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Equipment Experts: Page 15
Equipment Experts
John Deere launches 444K, 524K and 544K wheel loaders with power, comfort boosts (PHOTOS)
Amounting to what the company considers more capable machines its customers can simply “do more with,” John Deere has revamped its three Utility Class wheel loaders with power and operator comfort updates. The new 444K, 524K and 544K are each powered by Deere PowerTech Tier 4 Final engines producing 124 horsepower, 141 hp and 163 hp […]
August 17, 2015
Equipment Experts
Why are larger, 35- to 50-ton excavator sales up? Machine’s evolution, industry’s recovery are factors
It’s more ripple than tsunami, but there’s been an increase in sales of excavators toward the upper end of the midsize category. Why? No one’s sure. “It could be that there are more larger projects,” says Kurt Moncini, large excavator product manager for Komatsu America. “It could be acceptance of Tier 4 Final technology. It […]
July 2, 2015
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Equipment Experts
Komatsu’s new PC210LC-11 excavator is more efficient, more comfortable
Following the announcement of its new log loader earlier in the week, Komatsu has introduced the new PC210LC-11 hydraulic excavator. Similar to the log loader, the main update to the machine is a new engine, producing 7 more horsepower while consuming 6 percent less fuel than its predecessor. The PC210LC-11 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 Tier […]
June 12, 2015
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Peterbilt unveils Model 567 Bridge Formula model
The Model 589 still retains the design cues and style accents Peterbilt pioneered with its highway/long-haul Model 579. The truck retains the 579’s aggressively sloped hood, although the primary benefit here is excellent forward visibility instead of aerodynamics.
June 4, 2015
Equipment Experts
John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)
John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates. Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the larger 850K and 1050K. The first of these updates is a move to Tier 4 Final PowerTech engines for the machines. The […]
June 4, 2015
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Kenworth gives its old school W900 the spotlight with the Icon edition
Kenworth has been building W900 tractors since 1961. Commercial truck designs generally enjoy long production runs. But any design that can last for close to 55 years clearly has a lot going for it. If you run a Google search for the ’61 W900s, the first thing you notice is that design-wise, Kenworth has done […]
June 3, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar’s new 313F L GC excavator provides low operating costs, high lifecycle value with standard tech (PHOTOS)
Suppose you don’t want all the bells and whistles? Caterpillar’s newly branded XE line of excavators, as we reported earlier, are loaded to the gills with all the technological wonders the company can fit into one machine. But for contractors who don’t need smart pumps, hybrid hydraulic systems and smart booms, the company has introduced a […]
May 26, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar intros 336F L XE hybrid excavator: smart pumps, boom work faster, burn less fuel (PHOTOS)
Now we know. In 2012 when Caterpillar first unveiled it’s 336EH hybrid excavator, the company spokespeople offered only vague notions about how and when they might deploy this new technology on other excavators. But at a press event last week in Tinaja Hills, Arizona, Cat showed us not only it’s newest hybrid machine the 336F […]
May 19, 2015
Equipment Experts
New financed equipment sales up 14% in March, led by Cat 259D; used machine sales decline 10% year-over-year
The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in March rose 14 percent compared with February, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed equipment activity. In March, 7,127 new machines were financed, compared to 6,147 in February. In addition, the number of used equipment units financed in March was […]
May 11, 2015
Equipment Experts
TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=235] A theme I hear from contractors these days is that more than ever, they are using dozers to do finish grade passes. Motor graders can do this too, but a motor grader is a one-job machine. A dozer can also hog out mountains of dirt, pile up brush and material, push out stumps, […]
April 16, 2015
Equipment Experts
Kenworth launches ICON 900 premium truck at Mid-America Trucking Show
Kenworth announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the launch of a customized, limited edition, premium truck – the ICON 900. The ICON 900 is a highly stylized and modernized tribute to the classic W900L, a truck Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing Jason Skoog called “a “trucker’s truck.” “(The […]
March 25, 2015
Equipment Experts
Kenworth launches 76-inch sleeper for T680/T880
Kenworth announced Tuesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. the launch of a new 76-inch mid-roof sleeper for its T680 and T880.
March 25, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=218] Caterpillar’s 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks feature a host of upgrades over the machines’ predecessors, the B Series. With engines that meet Tier 4 Final standards, the 735C’s C15 ACERT engine delivers 452 horsepower, and the C18 ACERT engine in the 740C EJ and 745C delivers 511 horsepower. The trucks have […]
March 23, 2015
Equipment Experts
REVIEW: Case 580 Super N backhoe a nimble, balanced workhorse
For Wayne Dowd, W. Dowd Excavating, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, it’s how the Case 580 Super N backhoe stacks up against two competitive machines. One competitive machine is “not as nimble or balanced” as the 580; another machine is “too big and bulky, with a large boom where you can’t get in and out without making […]
March 19, 2015
Equipment Experts
Test drive: Freightliner smartly leaned on its highway tractors to develop severe-duty lineup
What do you do if you’re a truck maker and your over-the-road market share numbers are in the stratosphere? If you’re Freightliner, you turn your attention to the vocational truck market.
March 9, 2015
Equipment Experts
Cat’s new K2 dozers offer a primer and alternative to full-blown GPS (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=186] Because of its precision earthmoving capabilities, a dozer is one of the first machines a contractor considers upgrading with GPS grade control. But what about those contractors hesitant to take the $50,000 to $60,000 bite a full GPS system requires? With Cat’s new small dozer lineup–the 80-horsepower D3K2, the 92-horsepower D4K2 and 104 […]
February 5, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar intros F2 Series backhoes with sweeping cab redesign (PHOTOS)
No. 7 Story in 2015 « No. 8 No. 6 »  [imagebrowser id=185] A new cab design with several refinements including to the glass, controls and comfort, give operators a lot to look forward to in Caterpillar’s new F2 series backhoes. Cat announced the center-pivot model lineup at World of Concrete in Las Vegas […]
February 3, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar 926M, 930M and 938M wheel loaders debut at World of Concrete with “hybrid-type” fuel savings
[imagebrowser id=181] Caterpillar announced the successors to its K Series small wheel loaders during a special pre-show briefing at World of Concrete Monday night with the 926M, 930M and 938M. The new M Series loaders are all available with a set of new options and are powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT Tier 4 Final […]
February 3, 2015
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