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Freightliner unveils revamped, redesigned 2018 Cascadia
While the exterior styling is a notable departure from previous generation Cascadia, much of the design process was focused behind the steering wheel.
September 1, 2016
Equipment Experts
Kenworth shuttering T660 production
Kenworth will send the truck out with a limited production run of 500 units.
August 12, 2016
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Articulated dump trucks see rapid size growth as customers move to bigger rigs
Is bigger better? The articulated dump truck (ADT) market thinks so. Ā The Equipment World Spec Guide reveals the rapid progression of ADT sizes. In 2006, the smallest ADT was the JCB 714 at 14 tons, while the largest was Catās 740 at 42 tons. During that year, most models were in the 20-to-less-than-30-ton size [ā¦]
July 22, 2016
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Test drive: Volvoās new 14 speed I-Shift AMT with crawler gears
The company believes so heavily in the future of shiftless driving that it is targeting growth opportunity in heavy haul and vocational segments by including optional crawler gears in 13 and 14 speed I-Shifts.
June 28, 2016
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Fordās F-650
The Cummins inline-six and Allison automatic transmission are no longer available on the F-650. Ford has gone all-in on in-house-built gasoline and Power Stroke diesel engines and Fordās TorqShift HD 6-speed automatic transmission.
June 15, 2016
Equipment Experts
John Deere 850K, 1050K dozers win Red Dot design award
John Deereās two largest dozers have been recognized for their design by one of the worldās foremost authorities. The 850K and 1050K took home a 2016 Red Dot, awarded by a jury of independent design specialists hailing from 41 countries. āWe are incredibly humbled to receive such prestigious recognition from these experts in the industrial [ā¦]
June 15, 2016
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Kenworth T880 40-inch sleeper
New options for the T880 include a clear back-of-cab DEF tank, which opens up the rails for various component mounts.
May 30, 2016
Equipment Experts
Up close with Western Starās ābadassā 5700XE
Kelley Platt, Western Starās president, calls the truck ābadass.ā She winces as the words come out of her mouth but sheās right. Everything about this truck is unique, Western Star and, yes, badass.
May 24, 2016
Equipment Experts
Western Star rolling out new off-road package, ātransformerā chassis
Fittingly, the company that built the most recent iteration of Optimus Prime also Thursday rolled out a transformer for its heavy-haul customers.
May 12, 2016
Equipment Experts
International debuts new addition to its HX Series of trucks
The first three models ā HX515, HX615 and HX620 ā were introduced at the 2016 World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas in February.
April 14, 2016
Equipment Experts
Caterpillarās new 308E2 excavator with variable angle boom lets you work really close to the tracks and blade
Thanks to a variable angle boom design, Caterpillarās new 308E2 VAB is more capable when digging near and away from the tracks. āThe VAB design is hugely popular in Europe and Germany,ā says Catās Greg Worley. āThe standard 308ās boom has a fixed arch, but with this design you can straighten that arch all the [ā¦]
April 4, 2016
Equipment Experts
John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity
āOne of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,ā says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. āWith the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.ā The way Deere is meeting [ā¦]
February 8, 2016
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Isuzuās Class 5 NRR marries brawn, clean design
If youāre looking for heavier haul capabilities but still need an urban traffic fighter, Isuzuās NRR should be on your shopping list.
January 4, 2016
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar intros 320F L excavators with more efficient hydraulics, fuel use
The Cat 320F excavator is designed as a āsimple, reliable, durable under 50,000-pound machine for contractors looking for a general construction machine,ā says Brian Stellbrink, Caterpillar excavator product application specialist. Powered by a Cat C4.4 ACERT Tier 4 Final 161-horsepower engine, the 320F consumes 8.5 percent less fuel in standard mode than the Cat 320E [ā¦]
December 30, 2015
Equipment Experts
Bobcat details new T770 loader, updates to S595 skid steer and MT85 ride-on track loader before World of Concrete debuts
Bobcat has announced that three of its new machines will make their public debuts atĀ World of Concrete 2016, scheduled for February 2-5, and has provided us with a few details on these new loaders in advance of their official debut. We first got word of the T770 back in October when Bobcat announced engine updates [ā¦]
December 18, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar upgrades D6N dozer with new transmission, 3 grade control technologies for 10% productivity boost
Caterpillar has unveiled what the company calls a āsmartā upgradeĀ to its D6N dozer, outfitted with an enhanced cab, a package of standard grade control technologies and a new fuel-saving transmission. The new D6N is powered by a Tier 4 Final-compliant Cat C7.1 ACERT engine that pushes 166 net horsepower. The XL model of the machine [ā¦]
November 30, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar brings semi-auto Grade with Assist control to 323F L excavator; grading 45% faster
Cat has added a semi-autonomous grade assist system option on top of its indicate-only Grade system on the 323F L excavator, a model introduced last year. What Cat calls Grade with Assist is available both factory-installed and as a dealer-installed update for 323F machines now in the field. Cat says the system enables operatorsāno matter [ā¦]
November 17, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders
Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders. Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control users in order to design inputs that allow operators more used to a competitive control scheme toĀ quickly adapt. The controls [ā¦]
October 26, 2015
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