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Construction Equipment

Landscaping Roundup: 15 attachments for grinding stumps, driving posts, clearing brush, more

A variety of landscaping attachments are designed to turn your skid steer, excavator and other equipment into lean, mean brush-clearing machines. They can also grind stumps, drive posts and perform other tasks. Stump chips stay in the hole Fecon’s Stumpex stump grinder works on skid steers with as little as 20 gallons per minute of […]

April 3, 2018

Dealers

Komatsu-owned dealers part ways with Deere-owned Wirtgen products

Komatsu America says it will phase out the sale of Wirtgen products by U.S. Komatsu-owned dealers. Komatsu said the agreement with Wirtgen America was in the “best interest of both parties.” The agreement follows last year’s acquisition of the Wirtgen Group by John Deere. The three Komatsu-owned dealers involved in the agreement — Komatsu Northeast, […]

March 13, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Deere sales up 23% with construction jump; Record-breaking World of Asphalt/AGG1; More contractors plan to buy equipment; Deere buys carbon fiber company

John Deere acquires carbon fiber component maker King Agro John Deere says it has signed an agreement with Spanish company King Agro to acquire the carbon fiber development firm. Financial details of the deal were not made available. King Agro has been developing carbon fiber technology products for the last 30 years, is headquartered in […]

March 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

John Deere acquires carbon fiber component maker King Agro

John Deere says it has signed an agreement with Spanish company King Agro to acquire the carbon fiber development firm. Financial details of the deal were not made available. King Agro has been developing carbon fiber technology products for the last 30 years, is headquartered in Valencia, Spain, and has a production facility in Campana, […]

March 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere sales up 23% in Q1 with 57% jump in construction equipment; tax reform has early negative impact

Due to the passing of December’s U.S. tax reform bill, John Deere reports that it posted a loss of $535.1 million during its first quarter, which ended January 28. Without changes brought on by the tax reform bill, Deere says the quarter would have brought income of $430 million on sales $6.9 billion. However, Deere […]

March 5, 2018

Construction Equipment

The Smarter Excavator: Burst of tech brings intelligent control to new mid-size models

After years of steady technological gains, the past two years have seen an explosion of tech features on mid-sized excavators (20 to 45 metric ton). We asked manufacturers to provide insights on their most recent and significant technologies.   Case Case D Series excavators feature the company’s Intelligent Hydraulic System with four integrated control systems […]

February 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

The death of the skid steer has been greatly exaggerated

Some would say skid steers have run their course, and that compact track loaders (CTLs) have replaced them. “Fake news!” cry the manufacturers, and they have the facts to prove it. True, CTL sales have soared, but depending on the manufacturer and the size category, skid steer sales have at least held steady and, […]

February 6, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Deere unveils redesigned 344L; Pettibone re-enters traversing telehandler market; Volvo’s new DD110C compactor; Deere unveils mid-frame SSLs/CTLs; Kubota intros 2 new excavators

Kubota intros 2 new compact excavators: the U27-4 and the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm During the World of Concrete 2018 show in Las Vegas last week, Kubota unveiled two new mini excavators in a three-ton model, the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm, and a tight tail swing model, the U27-4. Both machines are powered […]

January 31, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere unveils mid-frame 320G, 324G skid steers, 325G CTL

First unveiled at World of Concrete 2016, John Deere says it has filled out its G-Series lineup of skid steers and compact track loaders with the unveiling of two new SSLs and one new CTL at World of Concrete 2018. The new 320G and 324G SSLs, and the 325G CTL are mid-frame machines designed for […]

January 29, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere unveils redesigned 344L loader with Articulation Plus steering at World of Concrete

Emphasizing what it is now calling its “Articulation Plus” steering system, John Deere Construction & Forestry introduced its 344L compact wheel loader at World of Concrete in Las Vegas this week. Articulation Plus, first introduced in the company’s K Series, combines an articulated frame with rear-wheel steer, a feature Deere says gives the 344L a […]

January 24, 2018

Construction Equipment

What to see at World of Concrete 2018: Deere, JLG, Kubota in the Central Hall

The 43rd annual World of Concrete kicks off January 23 with 1,500 companies signed up as exhibitors. The event is billed as the largest international show for the concrete and masonry industries, attracting more than 55,000 attendees. The show runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Las Vegas Convention Center, ending […]

January 17, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Ammann launches paver lineup; Sweeping changes in heavy-duty trucks; Vans as service trucks; Ford unveils 3L Power Stroke diesel; Deere’s new Roll-Out buckets

Ammann launches new 17-model paver lineup Global supplier Ammann Group is launching a new, technologically advanced line of premium asphalt pavers, the company says. The new machines excel in applications ranging from narrow paths to city streets to wide lifts for roadways and airports, the company says in a press release. To read more, click […]

January 10, 2018