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Dealers

Bandit Industries adds Bobcat of Indy to dealer network

Bobcat of Indy has become a Bandit Industries authorized dealer and will provide sales, parts and service for Bandit’s stump grinders and hand-fed chippers. Bobcat of Indy has three locations in addition to its flagship site: Bobcat of Indy North; Bobcat of Bloomington; and Bobcat of Anderson. The dealership, founded in 1947 as Snider Bros., […]

November 2, 2016

Pickups

Chevy unveils Silverado 2500HD Alaskan Edition, a grizzly of a truck with custom snowplow

Chevrolet kicked off the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas last night with a pre-show work truck unveiling of a Silverado designed to move a lot of snow. The Silverado 2500HD Alaskan Edition definitely looks the part of a concept truck. Its defining features are a beautiful stainless steel, custom snow plow […]

November 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

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 for greater material penetration and more efficient bulk-material handling. […]

November 1, 2016

Dealers

CNH Industrial profit jumps in 3Q despite sales decline

Though the company continues to see sales declines in its agricultural equipment segment, CNH Industrial was able to report increased profit for the third quarter thanks to cost reductions and improved demand in certain markets. The company, which manufactures the Case and New Holland brands of heavy equipment, reported a 1.7-percent sales decline in the […]

November 1, 2016

Dealers

IronDirect sales partner program aims to bring on independent heavy equipment sales professionals

Expanding on its recently announced North American dealer partner program, IronDirect has now launched a sales partner program aimed at independent sales professionals. “Since our launch in September, IronDirect has received a tremendous response about our business model and numerous inquiries from parties interested in partnering with us as we transform how construction equipment is marketed, […]

November 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

JohnnyBall is a no-tech operator’s tool for at-a-glance slope, level checks on any machine

John Miller has been operating heavy equipment for excavation work for more than 30 years. In that time the Allendale, Michigan-based excavation contractor has grown quite familiar with a sensation unique to the job. “When you’re on the excavator and you level yourself up…it’s a feeling. You know you’re level,” he explains. “When you’re level, […]

October 31, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator carves a pumpkin in JCB’s spooky Steelwrist demo

Hoping to give its Facebook followers a treat for Halloween, JCB recently shared a video of an excavator operator performing quite the trick using the company’s Steelwrist tiltrotator and a very sharp knife. And while operator Shaun Gratton doesn’t carve the prettiest smile on this pumpkin’s face, the feat is impressive nonetheless. Check it out below. […]

October 31, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ridgid intros a compact Wobble-style LED work light that can’t be knocked over

Though it doesn’t appear to be available for purchase quite yet, word is already spreading about the unique design of Ridgid’s new LED work light, the $99 R8694820B. The design, which looks like a buoy, gives the light the same ability as Fisher Price’s Weebles toys. According to Stuart Deutsch, who has written up an excellent preview […]

October 31, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere upgrades 470G LC excavator with new engine

John Deere has introduced an upgraded model of its production-class 470G LC excavator featuring a new Tier 4 Final engine. The new 13.5-liter engine provides 367-horsepower to the 470G LC, which Deere says is aimed at pipeline, mass earthmoving and road building projects. The excavator also features an automatically cleaning diesel particulate filter that can go […]

October 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere upgrades 470G LC excavator with new engine

John Deere has introduced an upgraded model of its production-class 470G LC excavator featuring a new Tier 4 Final engine. The new 13.5-liter engine provides 367-horsepower to the 470G LC, which Deere says is aimed at pipeline, mass earthmoving and road building projects. The excavator also features an automatically cleaning diesel particulate filter that can go […]

October 28, 2016

Technology

Cat expands MineStar Detect object detection system to more machines, brands

Through retrofit kits, Caterpillar is expanding availability of its MineStar Detect object detection systems not only to more Cat machines but to “virtually all brands of mobile surface mining equipment,” the company announced. The system can be outfitted with 1 to 4 cameras and as many as 8 radars on small auxiliary equipment to ultra […]

October 28, 2016

Business

How Louisiana contractor Dieudonne Enterprises rose in Katrina’s wake

Hurricane Katrina is simply called “The Storm” in New Orleans, and that’s certainly a description of what it created in Tina Dieudonne’s life. Her small, tourist-related businesses took a hit in the storm’s aftermath, and she realized she needed to look for another opportunity. She found it in the massive rebuilding that consumed the city […]

October 28, 2016