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Construction Equipment

GEAR: Snap-On low-profile screwdrivers make quick work of tight spaces

We’ve all been there. Stretching a hand or arm into a tight space that no hand tool was ever meant to go, only to leave with bruised knuckles and the nagging suspicion that the job wasn’t done right. Snap-On’s low-profile screwdrivers seek to help that problem. These flat screwdrivers feature special steel alloy bits that […]

October 15, 2014

Dealers

Caterpillar leadership sees shake-up as heads of mining and dealer support announce retirement

Caterpillar has announced the retirement of two group presidents and a vice president, all of which will take effect early next year. Steve Wunning, 63, is retiring from his post as group president for resource industries, which includes mining. Caterpillar says that Ed Rapp, 57, current group president for construction industries will replace Wunning. Tom […]

October 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

Go behind the scenes at LEGO to see how the Volvo L350F wheel loader Technic set was designed

[imagebrowser id=41] One of the coolest construction machines to debut at the big ConExpo-Con/Agg show earlier this year was also one of the smallest. The LEGO Technic Volvo 350F wheel loader set went on sale earlier this year, but now the two companies have shed some light on how the diminutive loader came to be […]

October 13, 2014

Technology

This data collector makes telematics easy

Telematics can be very complex, or in this case very simple. The ST-575-HWI wireless hour meter from OEM Data Delivery can be installed on any make or model of equipment. With it you can wirelessly identify and track the machine, and collect information on hours and idle time. It will also give you cumulative hours […]

October 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Freight train obliterates stuck truck and crane in tow, then derails

While attempting to cross railroad tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, a truck hauling a crane became stuck on the tracks and was hit by a freight train Sunday afternoon. The scary collision was caught on camera by a woman stopped at the tracks behind the truck and posted to YouTube. As you can see in […]

October 10, 2014

Dealers

Construction equipment dealer in San Antonio admits to bribing county officials, faces up to 10 years in prison

A construction equipment dealer in San Antonio faces up to 10 years in prison after admitting to bribing Maverick County, Texas, officials. German Garcia Cano, 54, appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon and pleaded guilty to one count of paying a bribe to an agent of an organization receiving federal funds, according to an announcement […]

October 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

For some reason, thieves stole a 1,300-pound traffic gate from a construction site in Green Bay

We’re not sure what the going rate for traffic gates is on the black market, but it must be enough for someone to go through the trouble of lifting the 1,300-pound object from a construction site. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that a thief or group of thieves used a forklift to steal the 22-foot-long gate […]

October 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar adds high-horsepower 297D and 297D XHP multi-terrain loaders to lineup

If  you’re looking for more muscle and a comfortable-all-day cab environment, Caterpillar showed us two new models that fit the bill–the 297D and 297D XHP—at a press event in Clayton, North Carolina last week. Judging by the numbers, the two machines punch well above their weight class. The 279D increased its horsepower by four percent, […]

October 9, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches steel-tracked 299D XHP with land management package

Of all the new designs Caterpillar unveiled to the press last week in Clayton, North Carolina, nothing got more second looks than the steel track undercarriage option mounted to a 299D XHP (compact track loader). With its elevated rear drive sprocket you might almost think Cat had come out with a D1 dozer. But no, […]

October 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

“Left Coast Lifter,” one of the largest floating cranes in the world, clocks in at new Tappan Zee bridge site

One of the world’s largest floating cranes has officially reported for duty at the site of New York’s upcoming Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. The crane, dubbed the “Left Coast Lifter” for its role in the construction of the new eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, will “greatly” reduce construction time and cost of the new […]

October 8, 2014

Safety

Equipment rollover kills construction worker in Iowa

A construction worker was killed in an apparent rollover accident involving an an unspecified piece of construction equipment in northeast Iowa Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the worker as Daniel Lewis Uhl, 49. According to a report from KTIV TV, Uhl was operating “a large piece of earthmoving equipment” before the machine rolled over and pinned […]

October 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar unveils 903C compact wheel loader with hydrostatic transmission, auxiliary hydraulics

Caterpillar has taken the wraps off its newest machine. The 903C compact wheel loader boasts an operating weight of 9,150 pounds and is designed for work in the construction, industrial, agricultural, landscaping and snow-removal markets. The machine is powered by the 42-horsepower, Tier 4 Interim Cat C2.4 engine and is paired with a hydrostatic transmission. […]

October 7, 2014