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Volvo launches EC480E crawler excavator: high power, low fuel use
Volvo has launched its new EC480E crawler excavator which features a Tier 4 Final D13 engine. Designed for quarry and mass excavating jobs, the machine provides high digging and breakout forces while delivering fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. The electro-hydraulics system provides on-demand flow while reducing power loss. The excavator features Volvo’s ECO mode, which improves […]
August 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
ROAD TEST: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Crew Cab 4Ă—4 handles well under a heavy load
Toting a yard-and-a-half of bark mulch to a jobsite in the bed is a typical task for a landscaper’s pickup and just the type of job to test the payload capacity and handling of Ram’s 2014 EcoDiesel 1500 Crew Cab 4×4. When Lane Forrest Products’ loader operator dropped the first bucket full, the suspension sagged a few […]
August 20, 2014
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Construction Equipment
Bobcat’s new zero tail swing E20 compact excavator arrives at dealers this fall
[imagebrowser id=123] Bobcat’s new E20 compact excavator, sized to fit in the 1-to-2 metric ton class and replacing the company’s 324 model, will be on sale this fall. “This has been a successful size for us, especially in rental applications,” says Tom Connor, Bobcat excavator product specialist. The 4,211-pound machine is quickly transportable, capable of […]
August 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
Construction worker rolled over by equipment and killed while laying asphalt in Arkansas
A worker in Batesville, Arkansas was killed earlier this month when he was rolled over by a piece of equipment. John Garner, 52, was killed while construction crews were laying asphalt, according to a report from KAIT TV. Authorities say Garner was helping with the construction when a “piece of rolling equipment” flipped and rolled […]
August 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
BIGGER BUCKETS: 15+ videos of loaders and dump trucks dowsing people for the Ice Bucket Challenge
No. 2 Story in 2014 « No. 3 No. 1 »  Just in case you’ve been away from the Internet for the past couple of weeks, there’s been a thing going on called “The Ice Bucket Challenge.” It’s a full on viral craze that has spawned thousands of videos of people dumping buckets of […]
August 18, 2014
Technology
AEM survey: Construction firms plan to grow staff and fleet size, but most have no plans to use telematics
According to a survey released this morning by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, U.S. construction companies are fairly optimistic about the near future as the majority say they plan to either increase or maintain current fleet and staff levels. The survey was conducted by AEM earlier this year with more than 1,200 responses coming in. […]
August 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
11-year-old boy arrested for doing $10,000 damage to construction site
Vandalism on construction sites is an unfortunately common intrusion that contractors everywhere have to deal with every once in a while. But very few are the handiwork of a grade-schooler like one recent incident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On the morning of August 12 a crew building a series of one bedroom homes arrived […]
August 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
Kenworth announces natural gas option for T880 vocational truck
Kenworth today announced a natural gas option for the the company’s flagship T880 vocational truck. The Kenworth T880 day cab and 52-inch mid-roof sleeper models can now be speced with a factory installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400 horsepower natural gas engine. The powerplant pushes out 1,450 foot-pounds of torque and mates to a  manual, automatic […]
August 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Add a touch of class and steel to your walls with these Van Gogh-inspired heavy equipment paintings
If you’re looking for a novel piece of art for your office or home, something that reflects who you are and what you do, Rich Janney may have just what you need. He paints construction equipment with backgrounds reminiscent of classic Van Goghs. The paintings, “Quarry Night” and “Vincent Van Dozer,”  come as rolled paper […]
August 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Worker dangles from excavator hammer 100 feet up to cut column loose during demo
This is probably one of the craziest and most dangerous demolition videos we’ve come across yet. According to the YouTube uploader, this all took place in 2008 just outside his living room window in Beijing, China. A crew is demolishing a building in the heart of the city when a column doesn’t quite fall the […]
August 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Senate bill would give natural gas trucks a weight exemption
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage. The bill (S.2721), introduced by […]
August 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Construction pros have no doubts over 2015 F-150’s durability: aluminum truck’s weight savings outweigh questions over repair costs
Even though the 2015 F-150 first appeared to the world from under a silk sheet, Ford’s unveiling of what could be its most important vehicle in quite some time didn’t hold much in the way of surprises. After all, much of the half-ton truck’s new look had been toured around the country as a concept […]
August 14, 2014
Business
Briggs & Stratton to acquire Allmand Bros. for $62 million
Briggs & Stratton announced today it will acquire Allmand Bros, manufacturer of towable light towers, industrial heaters and solar LED arrow boards. The Holdredge, Nebraska-based Allmand has sales of about $80 million, according to Briggs & Stratton, which will acquire all outstanding Allmand shares for $62 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close […]
August 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Komatsu launches more fuel-efficient WA200-7 wheel loader with Tier 4 Interim engine, parallel z-bar linkage
Komatsu America has launched the new WA200-7 wheel loader, which provides a 3-percent reduction in fuel usage compared to the previous model, the WA200-6. The 126-horsepower loader, which weighs between 25,342 and 26,070 pounds, replaces both the WA200-6 and WA200PZ-6. The loader has a Tier 4 Interim SAA4D107E-2 Komatsu engine that lowers emissions while better […]
August 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Digger-Mug is the excavator-bucket-shaped coffee cup you’ve always wanted
For the past few years a photo has been passed around on the Internet of a coffee mug shaped like an excavator bucket. It’s a great idea and somehow, up until now, it hadn’t actually existed. Martin Egger says his creation, dubbed the Digger-Mug, is the first mug with the excavator bucket design to hit […]
August 14, 2014
Business
John Deere cuts outlook as low demand for farm equipment drops profit 14% in 3Q
Despite improving performance from its construction and forestry equipment division, John Deere reported a second-straight quarter of declines in profit and sales as the company continues to deal with a lower demand for farm equipment. Construction and forestry equipment sales shot up 19 percent to $1.75 billion with operating profit soaring 81 percent to $194 […]
August 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
On sale now, here’s the first look at the LEGO Technic Volvo L350F wheel loader in action (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=41] If you’re one of those folks who likes to get their Christmas shopping out of the way early, or if you’re just looking for a great way to waste some time, LEGO’s new Volvo L350F Technic set should be right near the top of your list of things to grab. After debuting the […]
August 12, 2014
Business
ARA: U.S. equipment rental will grow 7.6% in 2014, exceed $51 billion in 2018
U.S. total equipment rental revenue will grow 7.6 percent this year, reaching $35.8 billion, but the American Rental Association is even more bullish about rental in the coming four years. ARA says rental revenue will grow 10.5 percent in 2015, reaching $39.6 billion; another 10.2 percent in 2016, reaching $43.6 billion; 8.9 percent in 2017 […]
August 12, 2014
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