Tag: Caterpillar: Page 6

Construction Equipment

Welding skills and innovative thinking earn John Kelchner AEMP Technician of the Year award

“I always had a lot of interest in mechanical things, even at an early age. I was curious about how things worked. If it had moving parts, I wanted to fix it,” says John Kelchner, advanced level maintenance welder at Schlouch Incorporated, a diversified earthmoving, utility and site development company in Blandon, Pennsylvania. “It is […]

December 25, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat intros 78L engine; Manitou launches its largest telehandler; Robot dog could become ultimate jobsite companion; LiuGong intros 9018F excavator; Equipment Operators Sound Off

VIDEO: Equipment Operators Sound Off on Green Operators, Machine Tech, Cat Operator Challenge During the North American Finals of its Global Operator Challenge, Caterpillar invited four operators that took part in the competition to talk about their experiences competing. But the conversation also included their opinions on finding new operators, using machine control and other […]

December 23, 2019

Construction Equipment

Cat debuts a new 78-liter, V16 engine for industrial use

You read that right. Cranking out 2,100 horsepower and 8,275 foot-pounds of torque at 1,650 rpm, the 16-cylinder Cat 3516E is the latest and largest of the company’s dual-certified engines, meeting both the U.S. EPA and CARB Tier 4 Final and the EU Stage V emissions regulations. The engine is designed for high-power applications in […]

December 20, 2019

Dealers

Quick Data: Top-selling compact track loaders and sales trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

December 20, 2019

Construction Equipment

Equipment Operators Sound Off on Green Operators, Machine Tech, Cat Operator Challenge

During the North American Finals of its Global Operator Challenge, Caterpillar invited four operators that took part in the competition to talk about their experiences competing. But the conversation also included their opinions on finding new operators, using machine control and other technology, and other issues that impact their jobs on a daily basis. You […]

December 18, 2019

Contractor of the Year

Here are our 2020 Contractor of the Year finalists

Equipment World has named its 2020 Contractor of the Year finalists, celebrating the 20th year of the program. Each year, the editors of Equipment World vet Contractor of the Year applications from across the country, examining each contractor’s references, business acumen, equipment management practices, attention to safety and community involvement. The program, which recognizes contractors […]

December 13, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How Cat Will Crown World’s Best Operator; Up close with the 2020 Ford Super Duty Tremor; Cat intros C3.6 engine; Deere now selling Level Best laser graders for its skid steers, CTLs; 3D Paving: When to Make the Switch?

3D Paving: When should you make the switch? (Plus a look at aftermarket offerings.) For most of the asphalt road paving market in the United States, two-dimensional machine control has become the standard. “If you still have a paver without 2D control, you’re pretty far behind the times,” says Kevin Garcia, paving segment manager at […]

December 10, 2019

Dealers

3Q ’19 Financed Construction Equipment: Compact excavators grew the most, CTLs still dominate

Compact excavators led all types of financed new equipment in year-over-year 3Q growth, growing 14 percent, according to UCC-1 data from EDA. Other equipment types showing 3Q growth over 2018 were new compact utility loaders (up 7 percent); compact track loaders or CTLs (up 4 percent); excavators (up 4 percent); and backhoes (up 2 percent). […]

December 9, 2019

Construction Equipment

How Cat Will Crown the World’s Best Equipment Operator

On March 10 at ConExpo 2020, Caterpillar will host the finals of its Global Operator Challenge. The culmination of thousands of operators competing in local and regional events across the world, the finals will pit nine of the world’s best operators against one another for the title of top dog in the operator world. In […]

December 4, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat intros 299D3 XE Land Management CTL; Liebherr’s electric drilling rig; Video: Cat’s new D5 dozer; Chevy Colorado ZR2 gets new design for 2021; JCB shatters own world record for fastest tractor

JCB Fastrac hits 153 mph to shatter its own world record for fastest tractor Apparently setting one world record in 2019 wasn’t enough for the folks at JCB. Following record-breaking runs in June that made the JCB Fastrac the world’s fastest tractor, the team has managed another series of test track runs that have left […]

November 25, 2019

Construction Equipment

Perkins Engines promotes David Nicoll, Jason Kern

Perkins Engine has named David Nicoll product manager of its Industrial Large Engine department, and placed Jason Kern in Nicoll’s former position as marketing and channel development director. In his new position, Nicoll will lead global strategy, product introductions and lifecycle management for industrial 9.3 to 18-liter engines manufactured by the Caterpillar subsidiary in Mossville, […]

November 20, 2019

Construction Equipment

The New Cat D5 Dozer: Everything you need to know!

This video from Equipment World offers insights on the latest dozer from Caterpillar. This dozer is replacing the D6N. Watch the video here on Equipment World.

November 19, 2019