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Construction Equipment: Page 492
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HiWayVIP.com free site launched to provide info, service tools
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Highway Equipment Company (HECO), which manufacturers Hi-Way deicing spreaders and road maintenance equipment, introduced the Hi-Way VIP preferred customer website – www.highwayequipment.com – to provide access to rewards, free service tools, news, event information, and a live chat function once site visitors are registered. Members of the VIP site also may access all of […]
August 7, 2012
Business
Navistar warns of possible layoffs
Navistar, emissions controls. EPA
August 7, 2012
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Technology
Product Report
Ecomax engine revs up JCB lineups  By Marcia Gruver Doyle  JCB will add its new Ecomax engine (see Reporter story on page 11) to a number of backhoe, excavator and telehandler models. The company also announced three new wheel loader models. The Tier 4 Interim Ecomax, using in-cylinder technologies, does not require a diesel particulate filter or diesel emission […]
August 7, 2012
Construction Equipment
On Record
As the equipment ages…  By Marcia Gruver Doyle  When reviewing the responses to our latest equipment strategies survey, I was struck on how similar the answers were to last year’s survey. It appears that equipment owners are holding steady in their equipment management and acquisition plans: buying plans were modest, with small increases […]
August 6, 2012
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson   Editor’s pick FUEL SAVER Achieve better fuel efficiency with Link-Belt’s 235 X3 Spin Ace minimum swing radius excavator, which features a Tier 4 Interim Isuzu engine that delivers 17.5 percent improved fuel efficiency when compared to the previous model, the 225 Spin Ace. The 235 X3 Spin Ace also has 15 […]
August 6, 2012
Construction Equipment
Quick Data
GRADERS  A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.  By Marcia Gruver Doyle              $330,000 Top auction price, May 2011 to May 2012, paid for a 2008 Caterpillar 14M at a […]
August 6, 2012
Construction Equipment
Polaris Minerals releases Q2 2012 results; call set for Aug. 7
Polaris Minerals released its second-quarter 2012 financial results, which ended June 30, at market close on Aug. 3. Click here for a downloadable PDF of the Polaris Minerals second-quarter 2012 results. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, net loss attributable to shareholders of the company was $6.2 million (six months ended June 30, 2011 […]
August 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
Final Word
Dodging an unpleasant reality  By Kirk Landers   While the news media and political partisans obsessed over the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare in late June, a House/Senate conference committee ended a 1,000-day-plus national disgrace by agreeing to a two-year (actually, 27-month) transportation act. The new act ended several years […]
August 3, 2012
Equipment
Trucks
DPF light? Don’t panic!  You’re starting to wonder just how long it will take before you finally reach your destination, when suddenly a little yellow light on the dash winks on: Your DPF filter needs attention. Great… Just what you need. A problem to deal with. And just what on earth is a “DPF” […]
August 3, 2012
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff   JCB: Quick software fix solves ULSD dilemma  JCB says its Tier 4 Interim Ecomax engines can be recalibrated to allow it to be resold in countries that do not use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, addressing mounting concerns that Tier 4 machines can not be sold outside the highly regulated […]
August 3, 2012
Business
Off-Road Telematics: Why the Disconnect?
Research indicates that only 10 to 15 percent of heavy equipment contractors use telematics to help monitor and manage their fleets. Yet most heavy equipment today comes with telematics capabilities or prewired to accept aftermarket systems. And many of the big OEMs not only give you telematics hardware on their machines gratis, but provide access […]
August 3, 2012
Equipment
JCB’s Ecomax engine meets EU Stage IIIB/US Tier 4 Interim emissions standards
JCB has added in-cylinder technologies to its Ecomax engines, allowing the engines to meet EU Stage IIIB/US Tier 4 Interim emissions standards. The Ecomax engine will be fitted into machines spanning the 74- to 173-horsepower range, including JCB backhoe loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers, wheeled loading shovels, the TM range of telescopic boom wheeled loaders, JS […]
August 2, 2012
Equipment
JCB adds Ecomax engine to Loadall telescopic handler
JCB has added its Ecomax engine, which the company developed to meet the EU Stage IIIB/US Tier 4 Interim emissions standards, to all Loadall telescopic handlers. The engines, which use cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), provide up to 15 percent more torque and reduced fuel consumption; high back-off brakes on 531-70, 541-70, 535-95 and 533-105 […]
August 2, 2012
Success Stories
Charles Graham, Graham and Sons, uses construction to give back
For Chuck Graham, owning a successful construction company means more than being able to provide for his family – it means giving back to his fellow man in a way many could never imagine. By Amy Materson Like many construction companies, Graham and Sons has always been a family affair. Started more than 45 years […]
August 2, 2012
Construction Equipment
PCA revises its forecast, doubles expected increase
The Portland Cement Association has revised its spring forecast, and now anticipates a 6.9 percent increase in cement consumption in 2012, followed by a 5.8 percent jump in 2013 and a 10.9 percent increase in 2014. This nearly doubles the expected increase in cement consumption for the  year predicted by PCA in April. Reasons cited: […]
August 2, 2012
Construction Equipment
James Bond: Cat operator
Near the end of the new "Skyfall" trailer aired during the Summer Olympics, James Bond makes, let's call it unorthodox, use of a Caterpillar 320D excavator to board a train.
August 2, 2012
Construction Equipment
Ritchie 2nd quarter: Competition for late model used equipment intense
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers released its 2nd quarter results, saying its six-month earnings grew 25 percent compared to the same period last year, and its auction revenues grew 13 percent. Gross auction proceeds (the total proceeds from all items sold at company auctions) were $2.1 billion, 3 percent higher than the first half of 2011. Peter […]
August 2, 2012
Technology
Bobcat upgrades 700 and 800 M-Series loaders with Tier 4 engines
Bobcat has upgraded all of its 700 and 800 M-Series loaders with interim Tier 4-compliant engines.
August 1, 2012
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