Equipment Roundup: Chevy unveils the ZR2 Bison; Volvo bring 2.0 upgrades to midsize loaders; ASV prepares new machine; Vermeer intros ride-on trencher; Hilti intros DD 30-W core rig

Updated Sep 26, 2018
Colorado ZR2 Bison features five hot-stamped Boron steel skid pl
Colorado ZR2 Bison features five hot-stamped Boron steel skid plates that protect key undercarriage elements.

Hilti’s DD 30-W core rig makes drilling through concrete with rebar much easier and quieter

Anyone who’s ever used a combi-hammer to drill through concrete with rebar knows what a tiring process it can be. Beyond the vibration traveling up the tool rattling most of the bones in your upper body while you push through the concrete, to get through the rebar you need to switch over to a drill to get through the rebar, and then back to the combi-hammer to complete the hole.

Designed to make the task of setting adhesive anchors in concrete with rebar much faster and quieter, Hilti has introduced the DD 30-W diamond coring rig. The company introduced the tool earlier this summer and demonstrated its capability at its annual Innovation media event in Dallas on Tuesday.

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Vermeer introduces versatile, intelligent RTX1250i2 ride-on trencher

With intelligent controls land interchangeable attachments, the 127-horsepower Vermeer RTX1250i2 ride-on trencher is designed to maximize productivity on utility jobs.

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Celebrating 35th year, ASV prepares to unveil new machine at GIE in Oct.

Skid-steer and compact track loader manufacturer ASV says it will unveil a new machine at the 2018 GIE+EXP in Louisville, Kentucky, to be held October 17-19.

The manufacturer will hold live demonstrations of the new machine outside at booth 7838D. Attendees can also visit ASV at booth 29108 inside the convention center.

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Volvo’s ‘2.0’ upgrades bring increased capability, fuel economy to L60H, L70H, L90H loaders

First introduced on its larger, L150H to L260H wheel loaders, Volvo Construction Equipment has expanded what it calls its H-Series 2.0 upgrades to its midsize L60H, L70H and L90H loaders.

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Chevy unveils Bison, a ruggedized Colorado ZR2 variant built with AEV

Since its return to the midsize pickup market with the 2015 model year Colorado, Chevrolet says the truck’s success has given the automaker a quarter of all midsize sales in that short period of time.

To their credit, Chevy hasn’t simply sat back and counted their money. There’s excitement outside the company for the Colorado, but there’s clearly a lot of internal excitement as well. To see it, you only need to look at the 2017 Colorado ZR2, unveiled about two years after the release of the revamped 2015 Colorado. It’s not quite a Raptor, but the ZR2 is a legit off-road performance package and provided some badly needed competition for Toyota’s Tacoma TRD Pro.

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