traffic gates is on the black market, but it must be enough for someone to go through the trouble of lifting the 1,300-pound object from a construction site. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that a thief or group of thieves used a forklift to steal the 22-foot-long gate […]
October 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar adds high-horsepower 297D and 297D XHP multi-terrain loaders to lineup
If  you’re looking for more muscle and a comfortable-all-day cab environment, Caterpillar showed us two new models that fit the bill–the 297D and 297D XHP—at a press event in Clayton, North Carolina last week. Judging by the numbers, the two machines punch well above their weight class. The 279D increased its horsepower by four percent, […]
October 9, 2014
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