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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How Cat Built a Giant Game of Pac-Man; 1968 Koehring Crane a Collector’s Favorite; Volvo intros pipelayer kit for excavators; Toro’s new swiveling Mud Buggies; Bobcat intros snowblower for tractors

Bobcat intros front-mount snowblower for its compact tractors Bobcat is adding to the attachment lineup for its new range of compact tractors with a new front-mount snowblower.   To read more, click here. Toro’s new tracked Swivel Mud Buggy takes a twist with 180-degree dumping Toro launched its first tracked site dumper in 2017, the […]

November 2, 2020

Construction Equipment

How to Choose a Cold Planer: Match the machine to current – and future – jobs

Check out these cold planer models and manufacturers' tips on how to choose the right cold planer for your current and future projects, here on Equipment World.

October 30, 2020

Dealers

Ritchie Bros. buys equipment data provider Rouse Services

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will acquire Rouse Services for approximately $275 million. “Rouse offers a highly complementary suite of data and service products that will continue and accelerate our evolution from an auction company to a global, trusted marketplace and provider of services,” says Ann Fandozzi, Ritchie CEO. “Rouse brings a strong reputation within the industrial equipment […]

October 30, 2020

Construction Equipment

LaBounty intros shear jaw for UPX 1800 demolition attachment

LaBounty has added a new shear jaw for its UPX 1800 demolition attachment for excavators. The 32,000-pound UPX 1800 already has a concrete cracker jaw. The company currently has multiple jaws for its smaller lineup of UPX, which stands for Universal Processor. Now it is starting to do the same for the larger model. LaBounty […]

October 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

How much money can Section 179 save contractors on 2020 equipment purchases?

Contractors will once again be able to write off the entire purchase price of new and used construction equipment bought and put in service in 2020.

October 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

Terex sales fall 25% in Q3

Terex reported third quarter 2020 net sales of $765.6 million, compared with $1.02 billion during the same period last year, a decrease of 25% . Through Sept. 30, 2020 net sales were $2.289 billion, compared with $3.468 billion during the same period in 2019, a 34% decrease. Net sales in the company’s Aerial Work Platforms […]

October 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

Volvo makes trench work safer with new pipelayer kit for excavators

Note: This story was updated October 29 with more details about the pipelaying kit as well as a video. Volvo Construction Equipment has a new attachment kit that allows its 14-ton excavators to be converted into rotating pipelayers and also improve trench safety. The pipelaying boom can be attached to the excavator’s main boom in […]

October 27, 2020

Construction Equipment

Despite big drop in equipment sales, Cat 3Q earnings beat expectations

Blaming lower end-user demand for equipment and services, Caterpillar reported 3Q sales and revenues decreased by 23% compared to the same period last year. Sales and revenues decreased from $12.8 billion in 2019 to $9.9 billion in 3Q 2020. Cat also cited a dealer decrease in inventories as a reason for the double-digit decrease. The […]

October 27, 2020

Dealers

New Hawthorne Cat showroom in Escondido offers “full retail experience”

Hawthorne Cat has opened a retail showroom after the remodeling of its Escondido branch. The company now offers everyday consumables for Cat products such as oils, filters, and grease and customers can rent or buy machines, get parts, and purchase safety gear and Cat-branded merchandise.  In 2021, the location will expand to offer maintenance. “Customers […]

October 27, 2020

Construction Equipment

Report: Hitachi Ltd. considering selling part of majority stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi Ltd. is considering selling half of its roughly 51 percent stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), according to a report by Reuters and others. In its Q2 report, HCM forecasted sales of $7.35 billion for the current fiscal year ending next March. Not included in the reported deal will be part of Hitachi Ltd.’s […]

October 26, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Video: CTL expert explains Deere’s mini dozer; Cummins unveils 2021 engines; Ford F-150 claims 2021 towing crown; Tobroco-Giant unveils G2700 loader; Meet the Diesel Tech of the Year

Alligood Wins AEMP Technician of the Year: “There’s Nothing This Guy Can’t Figure Out” David Alligood of Manatee County, Florida, has been named the 2020 Technician of the Year by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Education Foundation. Supervisors and coworkers described Alligood as able to surmount any challenge, always looking for ways to save […]

October 26, 2020

Vintage Equipment

1968 Koehring Crane This Collector’s Favorite Vintage Machine: ‘We’re dealing strictly with clutches and brakes’

Antique construction equipment collector Jim Carter discusses his favorite piece he found while driving home from work one day. Read more and see images here.

October 23, 2020