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Hyster offers FleetSmart – digital assistance to improve productivity, reduce costs
Hyster Company, lift truck designer and manufacturer of Greenville, North Carolina, is now offering their customers a customizable program FleetSmart to aid in productivity. The fully customizable FleetSmart program offers Hyster customers web-based access, e-mail service reminders, digital paging technology, online reports, maintenance plans and more to efficiently operate and maintain material handling equipment. The […]
March 24, 2008
Maintenance
Donaldson to provide Perkins Engines with air cleaning systems
Donaldson, manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, will provide Perkins Engines with a Pulse Jet Air Cleaning (PJAC) system to support the engine used in the BAE System Terrier vehicle. The BAE Systems Terrier is an engineering support vehicle with a variety of combat support roles and post-conflict roles. The Donaldson PJAC system can sustain […]
March 18, 2008
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February 19, 2025
Maintenance
Western Star’s new niche truck
These days, it seems like construction equipment manufacturers are all trying to identify the last market niche and exploit if before their competitors. And if the word “niche” conjures up images of tiny, specialized pieces of equipment, truck OEM Western Star isn’t following your line of thought. The company’s new 6900 XD off-highway truck is […]
March 13, 2008
Maintenance
SnowEx introduces V-Maxx 9500, their largest electric spreader to date
SnowEx, a division of TrynEx International, launches their largest V-box-style to date. The new V-Maxx 9500 boasts a 4-cubic yard hopper that is entirely electrically powered offering 3/4-horsepower that produces high torque at the auger transmission with low amperage draw. The V-Maxx 9500 also features a multi-angle hopper design, heavy-duty auger drive, inverted- “V” baffle […]
March 5, 2008
Maintenance
Asphalt Drum Mixers introduces Milemaker Series asphalt plants
Asphalt Drum Mixers’ dual-drum plants use counterflow technology separating drying and mixing zones to maximize the level of heat transfer and fuel efficiency. These gains allow the Milemaker to achieve a high production value and a low cost-per-ton average. The Milemaker plants are available in stationary and portable versions meeting all federal and state regulations, […]
March 5, 2008
Maintenance
JLG announces Ground Support will be new brand for support services
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh company, announces that Ground Support will be the new umbrella branding for JLG parts, training, used equipment sales, reconditioning, repair and maintenance services, financing and technical support services. JLG President Craig Paylor believes that Ground Support is a unifying concept for all JLG team members. The re-branding of all JLG’s non-new […]
March 4, 2008
Roadbuilding
Cover Story: Forecast: Increased flexibility
In conversations about future paving work during this year’s World of Concrete in Las Vegas, contractors say they have work lined up for this year until fall – but are taking a wait-and-see attitude after that. A good fallback position, according to many: paving equipment that is flexible and able to adapt to a wider […]
March 2, 2008
Safety
ConExpo-Con/Agg: 99 years and counting …
BLUE LOT Skyjack, Booth B-958 (also in Gold Lot, Booth G-300) Telescopic boom offers axle based four-wheel drive jib Skyjack will showcase its 66-foot tall SJ 66T telescopic boom with a jib featuring axle-based four-wheel drive, direction sensing drive and steer controls. A 61-foot version without a jib, the SJ 61T, is also available. CENTRAL […]
March 2, 2008
Machine control
World of Concrete ’08
Bobcat enters compact tractor market Bobcat’s three-model lineup of compact tractors, the CT120, CT225 and CT230, are the first of what will eventually be a nine-model offering. The CT230 (pictured) has a 30-horsepower engine with three travel speed options. Difficult terrain is handled through four-wheel drive and a hydrostatic transmission. Weighing 3,055 pounds, the CT230 […]
March 2, 2008
Maintenance
O&O Checkpoint: Owning and operating costs
Motor graders are one of those machines that can run for a decade without incurring a lot of increasing costs as they age. So your costs per hour and cost per year should remain fairly steady on similar applications. But as with any machine, being able to accurately calculate your exact cost per hour, both […]
March 2, 2008
Maintenance
Maintenance: Hydraulic fluid selection
It all starts with your operator’s manual. There, manufacturers list the hydraulic fluid spec required for a specific model, either by SAE viscosity grade for engine oils or ISO viscosity grade for hydraulic fluids. Manufacturers specify a variety of oil types for use in their hydraulic systems, including hydraulic fluids, engine oils, tractor hydraulic fluids […]
March 2, 2008
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Ron Arnold
Ron Arnold, owner of R.E. Arnold Construction in Gainesville, Florida, has only worked for one employer since he left college. In 1966 he began work for the Florida Park Service at the John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo. But when the Park Service told him part of his work also included cleaning out the […]
March 2, 2008
Maintenance
Case wheel loader’s engine operates at three power curves
Case Construction Equipment’s 621E wheel loader has an electronically controlled Tier 3 engine that performs at three power curves – max, standard and economy power – to match the demands of applications, while reducing operating costs. For ease of maintenance, the 621E offers fluid-level sight gauges, centralized grease fittings and daily service check points visible […]
February 20, 2008
Business
Reporter
Economists expect non-residential construction to skirt recession in 2008 Despite the national housing slump, the nation’s overall construction growth will continue to increase at a rate of about three to seven percent this year, with several segments seeing double digit growth. That was the consensus of the Associated General Contractors of America’s third annual economic […]
January 31, 2008
Business
Product Report: Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS Lite System
In the middle of any day can you say for certain where every single piece of your equipment is? And whether or not it’s working? And whether or not it’s due for maintenance? With telematics systems like Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS and its recently introduced GlobalTRACS Lite, that information is a mouse click away. The Lite model […]
January 31, 2008
Maintenance
Marketplace
Towable earth drill maneuvers easily around jobsites Little Beaver’s HYD-TB11H towable hydraulic earth drill features forward and reverse auger rotation and a three-position, 180-degree movable handle for drilling next to buildings or other structures. A variable 20-degree auger tilt allows vertical drilling in uneven terrain, while pneumatic wheels avert damage to turf. The drill requires […]
January 31, 2008
Maintenance
Maintenance: From drum to disposal
Maintaining the cleanliness of your hydraulic system – and thus reducing overall component wear and maintaining its efficiency – translates directly to bottom line dollars. Chevron, for instance, says following a hydraulic system cleanliness program can reduce hydraulic fluid purchases by 20 to 25 percent. But that’s just the start. “If you keep a hydraulic […]
January 31, 2008
Safety
Light Equipment: Walk softly and leave a firm footprint
Even as kids, we instinctively understood this basic construction principle: Push a mound of wet sand into a plastic bucket, pack it down tight, pour the water out, flip it over and you create a stable foundation for a sandcastle. By removing the water and air, there are fewer voids and less distance between each […]
January 31, 2008
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