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Construction Equipment

Doosan’s new power tilting coupler allows for greater precision, elimination of certain attachments

Doosan has launched a new power tilting coupler for select excavators offering up to 134 degrees of flexibility. The new coupler allows operators to angle a trenching or ditching bucket 67 degrees to the left and 67 degrees to the right, saving time normally used to frequently reposition the entire machine or change attachments entirely. […]

January 20, 2016

Construction Equipment

Built atop loader tracks, the Mk. II is a giant, 6-ton robot made to battle Japan

Though not in widespread use quite yet, both remote controlled and autonomous construction equipment are not exactly novel ideas any more. But it’s not likely anyone has seen a pair of Caterpillar compact loader tracks be put to use in this way before. A company called MegaBots, with the help of nearly 8,000 backers on […]

January 19, 2016

Technology

Parrot unveils fixed-wing Disco drone with autopilot and an orbiting “Loiter” mode

Outside of surveying uses, the vast majority of construction applications for unmanned aircraft require multi-rotor drones like DJI’s Phantom series. The helicopter-like function of these drone models allows for way more versatility thanks to their ability to hover and capture images of a given subject at various angles. And though the airplane-like fixed wing models […]

January 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

DeWalt’s new small angle grinder improves safety, productivity and ergonomics

Despite its small size, an angle grinder can be a dangerous tool. DeWalt has taken a number of steps to eliminate or reduce the risks of using their new small angle grinder models, the DWE4222N, DWE4222 and DWE4224. The auto brake on these tools stops the grinding wheel 50-percent faster than previous models. And what […]

January 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Washington governor halts Bertha tunneling after sinkhole forms

Bertha didn’t get back to work for long. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has put the brakes on the massive tunnel boring machine once again after a sinkhole formed. According to King 5, Inslee announced on Thursday that the machine boring the tunnel for the new State Route 99 in Seattle had to be halted over safety […]

January 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bobcat intros 40-inch FMR flail mower attachment for compact excavators

Bobcat has expanded its offering of flail mower attachments with the introduction of the new 40-inch FMR. The X-Change mounting system comes standard for connecting the mower to Bobcat’s E63 compact excavator. However, a pin-on mounting system or optional pin-grabber quick coupler option are available allowing mounting to the E80 and E85 excavators. The mower features a […]

January 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

Nissan unveils the Titan Warrior, an off-roading concept with “unapologetic” styling (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Just a month after launching the 2016 Titan XD, it’s first Titan refresh in more than a decade, Nissan has already unveiled a concept version of the pickup that is meant to scream “LET’S GO FAST IN THE DIRT.” Whether or not it can do that is a completely different question. Seeing Nissan build an off-roading […]

January 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Jeep confirms that it will soon release a Wrangler pickup truck

While speaking with the Detroit News during the North American International Auto Show this week, Jeep has confirmed earlier reports that it will release its first pickup since discontinuing the J10 in 1988. The News reports Jeep global chief Mike Manley confirmed that the company “will produce a pickup based off the next-generation Wrangler.” The Wrangler pickup will […]

January 13, 2016

Business

John Deere elects Intel CEO Brian Krzanich to its board of directors

Brian Krzanich, the chief executive officer of technology giant Intel, has been elected to the Deere & Company board of directors. The addition of Krzanich is a huge get for Deere as the company and its competitors in heavy equipment manufacturing work to network their machines together in order to give customers more in-depth data concerning production, […]

January 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bertha breaks through repair wall and begins tunneling soil once more

It’s taken two years in repairs and delays, but Bertha has broken through her concrete repair pit. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release last week that the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine had broken through the pit and mined 73 feet in a little more than three weeks. The Seattle Tunnel Partners were […]

January 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils 2017 F-150 Raptor SuperCrew in a sweet new shade (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A year after introducing the next-generation 2017 F-150 Raptor, boasting an aluminum body and the same engine inside the new GT supercar, Ford used the North American International Auto Show to unveil the SuperCrew option for the off-roader. As a bit of review, the 2017 Raptor is 500 pounds lighter than previous Raptor models, mating an aluminum […]

January 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

In refreshing ad for Titan XD, Nissan thanks Ford, Chevy and Dodge for “paving the way”

“We have all had a giant….Who showed us how to be. What we could become.” So begins a powerful new commercial for the 2016 Nissan Titan XD which does something very different from most truck commercials: it thanks its competition rather than attacking them. With the launch of its new pickup, Nissan has a lot of ground to make […]

January 12, 2016