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Backhoe O&O Costs: 4 things to take away

1. Your operator is your biggest expense. Consider paying extra for enclosed cabs to help retain quality employees and keep them productive. 2. Match the machine capabilities to the job. You don’t want an underpowered machine-that’s another waste of labor time. 3. Quick attach work tool systems also boost operator productivity. 4. Older machines=more downtime=another waste of […]

December 16, 2013

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Backhoe Operating Costs: Include the wages

Clearly, paying your operator is your top expense when it comes to running this machine. Some contractors may not think wages should be included in an O&O calculation, but that’s how it’s done in most heavy equipment fleets. This is especially helpful in determining how much to charge per hour of time a backhoe spends […]

December 16, 2013

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Backhoe Owning Costs: Figure in the residual

The residual price is what you can get for the machine when you’re ready to trade it in or sell it for something new.  A lot of contractors keep their older machines, but that’s like keeping a stock or other investment long after it quit growing or producing dividends. Next, let’s look at operating costs. […]

December 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

John Deere upgrades G-Series motor graders to Tier 4 Final

John Deere has upgraded their G-Series motor grader line to meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards. The 12 models in the G-Series—670G/GP, 672G/GP, 770G/GP, 772G/GP, 870G/GP, 872G/GP—all weigh the same as their Tier 4 Interim predecessors. Diesel particulate filter cleaning occurs automatically, and the DPF can go up to 15,000 hours before ash removal. Upgrading […]

December 10, 2013

Business

John Deere Q4 and fiscal-year profits again increase to record highs

For the third straight year and the 14th-straight quarter, John Deere has announced record earnings. And, based on the recovering economy and housing market, the manufacturer sees things pickup up for its construction equipment business in 2014. The heavy equipment manufacturer announced Wednesday that profit for the fourth quarter of the year was up 17 […]

November 20, 2013

Business

Bankrupt wireless company LightSquared files its own lawsuit against John Deere, Garmin and Trimble

The bankrupt wireless company LightSquared filed a lawsuit on Friday heavy equipment manufacturer against John Deere and GPS companies Garmin and Trimble. LightSquared’s lawsuit contends that Deere, Garmin and Trimble knew that the company’s wireless network would interfere with GPS devices but kept quiet about it until it was too late, according to a report […]

November 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator puts on clinic, rescues 2 bogged down dozers from a flooded ditch

Thanks to YouTube uploader Adam Petroff we’re able to share with you a pretty awesome example of excavator operation this morning. In the video’s description, Petroff explains that he and his crew were finish grading the slopes along a new highway when their John Deere 650H slid into the “canal” below and got stuck. And […]

October 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chicago Pneumatic’s new CPS 185 JD compressor handles two 90-pound breakers at once

Run a range of pneumatic tools with Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment’s CPS 185 JD iT4, a 185-cfm portable air compressor. Featuring a 49-horsepower, four-cylinder water cooled John Deere engine, the CP 185 JD has a normal working pressure of 100 psi with a 125-psi max unloading pressure. The 2,375-pound compressor measures 125 inches long, 60 […]

October 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

John Deere announces Tier 4 engine conversion kit for 2015

A conversion kit will be available starting in 2015 for John Deere Tier 4 Interim machines sold into countries where ultra-low sulfur diesel is not available, which includes most of the world outside of Europe, Canada and the United States. Tier 4 machines run on ULSD, which has a sulfur content of 15 parts-per-millions or […]

October 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

ICUEE is basically a big sandbox for adults full of excavators, drills, cranes and loaders

Two weeks ago we and thousands of others made the trip to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2013 edition of the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo, lovingly known as ICUEE. (Be sure to check out our coverage of all the news from the show by clicking here.) If you’ve never been, or you just haven’t […]

October 15, 2013

Business

John Deere expands Construction & Forestry Technician training program to eighth community college

John Deere has expanded its Construction & Forestry Technicians program to an eighth community college. The latest school to include the program is North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton. C&F Tech, as it’s called, is a John Deere dealer technician training program and a two-year associate’s degree that teaches its students to service, troubleshoot, […]

September 13, 2013

Business

John Deere, CNH, AGCO sue state of New Hampshire, say new “Buicks and Bulldozers” law is unconstitutional

John Deere and Company, CNH America LLC and AGCO Corporation have filed a lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire, saying that a recently passed law that classifies off-road heavy equipment as “motor vehicles” is unconstitutional. The bill, S.B. 126, was signed into law by Governor Maggie Hassan on June 25, 2013, according to an announcement […]

September 10, 2013