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Construction Equipment: Page 565
Construction Equipment
Is the construction industry recovering?
Construction employment increased by 14,000 in April. But, at 554 million jobs, construction industry employment was 9 percent lower than a year ago, according to U.S. Census Bureau reports. June 2010 construction spending was estimated at a SAAR of $836 billion, 0.1 percent above the May estimate but 7.9 percent below the June 2009 estimate. […]
September 7, 2010
Equipment
CARB “on apology tour”
William Davis, executive vice president of the Southern California Contractors Association, calls a series of off-highway rule workshops that began today the California Air Resources Board “apology tour.” Writing in his association’s newsletter, Davis says, “They probably won’t really say they’re sorry that they caused thousand of construction companies to sell off perfectly good, but older equipment […]
September 7, 2010
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Construction Equipment
IronPlanet set to auction 350+ pieces of equipment Sept. 16
Online construction and agricultural equipment auction marketplace IronPlanet plans to sell more than 350 pieces of aggregate and mining equipment in its Sept. 16 online auction. Equipment for sale includes crushers, conveyors, rock drills, and screens located throughout the U.S. ideal for aggregate, mining and quarry applications including the following specific items: •Marion 7820 Walking […]
September 7, 2010
Construction Equipment
Ritchie Bros. to auction 1,300 items
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct a multi-million dollar unreserved public auction at its Atlanta, Georgia, auction site on Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. More than 1,300 equipment items and trucks – such as forklifts, skid steer loaders, mini excavators, midi excavators and items consigned by the Newnan, Georgia-based Setco Grading – will be sold without minimum […]
September 7, 2010
Business
Hemisphere GPS Launches New Earthworks® X300™ Excavator
Scottsdale, AZ — August 23, 2010 — (TSX: HEM) X300 excavator guidance system. Integrating Hemisphere GPS’ patented Crescent® Vector™ GPS compass technology X300 measures and displays three-dimensional excavator positioning to operators, vastly improving excavation proficiency and accuracy and greatly reducing rework. Following the successful release of the X200 full two-dimensional machine guidance system in March […]
September 7, 2010
Technology
Product Report
Dash-5 grader takes on the 200-plus-horsepower class By Mike Anderson By increasing engine output and weight, Komatsu is hitting the “sweet spot” for production-class motor graders with its GD655-5 model, says Steve Moore, Komatsu America product manager. “We have made it a much more competitive motor grader in the most popular motor grader class in […]
September 6, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
EPA, Navistar formally end litigation EPA, CARB move ahead with further SCR reviews By Jack Roberts  The legal battle Navistar had waged against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since March 2009 formally came to an end Aug. 16 when the two parties jointly filed to withdraw the lawsuit and a federal appeals court agreed. […]
September 6, 2010
Equipment
Marketplace
By Amy Materson JAWBREAKER Crush up to 750 tons per hour with the Powerscreen Pegson XA750 mobile jaw crusher from Terex. Fitted with a hydraulically driven pan feeder and live pre-screening unit, the Pegson XA750 removes fines and sizes prior to crushing while avoiding packing and unnecessary manganese wear. A 55-by-32-inch unrestricted feed opening delivers […]
September 6, 2010
Maintenance
Product Focus
Demolition attachments By Lauren Heartsill POWER HANDLER Maximize excavator efficiency with Amulet’s G2 PowerClamp progressive-link hydraulic thumb, which can support beams or remove unwieldy materials, debris and rip-rap. • Designed for excavators from 30,000 to 100,000 pounds • Made for use with a quick coupler • Reaches an average of 180 degrees of thumb rotation. […]
September 6, 2010
Safety
Special Report
Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]
September 6, 2010
Roadbuilding
Reporter
Equipment Resurrection 3 tips to get idle equipment ready to go 1. Fight fuel fungus If your diesel engine has been idle for more than three months, you could be facing fungus. Bacterial and fungal growth can clog filters, pumps and fuel lines, and also produce organic acids that speed corrosion. Use a diesel fuel […]
September 6, 2010
Construction Equipment
On Record
2012 is coming By Marcia Gruver Doyle With construction economic pundits seeing most of 2011 as a slow ramp-up recovery, it’s easy to assume any increased manpower needs will be easily met. But during the past two years, we’ve averaged 19 percent construction unemployment. We’ll feel the effects of this massive decline in our employment […]
September 6, 2010
Construction Equipment
Marketplace (Digital)
By Amy Materson FUEL SAVER Prevent diesel fuel spills and contamination with Transcube’s DOT-approved transportable fuel tanks, which are double walled and provide 110-percent secondary containment of the inner container’s total capacity. The secondary containment system eliminates the need for a separate containment pan, and the tanks have no bottom or side exterior outlets that […]
September 6, 2010
Safety
Safety Watch
Tricky transport Hauling equipment safely means more than just load-and-go. The accident: A tractor-trailer hauling construction machines rear-ended a pickup truck with two men inside. The tractor-trailer ended up on top of the pickup before going off the road. Both of the pickup truck’s occupants were ejected. The driver received only minor injuries; however, the […]
September 3, 2010
Business
Technology
What lies beneath Calling 811 before you dig is the law of the land and a good system, but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t double check all your One Call locates.* By Tom Jackson  In Texas this past June three construction workers were killed and 11 injured in the span of two days […]
September 3, 2010
Construction Equipment
Final Word
The construction side of high speed rail By Kirk Landers By now you’ve heard the popular points in the debate over high-speed rail: It is or isn’t economically viable, it is or isn’t a worthwhile form of transportation, it is or isn’t a political pipe dream that has no chance of becoming a reality in […]
September 2, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Darrell Shortes Jr. Breckenridge, Texas This contractor’s formula for success: Hone your people skills and have a passion for making things right By Marcia Gruver Doyle Darrell Shortes Jr. doesn’t mind being blunt: “I don’t care how smart you are, or how good of an equipment operator or business person, if you don’t have people […]
September 2, 2010
Roadbuilding
Leeboy’s new Blaw-Knox division introduces road widener
VT LeeBoy showcased its new RW-80A road widener at the 2010 American Public Works Association (APWA) trade show in Boston in late August. The machine will be part of a product line of five road widener and commercial paver products from Leeboy’s new Blaw-Knox Commercial Paving Products division. Each will carry the Blaw-Knox logo. The […]
August 31, 2010
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