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Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch upgrades JT60, JT60 All Terrain drills with improved drill power

Ditch Witch has introduced upgraded models of its JT60 horizontal directional drills the company says boast better drill power and improved cabs. The new JT60 and JT60 All Terrain are now powered by 200-horsepower Tier 4 engines that boost drill power to 60,000 pounds of thrust and 9,000 ft.-lbs. of rotational torque. RELATED >> Ditch […]

October 27, 2016

Dealers

Caterpillar dealer inventories down from 2015 with more “substantial” reductions coming

Aside from lower oil prices and sagging demand for mining equipment around the globe, sales of Caterpillar heavy equipment have also been negatively impacted by lower dealer inventories. In a statement on dealer inventories accompanying its third quarter earnings—which included reduced expectations for fiscal year 2016 sales—the company says dealer inventories in the third quarter of […]

October 27, 2016

Dealers

Deutz to provide remanufactured engines for Genie aerial equipment

Deutz will now provide remanufactured Deutz Xchange engines for Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) Reconditioning Services to be used in reconditioned Genie aerial equipment, including boom lifts, scissor lifts and telehandlers. “Terex was impressed with the three-year transferrable warranty that we offer with our Deutz Xchange engines,” says Robert Mann, Deutz president and CEO. “That […]

October 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bobcat unveils M2-Series skid-steer, compact track loaders with big boosts to operator comfort

Bobcat is replacing its current lineup of M-Series compact loaders with the new M2 Series, a 24-model lineup of skid steers, compact track loaders and all-wheel steer loaders boasting several improvements for increased operator comfort. The M2-Seres lineup includes 400-, 500-, 600-, 700- and 800-frame-size loaders powered by a Bobcat diesel engine. The engine design eliminates the need […]

October 26, 2016

Business

Before the snow flies, here’s how to properly winterize your heavy equipment fleet

Nothing is more annoying than a maintenance oversight causing a machine to go down –unless it’s a maintenance failure that causes a machine to go down in a howling artic wind.  As the days get shorter and the weather turns colder, contractors are scrambling to finish projects. And while the work has to get done, […]

October 26, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar “more aggressive” on cost reduction cuts than anticipated due to market weakness

Caterpillar says weakness in key end markets has caused the company to be “more aggressive” than anticipated in the cuts it has made and the restructuring actions it has taken in the last 13 months as part of a sweeping cost reduction plan. With sales and revenues expected to be down 17 percent to $39 billion, fiscal 2016 will cap the first series […]

October 26, 2016

Pickups

Ram unveils 1500 Lone Star Silver Edition, adds new features to Limited and Longhorn trucks

Ram Truck’s love letter to Texas is getting a bit of a rewrite with the unveiling of a new special edition option. The new 2017 Lone Star Silver Edition will be available on Ram 1500 4×2 and 4×4 Crew Cab pickups with short and long box-length configurations. You’ll also be able to outfit it with […]

October 25, 2016

Business

Caterpillar sales down again in 3Q as profit plummets 48%

Citing economic weakness and idle mining trucks around the globe coupled with an “abundance” of used construction equipment and idle locomotives in North America, Caterpillar reported another down period for earnings today. With total sales falling 16 percent to $9.16 billion in the third quarter and profit plummeting 48 percent to $481 million, the world’s no. 1 […]

October 25, 2016

Dealers

Language barrier driving Hispanic landscapers to Big Box stores over equipment dealers

When it comes to “owning the Hispanic business in your market”—the topic of a meeting with landscape equipment dealers this week at GIE+EXPO—overcoming the language barrier is the first and foremost challenge. Employing at least one bilingual person in a customer-facing role won’t guarantee success, but, as a practical matter, not doing so is likely […]

October 25, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere intros 524, 544 and 624K-II wheel loaders with new 5-speed gearboxes, load-sensing hydraulics

Saying development of the new machines was focused around providing enhanced agility on the jobsite, John Deere has introduced three new utility-class wheel loaders. The new 524K-II, 544K-II and 624K-II are powered by Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech engines paired with new five-speed transmissions. Deere says these new gearboxes feature optimized gear ratio changes. The […]

October 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere intros 524, 544 and 624K-II wheel loaders with new 5-speed gearboxes, load-sensing hydraulics

Saying development of the new machines was focused around providing enhanced agility on the jobsite, John Deere has introduced three new utility-class wheel loaders. The new 524K-II, 544K-II and 624K-II are powered by Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech engines paired with new five-speed transmissions. Deere says these new gearboxes feature optimized gear ratio changes. The […]

October 24, 2016

Pickups

Ford suspends production of F-150, other models amid sales drop

Just a week after announcing that it would stop production of the Mustang amid sagging sales, Ford is now shutting down production of the F-150 for a week at its Kansas City plant as consumers continue to shy away from the iconic truck. The latest temporary plant shut-down follows news from Ford that overall year-over-year sales […]

October 24, 2016