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Maintenance
Product Focus: Pumps
Honda consolidates pump lineup Honda Power Equipment’s WB Series water pumps will replace the outgoing WN, WP and WD general-purpose pumps. Honda GX160 (5.5 horsepower) and GX120 (4.5 horsepower) overhead-valve engines power the WB30 and WB20 pumps, respectively. The new pumps have heavy-duty, full-frame protection, a rigid-mounted cast iron pump volute and an abrasion-resistant, silicone-carbide […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: McCaughey Brothers Landscaping
Like many young men John and Jim McCaughey started cutting lawns in their early teens. Unlike most contractors who move from residential work to commercial landscaping, the McCaughey brothers decided to stick with residential. But rather than just mow lawns and trim trees, the brothers identified an overlooked niche in the residential market that was […]
June 12, 2007
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Maintenance
Product Report: Unbreakable
Allied Construction Product’s four-model in-Series dodges typical hammer problems with a number of features: The hammer has a tool that’s impossible to break. You never have to grease it. There are no tie rods, tie bolts or side bolts – all of which are expensive to replace. There’s no nitrogen gas checking or charging since […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Maintenance Management: Tier 3 off road
Between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007, a new generation of low-emission Tier 3 diesel engines will begin rolling off assembly lines. There won’t be any surprises as far as the technology and performance of these engines – most of the technology was decided on in 2002. Caterpillar is forging ahead with its ACERT […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Application tips: Oil sampling
While an increasing percentage of contractors in general have been using oil analysis programs during the past 10 years, around half or more of small to mid-sized companies are still shying away from the practice. For some, there may be good reasons for this. A contractor who is operating older equipment, isn’t using premium oils […]
June 12, 2007
Business
First Word: Around the world
If you still have problems accepting that ours has become a global economy, consider that our steel and tire shortages are due in large part to an increased demand in China. Or that the Canadian dollar’s record gains on the American greenback are causing our good neighbor to the north big problems, since 80 percent […]
June 12, 2007
Business
ICUEE 2005: The Demo Expo
Forget kicking the tires. At ICUEE, also known as The Demo Expo, you’ll also get the chance to drive on them, skid them and get them dirty. ICUEE offers one of the few chances you’ll have to get in-seat time on several machine brands, all located within yards of each other. Show sponsor Association of […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Equipment Details: Autolube systems
The typical excavator has anywhere from 18 to 22 grease points. Artics and rigid frame trucks have as many as 36 places that need grease. If you’re depending on operators to hit every one of these every day with a manual grease gun, you may be setting yourself up for failure. Even the best operators […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Product Report: Ingersoll-Rand AirSource compressors
While air compressors with a 185-cfm rating are by far the most popular with contractors, 90 percent of respondents to an Ingersoll-Rand survey said they don’t need that much air volume to do their work. So in May, when the company launched a redesigned 185-cfm, portable, rotary-screw air compressor, it also introduced a 160-cfm model. […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Corporate Profile: Doosan Infracore
On April 29, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction secured the controlling interest of Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery. Upon completion of the transaction, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery was renamed Doosan Infracore. The product lines, however, will retain the Daewoo name. Doosan started out 109 years ago as Korea’s first modern business entity. Today, it […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Application Tips: Air compressors
Using an air compressor is a versatile, economical way to power tools. In the construction world, tow-behind, rotary-screw units are by far the preferred compressor type because of their efficiency, portability and relative quietness. When buying an air compressor, think about where your business is going in the future and match the compressor’s specifications to […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Compact Focus: Compact pavers under 10,000 pounds
For many contractors, asphalt pavers under 10,000 pounds are particularly appealing machines. Perhaps you’re engaged in niche construction work like landscaping, site prep or golf course construction. Small pavers excel in paving cart paths, small commercial paving jobs and utility cut paving repair. So in many cases, adding a light paver to your equipment fleet […]
June 12, 2007
Machine control
Productivity Guide: Trenchers: 40 to 60 gross horsepower
When you’re looking at small trenchers for construction and utility installation applications, you are, in essence, talking about two different types of machines. That’s because trenchers in the 40-to-60-gross-horsepower range are the delineation point between walk-behind and ride-on machines. There is no set breaking point for these two types of machines. Both Vermeer and Ditch […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Compact Focus: Skid-steer loaders (under 1,351 pounds)
Perhaps one day in the distant future some young, brilliant engineer will sit down at his computer and design the perfect construction machine. Until that day comes, however, the all-around design of the skid-steer loader is pretty hard to beat. They’re quick and so maneuverable they can counter-rotate within their own dimensions. Models with lift […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Product Report: ASV’s new compact rubber-track loaders
Compact rubber track loader manufacturer ASV kicked 2006 off by introducing its new-generation SR-70 and SR-80 compact rubber-track loaders. Both machines feature an ASV-exclusive independent and multi-suspension undercarriage, as well as a completely revamped interior. “These are our ‘wish list’ machines,” says Brad Lemke, director of new product development. “We started from scratch as we […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Cover Story/Productivity guide: Pull-behind scrapers and power units
As earthmoving systems became increasingly mechanized in the 1930s and ’40s, pull-behind scrapers, usually coupled with dozer power units, were a highly popular and effective way of excavating and transporting large amounts of dirt. Eventually, pull-behind units were supplanted by motorized scrapers. By the 1990s, hydraulic excavator/articulated dump truck teams were considered the state-of-the-art way […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Truck Management: Why tires fail
Ensuring proper tire inflation is, without a doubt, your best insurance against failure. Proper inflation is even more important in construction applications – specifically on dump trucks – because the chance for overloading the vehicle is much higher than in on-highway or long-haul applications. “Dump trucks don’t go across scales very often,” says Guy Walenga, […]
June 12, 2007
Maintenance
Truck Management: Why tires fail
Right off the bat, Guy Walenga tells me he doesn’t like the title of the story I’m calling to interview him for. “I don’t like the word ‘failure,’” Walenga says. He’s not being rude. He wants to make a point: “When you say a tire fails, it makes it sound like it’s a living, breathing […]
June 12, 2007
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