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Construction Equipment: Page 449
Business
Is green building movement enough to revive use of heavy timber for framing in construction?
“Green building” and the aim to reduce carbon emissions in the construction of a building are fine goals. But is this growing movement among architects and designers really enough to bring back the use of heavy timber for framing taller buildings? After all, timber hasn’t been used consistently for framing since concrete and steel rose […]
September 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Supercharged VelociRaptor pickup smokes Ford SVT Raptor in street race
Ford’s SVT Raptor has quickly turned into one of its more popular vehicles. The combination of its phenomenal styling and huge power have increased demand so much that Ford recently increased production of the off-road pickup by 67 percent. However, the folks at Hennessey felt they could get a little more out of the pickup […]
September 20, 2013
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AWP maker Snorkel to sell majority share to Ahern’s Xtreme Manufacturing
Telehandler manufacturer Xtreme Manufacturing and aerial work platforms maker Snorkel have reached a deal that will see majority ownership of Snorkel transferred to Xtreme. The news is particularly interesting since Xtreme is owned by Don Ahern, who also owns Las Vegas-based Ahern Rentals which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2011. Ahern was able […]
September 20, 2013
Business
Dire States: Former road builder drives rust bucket across America to demonstrate the sorry state of infrastructure
What do a 1949 Hudson Commodore and America’s infrastructure have in common? They’re both old, neglected and in need of refurbishment. Inspired by the D+ grade given to America’s infrastructure by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Case Construction Equipment and infrastructure author Dan McNichol have decided to set out on a tour across the […]
September 20, 2013
Construction Equipment
74 tips for reducing equipment costs (56-74)
Below are my final tips for squeezing those extra dollars out of your equipment operation. You can check out the previous posts by clicking here. 56: Use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Inspection helps to detect early signs of changes in condition—a warning of impending failure.  But when to examine and what to examine […]
September 19, 2013
Workforce
What are your favorite sights, smells and sounds of the construction jobsite?
“Sounds of progress and achievement.” That’s how Lou Marraffino—while working Philadelphia-based Urban Engineers’ reconstruction of Interstate 95—described his favorite sounds of the construction jobsite. Recently, UE spent some time asking its workers on various jobsites around Pennsylvania what their favorite sights, smells and sounds on are. The answers vary widely. Some are thoughtful and insightful […]
September 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
Wacker Neuson’s HIF 690 and HIF 1200 flameless indirect-fired heaters are safe in volatile applications
Provide heat without the danger of combustion with Wacker Neuson Climate Technology’s HIF 690 and HIF 1200 flameless indirect-fired heaters. Using a diesel engine to generate heat, the heaters completely isolate the flame from the surrounding environment, avoiding combustible mixes created by applications such as oil and gas, underground and aboveground mining and restoration. The […]
September 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
Volkswagen execs consider bringing Amarok pickup and commercial vans to the U.S.
With the lofty goal of becoming the largest automaker in the world by 2018, Volkswagen recently told Reuters that it is considering launching a pickup truck and commercial vehicles in the United States. Johnathan Browning, CEO of VW’s U.S. operations told Reuters that pickups and commercial vans “certainly represent an opportunity” in the U.S.. Back […]
September 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
One percent of U.S. bridges are both fracture critical and structurally deficient
A recent report from the Associated Press analyzing the 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory found that 7,795, 1.2 percent, of them are both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Structurally deficient bridges are those in need of repair or replacing because one of its components has advanced deterioration. Fracture critical bridges […]
September 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Link-Belt to debut new TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane at ICUEE
Link-Belt has announced that we’ll all get to meet its upcoming TCC-750 telescopic crawler crane for the first time in two weeks at this year’s ICUEE show in Louisville. Designed for a variety of general lifting duties as well as specialty applications, the TCC-750 is useful for foundation work, bridge building, rail construction, power transmission […]
September 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Consumer Reports names Chevy Silverado top pickup, but says Ram 1500 is better “daily driver”
Back in July, Consumer Reports named the 2013 Ram 1500 the top full-size pickup, noting that it was in the middle of testing the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Well, it appears the testers really liked what they were seeing, as the publication has bumped the Ram down to second place in favor of the Silverado albeit […]
September 17, 2013
Construction Equipment
Hamster drives a Volvo FMX dump truck up the side of a quarry
Wanting to demonstrate the ease in steering its latest FMX dump truck, Volvo Trucks decided to set up a funny stunt with serious consequences. So they strapped a hamster wheel to the steering wheel of one of these trucks and, with the aid of a carrot and Volvo Dynamic Steering technology, brought in a precision […]
September 17, 2013
Construction Equipment
Cummins launches new lightweight G Series global engine platform
Citing the desire to minimize the engineering requirements for vehicle and equipment manufacturers, Cummins has announced a new global heavy-duty engine platform that will complement its existing global engine lineup. The new G Series platform is an in-line six cylinder engine, and will be available in 10.5- and 11.8-liter displacements. The engines were designed here in the […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
GEAR: Blue Collar Benches are made from vintage pickup tailgates
Got a spare tailgate from an old pickup lying around? Why not let Roque Castro turn it into a pretty cool piece of furniture for you? According to the website for Castro’s company Yesterday Reclaimed, his Blue Collar Benches were inspired by “memories of sitting on the tailgate of my grandpa’s old pickup truck sipping […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Korea’s 1,400-foot-tall City Tower to be world’s first invisible skyscraper
As part of a a design competition in Korea, GDS Architects was recently awarded a permit to build the world’s very first invisible skyscraper. The 1,476-foot-tall structure—dubbed The Tower Infinity, but officially known as City Tower—will be located in Cheongna, near the Incheon Airport outside of Seoul, South Korea, according to a report from CNET. The tower’s observation […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Sneak peek: Liebherr to launch articulated dump truck line with TA 230
At an event in Newport News, Virginia, equipment editors were able to get a first look at the newest product in Liebherr’s machine lineup—a 30-ton articulated dump truck. Although the truck isn’t set to make its U.S. debut until  2015, the unit is on hand at the Newport News facility for testing and to preview […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Unholy union of a 1929 Ford Model A and 1973 Ford Bronco results in an off-roader’s dream
Folks who see Tim Lenig’s Model A slinging dirt for the first time have to be a bit perplexed. “How is a car from 1929 still running, let alone sprinting around through the mud and terrain like that?” Maybe (hopefully) they’re not that naive, but you have to admit seeing a Model A perform off-road […]
September 13, 2013
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes during construction of the new World Trade Center
A couple of days we ago, we shared with you a very cool GIF that compiled the years of construction that went into the new One World Trade Center tower in New York City into just about 30 seconds. And now we’ve come across some photos taken at the site while the 1,776-foot-tall tower was […]
September 13, 2013
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