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Dealers

TopBid equipment auction calendar for November 16-22

Construction equipment auction calendar for November 16-22 provided by TopBid. The listings include dates, locations and links to the catalog listings for each event. Nov. 16 BigIron Auctions Location: Internet http://www.bigiron.com/ Catalog available here.   Hilpipre Auction Company Location: Waterloo, Iowa http://www.hilpipre.com/ Catalog available here.   Hunyady Auction Company Location: Buffalo, New York http://www.hunyady.com/ Catalog […]

November 15, 2016

Dealers

Product roundup: New equipment from Caterpillar, Case, John Deere and the JohnnyBall

Design of Cat’s new GSH425/525 grapples boosts cycle times Caterpillar has introduced a pair of new orange peel grapples the company says are designed for a variety of material handling and construction applications. Replacing the GSH20B-Series grapples, the new GSH425 and GSH525 feature a design with horizontal cylinders, which Cat says creates a profile allowing […]

November 14, 2016

Pickups

The Kymera is the chopped, Cummins-powered Chevy Colorado of our dreams

When it comes to aftermarket parts companies displaying a project truck at the SEMA show, that truck tends to be designed to show off a given company’s products. Prominent bumper maker Fab Fours, however, brought a truck with no bumpers at all to this year’s show. Instead of showing off the company’s wares, the beastly Kymera was all […]

November 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

ASV expands Posi-Track lineup with new RT-75 large-frame CTL

A year and a half after relaunching its three-model Posi-Track lineup of compact track loaders, ASV is introducing a fourth in the RT-75, a large-frame, radial-lift model. Operating capacity on the RT-75 is 2,650 pounds with a tipping load of 7,571 pounds. Lift height is 126 inches. Offering what the company says is best-in-class ground […]

November 14, 2016

Machine control

Hyundai to offer Trimble-ready wheel loaders and excavators

Hyundai used the recent Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas as an opportunity to announce a Trimble-ready option for some of its machines. Selecting this option, which the company says is “coming soon,”  will outfit Hyundai wheel loaders and excavators with factory-installed Trimble machine control and positioning systems. At the Dimensions conference Hyundai displayed four […]

November 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros PC138USLC-11 excavator with performance, fuel improvements

Komatsu has launched an update to its PC138USLC excavator, a tight tail swing radius model aimed at highway, utility and other jobs in confined spaces. The PC138USLC-11 is powered by a Tier 4 Final Komatsu SAA4D95LE-7 engine that provides a 4-percent decrease in fuel consumption. The engine employs selective catalytic reduction technology (SCR) and a diesel exhaust fluid […]

November 11, 2016

Pickups

1950 Dodge D100 gets a HEMI rebirth thanks to Mopar’s new crate engine kits

A 1950 Dodge D100 pickup got a new lease on life thanks to Mopar’s new 392 HEMI engine kit. The truck was parked at Mopar’s performance exhibit at the SEMA show in Las Vegas last week as the head of FCA Parts and Service, Pietro Gorlier, told reporters nearby that his company would now begin selling 345 and […]

November 11, 2016

Technology

Walk right through a D6 with the VR tech Cat uses for machine design

During a recent press event, Caterpillar showed off a virtual realty (VR) demonstrator that allowed editors to walk straight through a current production D6, viewing internal components along the way. (See video below.) If Cat offers this same experience at ConExpo, it will have a line of attendees snaking through the aisles waiting to get […]

November 11, 2016

Dealers

JLG names Haynes marketing manager for vertical, low-level access product lines

JLG Industries has named Aaron Haynes as product marketing manager for the company’s vertical and low-level access product lines in North America. Products in this line, considered alternatives to ladders and scaffolding, include the EcoLift series, the 830 P push-around mast lift and LiftPod personal portable lifts. “We see great opportunity in the low-level access […]

November 11, 2016

Pickups

This 600+ hp 1950 Ford F-6 is a chopped dump truck straight out of Mad Max

The distressed paint look is taking the custom truck world by storm as evidenced at the SEMA show this year, and many of the builders are pushing that formula into a kind of Mad Max alternative universe. And why not? Why labor over fancy paint jobs, painstaking pinstripes and factory fresh interiors when you can […]

November 10, 2016

Pickups

Behold the 1966 Stout 1900: Toyota’s first pickup model had a whopping 85 HP

In our coverage of Toyota’s super-fast Land Speed Cruiser SUV unveiled at last week’s SEMA show in Las Vegas, we mentioned that the Japanese automaker’s booth was full of first generation models from each of their product lineups. And just a few feet away from the 2,000-horsepower Land Speed Cruiser, was a pickup with about […]

November 10, 2016

Dealers

JCB adds AgPro Equipment Services in North Dakota to NA dealer network

JCB has added AgPro Equipment Services of Hettinger, North Dakota, to its North American dealer network. The dealership will be known as AgPro JCB. AgPro, founded in 2007, will carry JCB’s agricultural equipment including Fastracs, telehandlers, skid steers and track loaders. Independently owned and operated, the dealership also has a NAPA auto, truck and ag parts store. […]

November 10, 2016