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Safety
Truck-mounted safety manual gets update
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has published an extensive update to its Truck-Mounted Forklift Safety Manual. The manual outlines common situations encountered during normal operation and maintenance of truck-mounted forklifts and suggests safe ways of dealing with these conditions. The manual is not a substitute for the manufacturer’s operatingmanual(s). The 48-page manual includes: More accurate information […]
September 18, 2012
Maintenance
Terex expands in Ohio
Terex Equipment Services (TES) and Crane America Services (CAS), the North American service segment of Terex Material Handling and Port Solutions (MHPS), have opened a new TES service center location in Columbus, Ohio. The 17,500-square-foot location, which features two full bays, additional space and a secure yard, will service all brands of aerial and industrial crane equipment […]
September 12, 2012
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Komatsu updates D61-23 crawler dozer line
To allow customers to best match their applications, Komatsu is making two new models available, the D61EX-23 is a longer track-on-ground standard model and the D61PX-23 is the low ground pressure model.
September 5, 2012
Maintenance
On Record
From the front row Don’t let the daily grind rob you of the many opportunities to learn something new By Marcia Gruver Doyle When you’re running a company, squeezing a few minutes into each day just to catch up on the world around you can be daunting. And so it’s no […]
August 28, 2012
Maintenance
Product Report
Vermeer’s BP714 A block making machine for Third World building By Tom Jackson Most of the people on the planet can’t afford a stick framed, 3,000-square-foot home like so many of us enjoy here in the United States. Timber is scarce or non-existent and our kiln-dried brick and block are […]
August 28, 2012
Safety
Product Focus
Trenchers By Wayne Grayson SINGLE-HANDED CONTROL Barreto Manufacturing offers multiple application solutions with the TK Track Trencher Series. TK series walk-behind trenchers feature an ergonomic single-handed control, with engine options ranging from 13 to 30 horsepower and trench depths between 24 and 48 inches. Track trenchers have a larger footprint, doing less […]
August 28, 2012
Maintenance
Marketplace
By Amy Materson EDITOR’S PICK SIZEABLE SKID STEER Gehl is touting the vertical lift V400 skid-steer loader – also launched as the 4000V under the Mustang brand – as the largest skid steer in the world. With a 4,000-pound rated operating capacity, a 9,150-pound breakout force and a 144-inch true vertical lift height, […]
August 28, 2012
Equipment
DPFs and DOCs: The new components at the heart of your Tier 4 engine
Plumbed into the exhaust stream of many diesel powered off-road machines you buy today is either a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) or a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or both. While there has been much talk and concern over these changes, the reality is that these engines and their emissions control systems are here to stay. […]
August 27, 2012
Business
Machine Matters More
Brush League Contractors can maximize their time while clearing land with the proper land clearing attachments By Wayne Grayson Though the economic downturn has restricted contractor spending on attachments, as Terex product manager Jamie Wright says, it’s worthwhile for contractors “to be on the watch for new attachments that […]
August 27, 2012
Maintenance
What’s in a tow rating?
During the second day of the 2012 Construction Symposium in Dallas, General Motors trailering engineer Robert Krause delivered a presentation on the process behind tow ratings and the new SAE standardized ratings.
August 24, 2012
Safety
Defining what it takes to be a professional equipment manager
The education portion of the Randall-Reilly Construction Symposium kicked off today in Dallas with a presentation from Guy Gordon, who is director of asset management for Aegion, chairman of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. Gordon began by asking attendees to define who manages the equipment in their construction companies. He noted that everybody: operators, […]
August 22, 2012
Business
AEMP details the many benefits of “going green” with your fleet
Beyond the fact that transitioning to a "green fleet" is a sure way to keep your business in line with regulations, Brennan, said going green benefits the bottom line and will help contractors lower expenses and maximize revenues.
August 22, 2012
Business
John Deere releases JDLink machine monitoring mobile app
A new app from John Deere Construction brings the company's JDLink machine monitoring system to the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
August 21, 2012
Business
Finding the best mobile BIM apps to put to work on your jobsite
Thomislav Zigo of Clayco Inc. spent about an hour during the first day of the Associated General Contractors of America IT Forum Conference on getting the most out of Business Information Modeling applications for tablets and smartphones on the jobsite.
August 17, 2012
Safety
Volvo CE offers Road Institute courses
Volvo Construction Equipment is offering courses during the 2012-2013 Road Institute. The course curriculum offers two- to five-day sessions beginning in October and continuing through May 2013, with classes held at two training facilities in North America. These facilities are located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona. Road Institute focuses on the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) […]
August 16, 2012
Maintenance
Rough Roads in Le Crowne Pointe Gardens
I wonder how many agencies in charge of roads unknowingly face a problem that has just surfaced here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From the Tuscaloosa News today: The Tuscaloosa County Commission spent its Wednesday meeting arguing whether the county should take on the burden of fixing roads riddled with potholes, cracks and generally considered to be […]
August 16, 2012
Maintenance
Ditch Witch intros RT80 Quad
Ditch Witch‘s new 83-hp RT80 Quad trencher features a three-speed, shift-on-the-fly ground drive that provides the power necessary to tackle tough jobsites with the machine’s traversing vibratory plow, trencher, saw, and backhoe attachments. Features include: A best-in-class static load rating of 39,000 lb and best-in-class 35,215 lb of breakout for plowing applications, according to Ditch Witch. […]
August 15, 2012
Business
Wacker Neuson reports strong business development in first half of 2012
Wacker Neuson reported strong performance in the first two quarters of 2012. The group expects double-digit revenue growth for 2012 as a whole, despite signs pointing to a slowdown in demand in Europe for the second half of the year. In the first quarter of 2012, Wacker Neuson saw an increase of 29 percent on […]
August 9, 2012
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