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Business

Thief takes his sweet time plundering Nebraska contractor’s equipment yard on multiple occasions

Law enforcement in Omaha, Nebraska, are searching for a man who stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment and materials from a contractor’s equipment yard earlier this year. According to a report from KETV, the thief made four trips to the yard between February and March. What he apparently didn’t know—or maybe he just didn’t care—was […]

November 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Report: Cummins-powered next-gen Nissan Titan will contend for best-in-class towing

According to the fine folks at Truck Yeah!, Nissan is doing one of two things with its next-generation Nissan Titan: 1) the automaker will shock everyone and introduce a 3/4-ton to its lineup, or, 2) this new-and-improved Cummins-powered Titan will be going hard after the towing title in the half-ton class. This is all based on […]

November 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

1,000-hp backhoe blasts Guinness World Record to become fastest digger on Earth

Just about anyone who’s familiar with backhoes is familiar with the JCB GT. For more than 20 years, the JCB side project has been thought of and touted as the fastest backhoe in the world, but the UK company wasn’t satisfied with that. Instead they decided to go straight to the Guinness Book of World […]

November 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

A drunk guy in New Jersey needed a ride home, so he borrowed a bulldozer, destroyed a park and hit a car in the process

A New Jersey man this weekend increased the number of incidents in the past few weeks involving drunk men operating heavy equipment in public places to the alarming rate of two. According to a report from The Jersey Journal, Christopher Russell, 30, was apprehended in Harrison on the night of November 14 while climbing out […]

November 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Morbark launches redesigned Boxer 120 ride-on trencher with new spring-loaded boom, standard crumber assembly

Morbark has redesigned their Boxer 118 trencher, launching the Boxer 120 dedicated trencher with new features such as a spring-loaded trencher boom that helps retain even chain tension and removes stress to the head shaft by compressing debris around the end roller. An adjustable crumber assembly that keeps loose dirt in the trench close to […]

November 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Doosan launches 5 new wheel loaders with updated cab design, Tier 4 Scania engines (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=151] Doosan has launched their first Tier 4 final-compliant wheel loaders with the introduction of five new models—the DL300-5, DL350-5, DL420-5, DL450-5 and DL550-5. Replacing the previous models, which were Tier 4 interim loaders, the five new loaders are powered by Scania diesel engines optimized for use with a high-pressure common-rail fuel delivery system […]

November 20, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new 825K the first 4-drum soil compactor with intelligent compaction system (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=149] The Cat 825K soil compactor is the first four-drum soil compactor with an intelligent compaction system option, says John Thomas, with Caterpillar’s construction technology and solutions group. The 825K now incorporates Caterpillar’s Machine Drive Power (MDP) system, which measures the soil’s load-bearing strength to assess the degree of compaction, sensing the rolling resistance […]

November 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Optimized Z-bar and Performance Series buckets highlight Caterpillar’s new 910K and 914K compact wheel loaders

So you want the breakout force of a Z-bar linkage but you don’t want to give up the ability to sling around worktools. Problem? Not any more. Caterpillar took the best of both loader linkage designs and combined them into one. The company’s Optimized Z-bar loader linkage gives you the aggressive digging of a Z-bar […]

November 18, 2014

Construction Equipment

JCB now building 3CX backhoes in North America, will add 100 workers to new line

JCB has added the 3CX backhoe to the lineup of machines being made at its North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. On November 1, the first JCB 3CX rolled off the line at the facility, according to a report from the Savannah Morning News. JCB is adding 100 workers to support production of the machine, which […]

November 18, 2014

Equipment Experts

Komatsu launches semi-automatic PC210LCi-10 excavator; cuts production time 63%

We’re used to numbers—some of them in the double digits—when manufacturers talk about fuel efficiency gains in new equipment. But Komatsu America on Friday talked about a huge number, and it wasn’t about fuel efficiency, but rather production time. Komatsu says the semi-automatic Intelligent Machine Control on its PC210LCi-10 excavator will help make over-excavation a […]

November 17, 2014

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches semi-automatic PC210LCi-10 excavator; cuts production time 63%

We’re used to numbers—some of them in the double digits—when manufacturers talk about fuel efficiency gains in new equipment. But Komatsu America on Friday talked about a huge number, and it wasn’t about fuel efficiency, but rather production time. Komatsu says the semi-automatic Intelligent Machine Control on its PC210LCi-10 excavator will help make over-excavation a […]

November 17, 2014

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: 2015 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4×4 jumps off the line with abundant power, legroom (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=147] It’s one of the fastest half-ton pickups on the road in 2015 with one of, if not the biggest cabs. Toyota’s Tundra CrewMax is all about legroom, with nearly 8 inches more space between the front and rear seat than the standard Double Cab model. Flip up the rear split-bench seat and that […]

November 17, 2014