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By Amy Materson CREATURE COMFORTS John Deere incorporated customer feedback when designing the company’s newest hydraulic excavator line, the G-Series. Available in two models, the 160G LC and 210G LC, the Tier 4 Interim-certified G-Series offers more power and productivity than previous models, combined with a more comfortable cab. The excavators feature John Deere […]
May 8, 2012
Equipment
Product Report
Big Changes in Small Packages By Tom Jackson This is the year most construction equipment manufacturers roll out engines that will meet tough new Tier 4 Interim emissions standards, Caterpillar included. But the company’s Building Construction Products division also used the emissions deadlines to engineer a number of design changes and improvements, resulting in series […]
April 27, 2012
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Briggs & Stratton reports Q3 2012 consolidated net sales at $720.1 million
Briggs & Stratton on April 27 announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter and first nine months ended April 1, 2012. Highlights: Third quarter fiscal 2012 consolidated net sales were $720.1 million or comparable to third quarter fiscal 2011 consolidated net sales of $720.3 million. Third quarter fiscal 2012 adjusted consolidated net income of […]
April 27, 2012
Equipment
Cummins enters lower horsepower range
Cummins’ new QSF2.8 engine, introduced today at Intermat, offers 49 to 74 horsepower. The four-cylinder, 2.8-liter engine was displayed with a fully passive Cummins Compact Catalyst aftertreatment system, designed to meet Tier 4 Final emissions regulations. The smallest engine introduced by Cummins for the off-highway industry has full-authority electronic controls driving a high-pressure common rail […]
April 24, 2012
Equipment
Deere joins the SCR camp
John Deere Power Systems is showing its PowerTech PSS 9L, Tier 4 Final engine at Intermat this week. The company’s formula for reducing emissions in the 75 horsepower and above catagory include enhanced electronic controls, a diesel oxidation catalyst, a diesel particulate filter and selective catalytic reduction system. When combined with cooled EGR technology Deere’s […]
April 24, 2012
Equipment
New Holland touts SCR foresight
“We feel we’re ahead of the Tier 4 Final game because we chose SCR early,” said Mario Gasparri, president, CNH Construction, speaking at a New Holland press conference today. The company says it has learned the ins and outs of SCR technology from sister company Iveco‘s truck engine experience. The Tier 4 Final engine will […]
April 24, 2012
Equipment
VMAC Releases One-of-a-Kind Beast: The RAPTAIR60 Stand-Alone Diesel Drive Air Compressor
NANAIMO, B.C. – VMAC “Released the Beast” at their jungle-themed NTEA Work Truck Show booth, unveiling their newest innovation in the mobile air compressor market; the 60CFM RAPTAIR60 Stand-Alone Diesel Drive air compressor system. Years of product development, industry experience and feedback from VMAC customers culminated in the design of the RAPTAIR60. Created specifically for […]
April 13, 2012
Equipment
Intermat Preview — Digital Extra
INTERMAT MACHINE PREVIEWS Here’s a sneak peek at just a few of the hundreds of significant machine and component introductions that will be seen at Intermat 2012, in Paris France, April 16-21. For availability of these machines here, please consult with your equipment dealer, and note that the specs may differ between European and U.S. […]
April 12, 2012
Equipment
New Holland intros wheel loaders, excavators
New Holland Construction will be introducing two wheel loader models in Europe, the W270C and W300C and two new excavators, the E175C and E195C, that use the company’s AdBlue selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet Tier 4 Interim emissions requirements. It is not clear when these models or their SCR technology will be introduced […]
April 12, 2012
Equipment
NAPA online calculator IDs CO2 credits
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has expanded its online Greenhouse Gas Calculator to help quantify the decrease in greenhouse gas emissions that accompany the increased use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt technology. The Greenhouse Gas Calculator complements other environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) models, and is used by some companies and state departments of […]
April 10, 2012
Equipment
Trucks
Behold, bi-fuel Concerned about rising fuel costs? The Big Three pickup makers tackle this issue with CNG/gas intros at the Work Truck Show. By Jack Roberts General Motors Bi-fuel versions of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks include a compressed natural gas (CNG)-capable Vortec 6.0L V8 engine […]
April 5, 2012
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On Record
Around the Table Eavesdrop on what top contractors are saying. By Marcia Gruver Doyle Talking with the finalists last month during our 2012 Contractor of the Year event opened up a rich vein of experience and wisdom. You’ll get to met each of them in the coming months, but for right now I thought you’d […]
April 5, 2012
Equipment
Tier 4 rules for gensets and compressors
As Tier 4 Interim and Final construction equipment continues to roll into the marketplace over the next two years, contractors and fleet managers will be paying increased costs for the engines and learning new maintenance protocols. Unlike mobile equipment, the environmental protection agency puts generators in two categories: those that are standby emergency power generators […]
April 5, 2012
Business
Heavier Workload: 30- to 50-metric-ton crawler excavators winning over new customers with added versatility
By Mike Anderson Impressing veteran equipment operators is never easy. For Georgia contractor Lee Deas IV, though, a light bulb turned on the day he pulled himself into the cab of a 72,000-pound crawler excavator. “I’ve run small excavators my whole life, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you get on something that big,” […]
April 5, 2012
Equipment
EPA creeps up on E15
Despite the strenuous objections from every auto, motorcycle and small engine manufacturer in the United States, the Environmental Protection agency is pushing forward in its quest to ramp up the ethanol content in gasoline to 15 percent. The agency announced today that it has “approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in […]
April 2, 2012
Equipment
Perkins develops tilt table test capability
“Our lives would be much easier if the world was flat and level, but it isn’t and we have to deal with the consequences of that fact.” Mike Looney deals with those consequences every day. As Operations Manager of Perkins Engine’s Global Engine Development Center (GED) in Peterborough, England, Looney’s responsibilities include determining just how […]
March 30, 2012
Equipment
Kawasaki launches new Z7 wheel loaders
Kawasaki (KCMA Corporation) launched the first two models of the Z7 wheel loader series, the 85Z7 and 90Z7, at an event held Wednesday. Featuring a ground-up redesign, the loaders meet EPA Tier 4 Interim emissions standards and offer a range of intelligent controls. The 221-net-horsepower 85Z7 has a 4.8-cubic-yard general purpose bucket and is powered […]
March 28, 2012
Business
Kenworth adding Cummins Westport ISX12 G to natural gas engine line
Kenworth Truck Co. is expanding its line of green products by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets. The new engine requires a single fuel source and can run on either compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) natural gas. The ISX12 G will be […]
March 22, 2012
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