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Maintenance
Product Focus
Pull-behind scrapers By Amy Materson  CONTROL THE CUT Icon Industries’ 821 pull-type scraper includes an Operator Reference Control Gauge that controls the cutting bit and front load gate for precision depths. • Capacity of 21 cubic yards, transport width of less than 12 feet • Features a quick-attach 360-degree cast hitch • Swingwall ensures […]
March 3, 2010
Maintenance
Product Report
Ditch Witch PR100 pipebursting unit Tom Jackson  Name your pipe – clay, PVC, steel, cast iron or ductile iron – used in water, sewer or utility installations. If it’s 16 inches or less in diameter, the new Ditch Witch PR100 pipebursting unit can cut or fracture it with up to 100 tons of pullback […]
March 3, 2010
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Maintenance
Marketplace
By Marcia Gruver  Editor’s Pick  COMBO TOOL The XT855 excavator-tool carrier from Ditch Witch is a 260-degree swing excavator combined with a tool carrier with more than 70 attachments. The 30-net-horsepower engine directs up to 18 horsepower to the tool carrier end. When equipped with optional extension legs, which provide leveling support in […]
March 3, 2010
Equipment
2010 Innovations Awards: AggreScreed, Komatsu PC200LC-8, Deere E/H controls
One-pass gravel How one contractor converted a simple idea into an attachment that creates stakeless road beds By Marcia Gruver Myron Mullett’s gut told him there had to be an easier way. As owner of Mullett Excavating, Westcliffe, Colorado, he had received a multiyear military contract to lay gravel on 90 miles of road in […]
March 3, 2010
Maintenance
Owning and Operating Costs
Single drum vibratory compactors Stay on top of the maintenance and you can get a decade of low-cost operation out of these workhorses By Tom Jackson  Of all the machines in the construction arsenal, none are more straightforward than the single drum vibratory compactor. Since its mission is simple, to compact soil and gravel […]
March 3, 2010
Business
Digital Marketplace
Introductions   Lightning Screed The Lightning Strike Screed from Lura Enterprises has a lightweight design that makes screed projects a two-person job. The screed allows a variety of applications, including pervious concrete, low-slump mud, and the ability to do uphill, downhill or circular pours. At less than 4.5 pounds per foot, the screed’s […]
March 2, 2010
Safety
Light Equipment Product Guide
Their equipment category may be “light” but these machines take on a variety of heavy-duty assignments. Be sure to check out our digital edition for even more products.  Compaction  Smooth Compaction Dynapac’s LF forward compaction plates incorporate a specially designed bottom plate and a water distribution system for smooth compaction. The LF75 and […]
March 2, 2010
Maintenance
Digital Light Equipment Product Guide
Concrete  Cool Operation The 680GC gas saw from ICS offers improved airflow for cooler operation and extended engine life. The saw features redesigned carburetion and ignition systems that ensure easy starting and dependable performance at any elevation. A 5.7-horsepower engine powers the saw, and a diamond chain runs at 5,300 fpm. The unit comes […]
March 1, 2010
Safety
Marketplace
Introductions By Marcia Gruver   Coring additions The DD 350 and DD 500 coring systems from Hilti come with water-cooled, high-frequency motors, rated at 3,600 watts in the DD 350 and 5,500 watts in the DD 500. This 1,000-hertz, high-frequency brushless technology reduces weight and cuts maintenance costs. Equipped with 10-speed electronic gearing, […]
March 1, 2010
Safety
Product Focus
Trenchers & Directional Drills By Amy Materson  DIG DEEP Dig trenches in tight spaces with Ditch Witch’s RT80, an 83-gross-horsepower hydrostatic trencher that offers a compact footprint. • Has a top speed of 9.9 mph to save time getting to and from jobsites • Offers four combinations of torque and speed for adaptability • […]
March 1, 2010
Maintenance
Owning and Operating Costs
Articulated Trucks Being penny-wise on acquisition costs may create pound-foolish results.  By Tom Jackson  The articulated hauler has gained in popularity in the last two decades as a highly productive earthmoving tool, proving its worth against other high volume earthmoving methods and machines, such as rigid axle dump trucks, dozers, and self-propelled and […]
March 1, 2010
Safety
Marketplace
By Marcia Gruver  UPFRONT COMFORT Front-mounted snowblowers are now available for Bobcat’s CT120 and CT235 compact tractor models. Bobcat says front-mounted units are more comfortable for operators, eliminating the need to constantly turn around when working with a three-point snowblower. Tractors must have a mid-point PTO, loader joystick and control value to operate the […]
February 24, 2010
Safety
2010 Road Building Supplement
Sponsored Information Section Paver, roller help asphalt company in tight urban location  Brand-new, high-tech paving equipment is helping South Carolina’s King Asphalt pave in tight urban quarters. In October, using an HD+ 120 VV HF high frequency roller from Hamm Compaction Division, and a Vision 5200-2 10-foot tracked paver from Vögele America, King Asphalt […]
February 24, 2010
Business
Machine Matters
Commercial class pavers Smaller and lighter than their big brothers in the highway business, pavers less than 25,000 pounds are more sophisticated than ever. By Tom Jackson  Asphalt paving contractors who specialize in parking lots, paths and driveways don’t measure success by the ton; they measure it by time – as in how fast […]
February 24, 2010
Maintenance
Final Word
Keep the truth in circulation  By Kirk Landers  In early January an organization called the Earth Policy Institute released a report noting that the automobile population in the United States declined in 2009 for the first time since World War II, thanks to a precipitous drop in new car sales. The group concluded […]
February 24, 2010
Business
Texas battles EPA over greenhouse gas
The EPA has been skulking around trying to find a backdoor way to regulate carbon dioxide, the alleged greenhouse gas. But Texas isn’t going to wait for the regulation to hit the fan. The Lone Star State has filed suit in federal court challenging the government’s authority to regulate a gas that is a byproduct […]
February 17, 2010
Equipment
Machine Matters – December 2009
Just looking at them you wouldn’t know that today’s generation of bulldozers is all that different from those produced in the middle of the decade. But underneath the familiar sheet metal of today’s mid-size machines sits a mother lode of new technology that in 2005 was just a twinkle in the engineers’ eyes. Weight and […]
February 12, 2010
Maintenance
Terex’s 50th anniversary backhoe
Terex unveiled the TX860B Elite at World of Concrete, commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary of its backhoe line. The backhoe is part of the company’s new compact machine lineup, which includes compact track loaders, compact excavators, telehandlers and site dumpers. The machine has mechanical loader controls and pilot, excavtor-type controls on the backhoe end. Here’s […]
January 15, 2010
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