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Roadbuilding

John Deere’s new 300G LC excavator cranks up the power

By EPA mandate, almost every new machine introduced today includes a Tier 4 final emissions reduction system. So what really sets a machine apart from the competition is everything else they throw into the package, which for the new Deere 300G LC excavator, is a lot. For starters, the 300G LC boasts an increase in […]

December 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s new 300G LC excavator cranks up the power and adds numerous new features

[imagebrowser id=158] By EPA mandate, almost every new machine introduced today includes a Tier 4 final emissions reduction system. So what really sets a machine apart from the competition is everything else they throw into the package, which for the new Deere 300G LC excavator, is a lot. For starters, the 300G LC boasts an […]

December 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

Breakdown of $300 million worth of heavy equipment stolen in 2013

Nearly $300 million worth of construction and other heavy equipment was stolen in 2013 with only 21 percent of it recovered, according to the latest theft report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register. The majority of thefts occurred during the spring and summer months with August topping all other months with 1,305 […]

December 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

John Deere releases DPF retrofit kit for legacy loaders, backhoes, 670C grader

John Deere has announced a DPF retrofit kit to allow customers to bring legacy machines up to current emissions reduction requirements. The heavy equipment maker worked with Nett Technologies, a retrofit supplier based in Toronto, to develop an actively regenerated DPF solution for 13 “key” legacy Deere machines. Nett’s VorTEQ 100 DPF meets California Air […]

December 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Skid steers and John Deere machines most targeted among $300 million worth of heavy equipment stolen in 2013

Nearly $300 million worth of construction and other heavy equipment was stolen in 2013 with only 21 percent of it recovered, according to the latest theft report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register. The majority of thefts occurred during the spring and summer months with August topping all other months […]

December 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

New financed construction equipment sales rise 16% in October, up 13 % year-over-year

The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in October increased by 16 percent compared with September, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed construction equipment activity. In October, 8,503 new machines were sold, compared to 7,094 in September. New financed sales rose 13 percent compared with October 2013. Used […]

December 1, 2014

Business

John Deere makes huge gains in construction equipment sales during 2014, but ag slowdown brings full-year profit down 11%

After smashing earnings records in 2013, three straight down quarters due to a global farming slowdown resulted in an unfavorable fiscal 2014 for John Deere, and the company expects things to only get worse in 2015. The company announced a profit decrease of 11 percent to $3.162 billion during fiscal year 2014, which ended October […]

December 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Michelin opens dedicated plant for airless Tweel tire; coming to mowers next, could cars and trucks be far behind?

Shortly after the New Year, we awarded Michelin with one of our 2014 Innovations awards for their Tweel airless tire. Introduced as a concept more than a decade ago, Michelin brought the Tweel to market in 2013 and made it available only for skid steers. The tire’s well-documented resiliency on construction sites has made it clear […]

November 26, 2014

Technology

John Deere launches GoHaul smartphone app for quick reference on E-Series articulated dump trucks

For fleet managers and operators getting a bit of help or a few tips on the John Deere E-Series articulated dump trucks in your fleet just got as easy as pulling out your phone. Deere has released a new app for iPhone and Android users called GoHaul that serves as a quick reference for the […]

November 20, 2014

Technology

PHOTOS: A tour of Trimble’s connected jobsite: Network of dozers, workers and the office removes chaos from construction

[imagebrowser id=142] When Trimble president and CEO Steve Berglund opened the company’s 2014 Dimensions user conference Monday, he mentioned how, from a technology standpoint, not much has changed for the company over the last several years. On a slide he showed three categories the company offers solutions for: 1) Modeling, analytics and decisions support; 2) […]

November 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

The Hydrostatic Revolution: How crawler dozers became infinitely more versatile when stripped of their gears

Once known as one of the more difficult earthmoving machines to master, the crawler dozer­­, with the right technology, has become one of the easiest to run. The difference? In just 10 years, hydrostatic transmissions have come to dominate dozers in the under-130 horsepower class. That combined with GPS machine control have turned what was […]

October 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Financed new construction equipment sales up 11%; Bobcat T590 leads August top 10

Compared to one year ago, the number of new financed construction equipment units sold rose 11 percent this August, according to Equipment Data Associates figures. Used financed construction equipment sales on the other hand, continued their lackluster performance, with 3 percent fewer units sold this August than in August 2013. Year to date through August, […]

October 2, 2014