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Business
Highway Technologies acquires T& R Striping and Traffic Control
Highway Technologies, a leading provider of traffic safety services and equipment for the road repair and maintenance industry, has recently acquired T & R Striping and Traffic Control. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. T & R is located in Greenfield, Indiana, and specializes in thermo-plastic and paint road striping, as well as traffic […]
September 18, 2007
Maintenance
Crown’s two-handle screed designed for balance, maneuverability
Crown’s Screed King is designed to combine the comfort and ease of a two-handled screed with the balance and maneuverability of in-line handle models. The Screed King’s dual handlebars can quickly be adjusted for any height operator and any depth of concrete. A double-dampering system provides eight rubber bushings to isolate the operator from unit […]
September 10, 2007
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Maintenance
New trucks feature advanced transmissions and longer lifecycles
Komatsu is rolling out two new dump trucks: the 61-ton HD465-7 and its big brother the 69-ton HD605-7. Weighing in at 242,290 pounds, the HD605-7 is powered by a six-cylinder, 715-horsepower Komatsu SAA6D170E-3 engine. The K-Atomic electronically controlled, seven-speed transmission automatically selects the best gear according to vehicle speed, engine rpm and the shift position. […]
September 10, 2007
Maintenance
Product Focus: Hammers and breakers
Streamlined design allows for operation in tight quarters John Deere’s Worksite Pro line of attachments for skid steers, compact track loaders and compact excavators now includes two new hydraulic breakers. The breakers feature a one-piece design with no side bolts and a narrow shape for crowded jobsites. A low-pressure design cushions operators from recoil and […]
September 6, 2007
Maintenance
Fueling the Future: Saving strategies
With the growing instability of diesel fuel and construction materials prices, heavy equipment fleet managers must develop a strategy. In recent years, diesel prices have cut deeply into contractors’ wallets. For instance, in 2002 the cost of No. 2 diesel soared 54 percent higher than the previous year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
September 6, 2007
Safety
Compact Application Tips: Raising the standards
Touted for their versatility and maneuverability, skid-steer loaders remain a popular choice on jobsites across the country. But the smaller versions of this compact machine previously lacked the horsepower and torque needed to perform tougher applications. Taking note of this, several manufacturers have upped the performance standards on many 1,500-pounds-or-less rated operating capacity skid steers. […]
September 6, 2007
Business
Marketplace
Integrate robotic total stations with layout system to lay out, measure jobsites Built to withstand tough jobsite conditions, Trimble’s SPS710 and SPS610 Robotic Total Stations for construction layout can be used with the Trimble LM80 Layout Manager to perform jobsite layout and measurement tasks. The stations feature easy-to-follow user interfaces and can lay out control […]
September 6, 2007
Safety
Fueling the Future: Clean diesel
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced five years ago diesel fuel sulfur levels would drop to 15 parts per million for on-highway vehicles in 2006 and off-highway in 2010, the engine manufacturers knew they had a lot of work to do. No one would argue that reducing emissions wasn’t a win for the environment, […]
September 6, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Terry and Cinda Alexander
Shortly after Terry Alexander opened Strata Construction, a general contractor approached him at church asking how he had amassed such a large fleet of new Mack trucks in such a short time. He wondered at seeing trucks emblazoned with the company’s logo “all over town”, as he put it. Terry had to hide his smile. […]
September 6, 2007
Maintenance
Rough terrain scissors powered by gas or diesel
Powered by either a Kubota DF752 dual-fuel engine or a Kubota D1105 diesel engine, the three rough terrain 91 Series scissor lifts from MEC Aerial Work Platforms each feature an oscillating rear axle with 12 inches of ground clearance. Working heights range from 31 feet for the 2591RT, to 39 feet on the 3391RT and […]
August 31, 2007
Maintenance
Convertible high-pressure water jet pump runs at six different pressures
The NLB 125 Series high-pressure water jet pump unit combines a low horsepower engine with the ability to change operating pressures in a matter of minutes. Smaller than other convertible units, the NLB 125 can be towed to jobsites and converted without a manifold change to run at six different pressures, including 6,000, 8,000, 10,000, […]
August 26, 2007
Equipment
No Idle unit lets operators load or unload with truck engine off
Heavy equipment transporters can help meet government anti-idling regulations with Retriever, a truck bed that can load and unload 30,000-pound payloads with the truck’s engine off. The system can reduce idling time by as much as 95 percent, leading to lower emissions, extended engine life and maintenance intervals on the truck’s emissions system and generating […]
August 17, 2007
Safety
Cover Story: Fueling the future
You can’t beat crude oil for a resource. For the last 150 years all we had to do was pump it out of the ground, heat it up in refineries and go. But oil is becoming scarce. Prices jolt upward, and we can’t overlook the fact that much of the world’s oil supply comes from […]
August 14, 2007
Maintenance
Rental trends: Trenchers
Walk-behind chain-type trenchers in the 15- to 50-horsepower range are the trencher rental of choice for 67 percent of Equipment World survey participants, with ride-on chain-type trenchers coming in second and wheel trenchers the least popular rental machine of the three. According to the May 2007 survey results, trenchers will remain a frequent rental item […]
August 10, 2007
Equipment
Marketplace
Convertible high-pressure water jet pump runs at six different pressures The NLB 125 Series high-pressure water jet pump unit combines a low horsepower engine with the ability to change operating pressures in a matter of minutes. Smaller than other convertible units, the NLB 125 can be towed to jobsites and converted without a manifold change […]
August 10, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Mark Rose
Mark Rose’s farm background gives a natural connection to his business, which he started in 1989 at the age of 23. He relishes the growth his firm has seen – the company realized $8.5 million in sales last year. “We’re maintaining about a 20-percent growth margin per year, and it’s all because of our employees,” […]
August 10, 2007
Maintenance
Trucks: Number one with a bullet
Pickup trucks seem to be the Holy Grail for heavy-duty truck manufacturers. If you follow the construction or trucking industries, rumors swirl every couple years that one heavy-duty OEM or another is designing or putting the finishing touches on a pickup truck that will complete the company’s Class 3 through 8 product offerings. Well, rumors […]
August 10, 2007
Maintenance
Product Focus: Chippers, shredders, mulchers and grinders
Chipper’s redesigned pivot eliminates yoke swing Chip material faster with Morbark’s Typhoon 20 brush chipper, which offers a choice of 250 or 325 horsepower. The Typhoon 20 has a 20-inch capacity, 28 1/2-inch-wide drum and feed wheels, a 4-by-8-inch center beam and a 66 1/2-by- 40 1/2-inch infeed chute. The chipper features a redesigned pivot […]
August 10, 2007
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