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Construction Equipment

Remu’s Crossover screening bucket serves as all-in-one materials processing solution

Quickly transition between different applications with Remu’s Crossover screening bucket, which is a bucket frame with an exchangeable work module. The bucket is part of Remu’s modular buckets specifically designed for compact excavators and wheel loaders, which assists operators in easily switching tasks. Enabling fast changes for different jobs, module changes can be achieved in […]

August 17, 2015

Dealers

Manitou manufactures 500,000th machine, Stihl opens new facility and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup

Manitou group manufactures its 500,000th machine Manitou Group has manufactured its milestone 500,000th machine. Manitou Americas will announce the celebration at various summer trade shows; Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls, NY; Ag Progress Days in Pennsylvania Furnace, PA; and Wisconsin Farm Tech Days in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. They will travel from Wisconsin to Europe, debuting […]

August 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker killed in equipment accident on Texas highway paving job

A construction worker inside a Texas work zone was killed last week in an accident involving heavy equipment at the jobsite. According to a report from KSAT TV, 66-year-old Salvador Guillen was killed during a repaving job August 10 on FM 541 near FM 2505, west of Poth. KSAT spoke with both Guillen’s employer, New Braunfels-based contractor […]

August 17, 2015

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Ford boosts the F-150’s acceleration by adding the same sport mode found on the Mustang

One of the cool things about development at Ford is the amount of cross-pollination of ideas that occurs between the automaker’s truck and car engineering teams. For instance, the 2017 F-150 Raptor unveiled earlier this year will be powered by the same turbocharged EcoBoost V6 as the GT supercar. And now the automaker has announced […]

August 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

Firefighters use heavy equipment to control fire at sand and gravel facility

A fire broke out at a Massachusetts sand and gravel facility Tuesday, and the firefighters on the scene put to use some of the heavy equipment that’s usually used for moving aggregates instead of burning debris. According to Patch.com, the fire started early Tuesday morning at Worcester Sand and Gravel and quickly spread to about an acre […]

August 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: John Deere 310SK backhoe combines tight controls, high visibility and ample power

With a combined 57,200-plus hours of operating time, our 11 reviewers gave the Deere 310SK backhoe a solid 8.6 rating. “We recommend this machine all the time,” says Bob Tempest with Tempest Enterprises, Murray, Utah, who owns several units. “We love our John Deere 310 machines.” Still, says Tempest, you have to keep equipment dealers […]

August 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

How Diesel Got Its Groove Back

While NASA may have sent a probe all the way to Pluto, there’s another engineering miracle sitting right here on earth largely unnoticed under everybody’s noses. We’re talking about the modern era Tier 4 Final diesel engines that use high pressure common rail fuel systems and electronically actuated injectors governed by a electronic control module […]

August 12, 2015

Business

Terex to merge with Finnish manufacturer Konecranes

Cranes and heavy equipment manufacturer Terex will merge with Finnish competitor Konecranes in an all-share deal, the companies announced in a joint release Tuesday. The new company will be called Konecranes Terex and will be based out of Finland. It is expected to bring in $10 billion in revenues and allow both companies to fight […]

August 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

The choice between a low-spec backhoe and high-end siblings isn’t as clear-cut as you might think

Backhoe loaders of 14-foot-and-greater dig depth have split into two markets: rental and contractor. As more standard features were added to backhoes and prices crept up accordingly, customers for lower-cost, lower-spec’d units got left behind. Manufacturers are intent on offering machines for customers at both ends of the spectrum, which for many has meant rebuilding […]

August 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Watch TDOT crews destroy and rebuild a bridge in only 58 hours in this project time-lapse

The Tennessee Department of Transportation built a bridge in less than 58 hours, and they’ve got the footage to prove it. TDOT released a time-lapse video of the first weekend of the Interstate 40 Fast Fix 8 bridge project in Nashville where workers were able to remove and replace the westbound bridge at breakneck pace. […]

August 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Redesign makes Stoltz Manufacturing’s 27-ton SS-2518 site spreader 40% stronger

Boasting design improvements to its floater trailer the company says makes it 40 percent stronger, Stoltz Manufacturing has launched the new 27-ton SS-2518 pull-type soil stabilization spreader. The new 80,000-pound trailer design features a fully welded structural tubular steel frame and a walking beam suspension with 710/50-30.5 floatation tires. Each trailer is equipped with a self-contained hydraulic system […]

August 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Old Caterpillar D8 dozer gives hell to 20 Land Cruisers in epic tug of war

No. 9 Video of 2015 « No. 10 No. 8 »   There’s nothing about this video to dislike. A vintage dozer still in operation. An army of Land Cruiser 4x4s. A showdown in a desolate canyon/quarry. A little bit of dialogue and you’ve got a pretty decent Mad Max movie. In this particular film however, all aforementioned […]

August 7, 2015