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Construction Equipment: Page 571
Construction Equipment
Kubota enters compact track loader market
Kubota Tractor has entered the compact track loader market with two models, the 75-horsepower SVL75 and the 90-horsepower SVL90. Both models — designed, engineered and manufacturered by Kubota — have what the company calls a “best-in-class bucket breakout force.” The SVL75 has a 6,204-pound bucket breakout foce and a 4,881-pound lifting capacity. The SVL90 […]
June 29, 2010
Technology
Beachcleaners enlisted for Gulf mess
BP called on Cherrington’s Beachcleaners to help the company clean up the mess from the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The Beachcleaner’s mobile oscillating sifting method of beach sand screening helps clear the sandy beaches of the Gulf of tar balls and slab oil. Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon […]
June 29, 2010
Sponsor Content
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Technology
ITT buys Godwin Pumps
ITT has purchased privately-held Godwin Pumps, which manufactures a line of automatic self-priming portable pumps. The $585 million transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010. Gretchen McClain, president of ITT’s Fluid and Motion Control group, calls the acquisition “a great complement to our existing fluid technology portfolio, and is expected to […]
June 29, 2010
Construction Equipment
CARB workshop handouts available
The Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition website has posted handouts from the recent California Air Resources Board workshops on proposed amendments to the off-road equipment and truck and bus regulations. CARB held its first workshop in Fresno on June 23 and will hold additional workshops on June 28 in Sacramento, July 1 in El Monte and […]
June 29, 2010
Maintenance
Highway Equipment Company selling Flow Boy line, name
Highway Equipment Company (HECO) plans to sell its Flow Boy trade name and product line of asphalt, aggregate, and concrete live bottom trailers. The company says its selling Flow Boy will allow it to focus on its core Hi-Way road maintenance equipment line and New Leader crop nutrient applicators that the company has manufactured since its […]
June 28, 2010
Safety
Welding worries
Things you can’t see can hurt you The accident: A construction worker was welding a catwalk to a 15-foot-tall waste oil tank. Vapors from the tank ignited, causing an explosion that launched the worker into a truck parked more than 100 feet away. He died from multiple internal injuries, and three other people were injured […]
June 26, 2010
Maintenance
Field Service Trucks
By Amy Materson FUNCTIONAL FEATURES Accommodate an 80,000-foot-pound crane with Iowa Mold Tooling’s Dominator IV mechanics truck, designed for heavy equipment maintenance in the field. • A-frame floor structure reduces body weight to allow for more payload • Easily access parts and tools without sacrificing storage • Three-point door latches require less force. Visit EquipmentWorld.com/info […]
June 26, 2010
Safety
Telehandlers
Low hours, long lifecycles and a versatile range of applications make for a machine that delivers value for multiple tiers of users for many years. By Tom Jackson As with most construction machines, the purchase price of a telehandler pushes into the six figure category. But unlike earthmoving machines that depreciate as their teeth, tracks […]
June 26, 2010
Construction Equipment
Lovely roads
By Marcia Gruver Doyle Driving in Ireland prompts you to bring out the video camera, because no one’s going to believe this at home: A single-lane asphalt road hugging the side of a mountain, a 90-degree turn immediately after exiting a tunnel, and on-coming trucks that take up every inch of their side of […]
June 26, 2010
Equipment
Double drums, double play
In addition to the two groups of roller brands serving the asphalt compaction market, the “split” now extends to drum technology available to U.S. contractors By Mike Anderson When it comes to double-drum vibratory compactors, the world is split. And, further in that vein, it’s split in two ways. First, the manufacturers who serve the […]
June 26, 2010
Maintenance
Product Report
Fontaine’s Revolution H dropdeck Aerospace technology combined with thoughtful R&D delivers a strong, lightweight trailer. By Amy Materson With its Revolution Hybrid dropdeck model, Fontaine Trailer wanted to introduce a lightweight trailer that also tackled a laundry list of problems associated with hauling. The resulting trailer has a composite construction that includes steel mainbeams and […]
June 26, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
John N. Gilbert III Statesville, North Carolina Integrity and service are the cornerstone of this third-generation firm’s success By Amy Materson  GILBERT ENGINEERING COMPANY Year started: 1926 Annual volume: $11 million Markets served: Water and sewer treatment plants Growing up, John Gilbert III never considered a career other than construction. Exposed to the family […]
June 26, 2010
Business
California Crackdown, Part IV
Construction raises its hand Voluntary diesel emission reduction programs gain steam By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Mike Anderson In countering the California Air Resources Board’s off-highway diesel emission rule, contractors point to programs already in place that emphasize voluntary approaches to getting emissions reductions for dirty diesel machines – including a long-standing program within California […]
June 26, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
Volvo ponders current, future trucks and emissions trends By Jack Roberts In a wide-ranging conversation with industry journalists last month, Denny Slagle, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America, touched on a number of industry topics, including meeting with President Obama and transportation secretary Ray LaHood on boosting fuel economy standards for heavy duty […]
June 26, 2010
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff  Schooling crews in safety Summer internships boost firm’s auditing capability Looking for a new way to promote safety awareness, John Kiely, president of New Jersey-based J.F. Kiely Construction, hit upon an unusual idea. Why not enlist summer interns? The 58-year-old firm – which performs gas, water, electric and sewer installation […]
June 26, 2010
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson  POWER UP Miller’s EnPak Mechanic Series is a truck-integrated air compressor, generator and hydraulic pump that runs on its own 27-horsepower Kubota diesel engine. The unit is wired and plumbed into the truck’s electrical and fuel systems so you can plug in your welding machines and other electric tools, hydraulic attachments […]
June 26, 2010
Equipment
Land Clearing and Site Prep (Sponsored Information)
Make quick work of a range of jobs with the machines featured in this month’s land clearing and site prep section. With everything from grapples to mulchers to shredders, you can find the tool to get the job done. Easy access Eliminate windrows and washboarding with Roadrunner’s grading blade. A low mounting plate facilitates cab […]
June 25, 2010
Construction Equipment
Product Report
Laser straight HDD Ditch Witch’s OnGrade system cuts the costs and complexity of gravity flow installations By Tom Jackson  Horizontal directional drilling’s advantages are well known, but the one job that’s proven difficult is gravity flow installations. Utility companies require the slope of these bores to track to within 1 to 2 percent of […]
June 25, 2010
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