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Product Focus: Trailers
Choose your options with HydraTail line Transport any type equipment with Ledwell’s HydraTail trailers, available in a tandem axle 35-ton load capacity or a tri-axle 50-ton load capacity. The HydraTail line features interior or perimeter beam construction. Ledwell can custom manufacture trailers in different configurations. Trailer’s low break-over angle eliminates winching Terex ‘s HFT 70RS […]
June 7, 2007
Maintenance
Earthmoving
Choose from more than 60 attachments for compact backhoe Ramrod’s backhoe has 4,500 pounds of digging force and more than 60 quick-attach accessories to choose from. Choose from three bucket sizes – 12-inch with 3-inch teeth, 18-inch with 4-inch teeth or 24-inch with 5-inch teeth Standard features include joystick controls and adjustable seat cushions Backhoe […]
June 7, 2007
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Maintenance
Demolition
New multi-jaw processing attachment offers three jaw sets Genesis Attachments introduces the LXP 300 logix processor, for excavators weighing 70,000 pounds, with a choice of shear, concrete pulverizing and concrete cracking jaw sets. Shear jaws can cut I-beams and structural steel Concrete cracking jaw breaks out large sections for quick loading and removal Pulverizing jaw […]
June 7, 2007
Safety
Concrete/Asphalt
High horsepower cold planer compatible with backhoes and wheel loaders> Zanetis’ Road Hog planer and stabilizer for backhoes and wheel loaders has a cutting drum that side shifts 26 inches from center to the operator’s right for cutting against curbs. Available in cutting widths of 30, 40 and 60 inches 5-inch tooth standoff decreases drag […]
June 7, 2007
Business
Side by Side: Chippers vs. forestry mowers
When the job calls for getting rid of trees and vegetation, which machine gets it done faster and more economically, brush chippers or self-propelled forestry mowers? To help answer this question we talked to Kevin Covert, sales and marketing manager for Rayco Manufacturing, which makes both types of machine. Each has unique strengths and the […]
June 6, 2007
Safety
Maintenance: Filter check, Part Two
Dirt hasn’t changed much over the centuries, but the close internal clearances on many of the components in today’s high performance off-road equipment can’t tolerate it as well as older machines. Nowadays, cleanliness and contamination control are crucial to long equipment life and good maintenance. And the only thing that stands between your equipment and […]
June 6, 2007
Safety
How to Use: Gen sets/light towers
It’s natural for you to put a great deal of thought into the acquisition, operation and maintenance of your heavy equipment fleet, but doing the same with your light equipment can also boost your bottom line. Making the right choice Choosing a generator or light tower can be a critical decision, particularly if you power […]
June 6, 2007
Maintenance
Landclearing
Triple knife design best of both worlds Built for heavy-duty durability the Rockhound Attachments 40EXTreme combines the destructive force of a 2-pound knife with swinging hammer. Cutter drum measures more than 1/2-inch thick 1,300 pounds 250 horsepower 3/8-inch abrasion resistant steel shroud Rakes with clamps hold more material Pemberton’s loader rakes with paddle clamps or […]
June 6, 2007
Safety
Product Review: World of Asphalt 2007
Separate auger, conveyor systems improve material control The road development division of Ingersoll Rand – recently bought by Volvo Construction Equipment – has launched a new trio of pavers, one tracked and two rubber tire that feature separate auger and conveyor systems with their own sensors to provide greater control over material flow. Both styles […]
May 3, 2007
Safety
Technology: Keeping the pressure up
The 94 percent solution According to Michelin, a tire carries only 6 percent of the vehicle’s load. That means the air in the tire supports 94 percent of the vehicle’s weight. Relying on the strength of an invisible support system calls for a reliable way to measure that support. Companies who make tire pressure monitoring […]
May 3, 2007
Maintenance
Marketplace
Excavator series reduces vibration, balances engine power Both Volvo EC160C and EC210C C-series excavators’ onboard computers balance maximum available power and hydraulic output, preventing engine overload. Selectable hydraulic flow and pressure increases performance and the C-Series’ suspension system reduces operator body vibration and fatigue. The CareTrack GPS monitoring system tracks machine location, fuel usage, operation […]
May 3, 2007
Equipment
Maintenance: Filter Check, Part 1
In the dusty, dirty world you work in, heavy equipment has always been protected by a gauntlet of specialized filters. But over the past five years, changes to engine designs and new oil and fuel formulas have altered the type and the amount of contamination handled by these filters. Equipment and filter manufacturers responded with […]
May 3, 2007
Machine control
Machine Matters: Form really does follow function
“The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.” – Charles Schwab Chuck was probably referring to investing but his advice is working for wheel loader manufacturers too. More than 3,300 wheel loaders between 150 and 250 horsepower were financed in the U.S. in 2006, according to Equipment Data Associates, a […]
May 3, 2007
Safety
How to Use: Air compressors
Using a portable air compressor can be a simple process, but knowing you have the right one for the right application gets a bit more involved. Work site environment, application and air needs all affect the best use of these units. Application affects the compressor type. In construction, the two most common portable compressors are […]
May 3, 2007
Safety
Product Focus: Concrete equipment
Dispense up to 300 cubic yards per hour with CemenTech mixer Choose from a wide range of sizes with CemenTech’s volumetric concrete mixers. Mobile and stationary dispensers have material capabilities from 2 to 12 cubic yards and production rates from 15 to 300 cubic yards per hour. CemenTech’s mixers can also produce concrete mix designs […]
May 3, 2007
Business
Final Take
Sewer history display 15 years in the making Jon Schladweiler’s fascination with the U.S. wastewater system began almost 30 years ago, but it wasn’t until a family vacation in Telluride, Colorado, in the mid-1990s that he truly began to envision his dream: a mobile sewer history exhibit composed of photos, literature and many physical examples […]
May 3, 2007
Safety
Marketplace
Excavator can reduce width to 40 inches Adjustable-width tracks and a backfill blade with foldable end sections are two of several enhancements made on Hitachi’s Zaxis 17U-2 compact excavator. Using both features reduces the overall width of the machine to 40 inches. With an operating weight of 4,173 pounds, the machine has a maximum dig […]
April 9, 2007
Maintenance
Rent Smart: Renting pumps
Pump rentals are strong; 76 percent of respondents in a recent Equipment World survey say they’ve rented a pump. Almost 25 percent of those surveyed said they rented four or more pumps in the past six months. Sixty percent of respondents say they rented pumps because they needed an extra one, while 53 percent did […]
April 5, 2007
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