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Business

Contractors’ optimism about 2020 drops but still strong, Wells Fargo reports

Though contractor optimism is down, 2020 should still be a strong year for nonresidential construction activity. Learn more here on Equipment World.

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cut it, scrape it, tie it and clean it; Makita has a tool for almost everything concrete related

During the recent World of Concrete show, Makita had a wide variety of battery powered tools on hand at its booth. Here’s what caught our eye. For comfortable, cord-free demolition, the new Makita 18 volt Power scraper (XKH01) accepts SDS-plus bits and features Makita anti-vibration technology. The vibration absorbing housing moves independently of the hammer system […]

March 10, 2020

Dealers

Cat dealers Whayne Supply, Walker Machinery change name to Boyd Cat

Cat dealers Whayne Supply and Walker Machinery, which merged in 2010 but retained separate identities, are moving forward as one brand, Boyd Cat. The company will continue to be lead by Monty Boyd, president and CEO. The name change is immediate across both internal and external channels, says the company. The full rollout of business processes […]

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Briggs & Stratton looks to the autonomous future with debut of Vanguard lithium ion battery

“We are taking all the experience we have with engines and moving it into batteries,” says Stephen Avery at Briggs and Stratton. “OEMs are coming to us for engines for their manned vehicles and batteries for their robots,” he says. The battery launch at the recent World of Concrete show centered around the company’s 5 […]

March 9, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: SkyMul is a rebar-tying drone; 10 Things to See at ConExpo 2020; Manitowoc intros MLC150-1 crawler crane; New Holland intros 11 skid steers, CTLs; Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators

Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators GPS/GNSS grade control is commonly thought of as a way to automate machine control in the horizontal plane with dozers and motor graders. But excavators can benefit from machine control as well. Up until now those systems have been proprietary to the OEMs offering them. But Trimble Earthworks Grade […]

March 9, 2020

Machine control

Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators

The Trimble GPS/GNSS is an aftermarket kit for excavators introduced at the World of Concrete. Find out what it offers contractors here on Equipment World.

March 6, 2020

Safety

7 trench collapse deaths reported so far in 2020 in separate cases in NY, NC, TX, OH, WA, NJ

There have been seven trench collapse deaths so far in 2020. Learn more about these trench collapses and each tragic death here on Equipment World.

March 5, 2020

Contractor of the Year

Family’s ‘diversify or die’ attitude grows playground installation business

Jim Davis Jr. awoke to his phone ringing on a Monday morning in 1993. He looked at the clock. It was 6 a.m. “Let’s go,” said his father, Jim Sr., on the other end. “I just graduated college yesterday,” his son replied. “Yeah, now it’s time to go to work.” “He didn’t even give me […]

March 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

Minnich creates new powerful, ergonomic Back Pack Vibrator around innovative Honda gas engine

Minnich's new backpack concrete vibrator features a 50 cc Honda GX50 engine that can operate at any angle and fully adjustable straps. More details here.

March 4, 2020

Construction Equipment

Celebrating 50th skid steer anniversary, Deere to show historical JD24 model at ConExpo 2020

John Deere’s first skid steer boasted 37 horsepower, a multidisc transmission clutch on each wheel, traveled 7 mph and had an 18-gpm auxiliary hydraulic system. Fifty years after that JD24 Loader was produced,  Deere’s skid steer line is now in its 11th iteration with the G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders. To commemorate the […]

March 4, 2020

Technology

SkyMul is a rebar-tying drone designed to eliminate grunt work for faster, safer placement

This drone uses computer vision and machine learning to map the work area and locate the intersections autonomously. Then it swoops down and ties off the rebar.

March 3, 2020

Construction Equipment

Deere 1Q sales decrease 4%, construction and forestry sales decrease 10%

Deere & Company says net sales and revenues decreased 4 percent in its first quarter (ending Feb. 2) compared with the same period the year before. One culprit for the decrease: slowing activity in the company’s Construction & Forestry division. Net sales for the Construction & Forestry division decreased by 10 percent, with the 1Q […]

March 3, 2020