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Construction Equipment

Cummins recalls 5,500 engines due to control module defect

Cummins is recalling nearly 5,500 ISX12 and ISX15 heavy-duty diesel engines manufactured between March 7, 2016, and April 12, 2016, due to a faulty engine control module. The ECM may short out and blow a fuse, according to the recall notice, and cause the engine to stall without warning. Cummins said the engine can’t be restarted until […]

June 30, 2016

Vocational

Test Drive: Volvo I-Shift AMT with crawler gears in dump application

Volvo Trucks North America has placed all its chips on the future of automated manual transmissions (AMT). The company has already made its I-Shift AMT standard on its trucks, and market penetration of Volvo’s flagship gearbox hit 88.8 percent as of May. Magnus Koeck, Volvo Trucks’ vice president, marketing and brand management, says 94.5 percent […]

June 29, 2016

Pickups

Ford rejects Bloomberg report that F-150 fails to meet U.S. emissions standards

Ford has rejected a recent Bloomberg report stating that 40 percent of its new F-150s fail to meet 2016 U.S. emissions and fuel standards. The article, titled “Ford’s crown jewel the F-150 has a big problem after overhaul,” is based on findings produced by automotive research group H-D Systems, which reports that the new 3.5-liter, […]

June 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new 300.9D VPS mini excavator works on diesel or electric power

Caterpillar has introduced a new version of its smallest mini excavator, the 300.9D, that allows the machine to operate on either diesel or electric power. The 300.9D VPS (Versatile Power System) can work using the power of its 13-horsepower Yanmar diesel engine, or electricity, when connected to its remote hydraulic power unit. Cat says the new […]

June 27, 2016

Trucks

Ram unveils limited edition 2016 Mopar Rebel 4×4

Mopar mashups have traditionally been the domain of Dodge’s sports cars, like Charger and Challenger. All that changed Thursday when Ram unveiled the first limited edition Mopar-modified full-size pickup in the company’s history. The Mopar 2016 Ram Rebel is limited to a production run of just 500 pickups and is upgraded with Mopar Custom Shop options. Pietro […]

June 24, 2016

Dealers

Wacker Neuson to build new plant in China

After building and selling construction equipment in China for more than 20 years, Wacker Neuson has announced that it plans to build a new plant located near Shanghai in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province. In an announcement, the company says the plant will initially build compact excavators for the local market with plans to produce further products […]

June 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cat D6 dozer rescued from watery pit by intricate 3-truck winch setup

The video below is a bit lengthy (though it does compress a three-hour machine rescue to just more than 17 minutes) but the process it documents is a pretty cool thing to behold. The sunken Cat D6 in peril is wedged firmly in the muck of a mining pit and has been soaking there for […]

June 23, 2016

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE says its 3 new loader buckets can reduce fuel consumption by 10%

Volvo Construction Equipment has released three new buckets designed for its L110-L350 wheel loaders the company says handle material so much more efficiently that they can reduce fuel consumption up to 10 percent. “One of the best ways to increase production and limit fuel costs is to efficiently match the bucket to the jobsite,” says Stefan […]

June 23, 2016

Dealers

Walsh JCB expands parts/service, Hyundai CE adds 4 locations in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup

Walsh JCB expands parts and service department Walsh JCB, Prospect, Pennsylvania, has expanded its parts and service department, adding 11,000 square feet to its Prospect facility. The company also has a branch location in Lilly, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1932, the company represents Lee Boy, Rosco and Schwarze equipment in addition to JCB. Hyundai adds four […]

June 23, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere updates 670G LC excavator with improved hydraulics

A production-class model designed for big highway jobs, underground and deeper water and sewer projects, John Deere has introduced a newly updated model of its 670G LC excavator. The machine weighs in at 154,103 pounds, has a max digging depth of 30 feet and an arm digging force between 50,357 and 51,931 pounds. In addition to receiving a new […]

June 22, 2016

Pickups

Honda Ridgeline stands up to Chevy’s puncture test better than Silverado or F-150

Honda has stepped up to the truck bed challenge by dumping 800 pounds of concrete blocks into the pickup bed of its 2017 Ridgeline. Though only one load was dropped from a height of roughly four feet, the Ridgeline’s composite bed appears to have held up better than the steel or aluminum beds subjected to […]

June 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new MH3295 material handler a marriage of 390F and 385C excavators

In order to create a machine engineered for the wear, tear and torsion of bulk material handling and scrap recycling applications, Caterpillar engineers married the design facets of two excavators. The new MH3295 combines the cab of the 390F with the boom, stick and most of the undercarriage of the 385C to create a package Cat […]

June 21, 2016