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Trucks: Volvo’s VT 880
Volvo has a new truck, and has built a high-horsepower, large-displacement diesel engine to power it. The company is known for advanced aerodynamics and technically advanced truck designs. The new VT 880 gives the company something it hasn’t had until now: a long-nosed conventional tractor that allows owners and drivers to project a strong, decidedly […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Product and service reps
As a construction contractor you don’t make money fixing equipment, monitoring wear rates and studying up on the latest engine oil specs. All these things are important and necessary to keep your fleets running and in good order, but you have to ask yourself if these activities would be better performed by someone outside your […]
June 12, 2007
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Interview: Kenworth general manager Bob Christensen
Kenworth Truck Company, a division of PACCAR, has a long history of service in vocational and construction markets coupled with a reputation for quality recognized today by J.D. Power and Associates Awards for customer satisfaction ratings in 2000, 2003 and 2004. The 2004 award is particularly pertinent for Equipment World readers as the company’s leading […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Class 7-8 trucks: What’s best for your job?
Because there are so many powertrain, body and chassis configurations, writing a generic article about spec’ing Class 8 construction trucks can be difficult. So we’re taking a slightly different tack: We dreamed up four fictional construction trucking applications, assigned some specific, real-world needs and problems to each and then asked North American Class 8 truck […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Mitsubishi debuts new lineup
Mitsubishi Fuso has completed the most extensive redesign of its Class 3 through 5 cabover trucks in 10 years. In addition to this new truck line, the company has also significantly upgraded its Class 6 and 7 models and introduced a new corporate logo, which will appear nationwide in 2005. According to Bob Aquaro, vice […]
June 12, 2007
Business
The EPA and your fleet
Part II: The diesel police have spoken, the deadline for cleaner on-highway engines is here and while the process has been chaotic, the sky has not fallen. As of October 1, if you buy on-highway trucks – haul trucks for your equipment, vocational trucks such as dump trucks or cement mixers or any road-licensed diesel-powered […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Maintenance Management: The EPA and your fleet. Part I
Part I: The new engine oils are here and low-sulfur diesel isn’t far behind *Editor’s note: In Part II of this series we’ll take a closer look at the new Tier II-compliant on-road diesel engines, and in Part III we’ll profile a group of contractors who have already made their fleets compliant with Tier II […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story: Tandem, smooth-drum vibratory compactors, 2.5 to 3 metric tons
Compact rollers are essential for residential and urban asphalt and soil compaction jobs. Machines in the 2.5-to-3-metric-ton class are also large enough to tackle jobs beyond parking lots, street and driveway work. They can be used effectively in light highway applications such as grade work or ramp compaction. In recent years, compact rollers, once basic […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story: Wheel loaders 90 to 120 net horsepower
Smaller loaders with z-bar linkages are a mainstay on jobsites around the country. They are unmatched in load-and-carry applications ranging from earthmoving to logistical support work. Their front ends give them the high breakout forces they need to root into tough material stockpiles, but are versatile enough to handle a wide range of attachments when […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Trucks: Isuzu 2008 N-Series truck line
Isuzu’s 2008 low-cab-forward truck models are available at dealerships now and consist of four models: the NPR, NPR-HD, NQR (in regular and crew-cab versions) and the diesel-powered NRR. These trucks span Classes 3 through 5, with gross vehicle weight ratings ranging from 12,000 to 19,500 pounds. A fresh, new front-end appearance for the N-Series is […]
June 6, 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
Safety
Trucks: Ford 2008 super duty trucks
The latest incarnation of Ford’s Super Duty truck line have been designated 2008 models, but are available at Ford dealerships now. These models feature an all-new bold look, both inside and out, as well as a wider body stance with three cab styles and two bed length options. Under the hood International has delivered a […]
May 3, 2007
Equipment
Side by Side: Scissor vs. articulating vs. telescoping aerial work platforms
There are three different types of machines that put workers in the air; each offers unique strengths and limitations. We asked Howard Kaplan, vice president, product parent for aerial work platforms, at JLG Industries to explain the differences in a way that helps you choose the right aerial work platform for every application. Weight capacity […]
April 17, 2007
Safety
Marketplace
Wheel loader line evolves along with emissions standards Caterpillar’s 990H wheel loader comes with the same cycle times, standard hauler pass matches and impeller clutch torque converter as the 990G Series II, but offers lower engines emissions and increased efficiency. Engineered for mining, handling bulk materials and performing high-volume earthmoving, the standard-lift 990H loads 60- […]
February 28, 2007
Equipment
Engine Notebook: Perkins Engines takes on global challenges
With headquarters in the United Kingdom and plants in Griffin, Georgia, and Curitiba, Brazil, Perkins Engines makes dozens of engine platforms in many variations from 10 to 2,600 horsepower for use in 5,000 applications the world over. There are some tricky economics involved in selling so many engines into so many regions and markets, says […]
February 28, 2007
Safety
Product Report: Kubota KX080-3
The KX080-3, Kubota’s largest excavator, digs into work environments where space is limited but additional power, capacity and efficiency are required. Low fuel consumption by the large output Kubota E-CDIS direct injection diesel engine, the tight tail swing and the newly designed anti-theft system enables contractors to undertake heavy-duty applications in tight spaces. “It’s exciting […]
February 28, 2007
Safety
World of Concrete: Product review
Total Machine Control option offers three speed modes John Deere’s J-Series backhoe loaders – the 310J, 310SJ, 410J and 710J – feature all-new power train components and numerous structural and electrical enhancements from the company’s previous G-Series. ZF power train components include the transmission, plus the front and rear axles. A standard powershift transmission offers […]
February 28, 2007
Business
On Record: The push for green
While most of the environmental discussion – not to mention hand wringing – has centered on making our way through Tier 3 and 4 engine emission regulations, there’s more happening on the environmental front than meeting EPA mandates. In the first quarter of this year there seems to be an invigorated public relations mandate among […]
February 28, 2007
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