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Face the New Year like this nearly submerged tractor operator who claws his way out of a river
Happy New Year! Rather than making a bunch of resolutions you wonāt keep in 2014, why not spend a bit of time getting a bit of inspiration for getting things done? Losing weight, eating better, exercising more or budgeting your money better are all better ideas, but having a never-give-up attitude like this guy will [ā¦]
December 31, 2013
Construction Equipment
Blazing, Breaking, Busting a move: Top 10 Construction videos of 2013
Yesterday, we ranked the top 13 construction stories of the past year, but weād be remiss if we didnāt rank our siteās top videos of the year as well. The ranking is based on your clicks and includes videos of burning dump trucks, impressive operator skills, new trucks and dancing equipment. Click through below to [ā¦]
December 30, 2013
Business
The top 13 construction industry stories and posts of 2013
To say 2013 was a big year for us here atĀ Equipment World would be an understatement. Weāve seen our online audience grow in a big way, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top stories of the year based on your clicks. Thereās a little bit of everything [ā¦]
December 29, 2013
Construction Equipment
5 minutes of crane FAILS: toppling over hills, trains, buildings
Appropriately titled āCrane FAIL Compilation 2013,ā the video below puts together a 5-minute retrospective of the worst videotaped crane failures that came to light in the last year. Most of these failures come from our friends in Russia and, thankfully, maybe only one or two come from the U.S. Thereās a bit of everything. Cranes [ā¦]
December 27, 2013
Business
Despite record Q4, Ritchie Bros. equipment sales fall to $3.8 billion in 2013
Despite a record-breaking fourth quarter, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers saw equipment sales fall 3 percent in 2013 to $3.8 billion. āThis was an important year for our business,ā said CEO Peter Blake in a prepared statement. āWe had a focused strategy to grow our sales force and improve the performance of our underwritten (or āat riskā) [ā¦]
December 26, 2013
Business
In face of woes, ChinaDailyUSA says Sany is āgaining tractionā in U.S.
In a report released today, the ChinaDailyUSA website says that 2013 was āa year worth celebratingā for Sany America, a division of Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany. According to the report, the U.S. subsidiary has doubled sales from last year, and now covers 65 percent of the United States, Canada and Mexico with its dealer network. [ā¦]
December 26, 2013
Construction Equipment
Cummins releases āsulfur tolerance kitā for 49 to 675 hp engines
Answering concerns about how machines using its Tier 4 engines can be used in lower regulated countries, Cummins said today it will offer a Sulfur Tolerance Kit for its Tier 4 Interim and Final engines that will allow the engines to operate on higher sulfur fuels. Tier 4 engines require the use of Ultra Low [ā¦]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford LTL semi truck jumps more than 100 feet through the air
Canāt help but just smile at this one. When the video starts, it doesnāt seem like driver Ash Nichols has gotten enough speed behind this Ford LTL. In the end though, he has more than enough to launch an impressive 101.9 feet through the air. The amount of ground clearance he gets is pretty amazing [ā¦]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
The mysterious wandering excavator of Hyde Park
Recently, residents of Chicagoās Hyde Park neighborhood, and especially pedestrians, were very surprised to hear the sounds of an excavator as it made its way up the boulevard. According to DNAinfo Chicago, the excavatorās metal treads were making an āear-piercingā screech as it moved along South Hyde Park Boulevard around 7:20 p.m. on a Friday [ā¦]
December 20, 2013
Business
Confidence in equipment finance sector falls in December
According to the latest Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation (ELFF) Monthly Confidence Index, executives in the equipment finance sector are uncertain at best about the state of the economy and the next quarter of their business. The December 2013 Monthly Confidence Index fell to a 55.8 from the November index of 56.9. According to the [ā¦]
December 20, 2013
Dealers
Ruffridge-Johnson now a Bomag distributor, Holt Cat expands mining business, United Rentals expands operations and more in this weekās Dealer News Roundup
Welcome to the Dealer News Roundup, your one-stop shop for all the moves going on inside the heavy equipment distributor industry. We post a new edition each week with news on hires, promotions, new locations and expansions. Check back for a new edition every Friday! Ruffridge-Johnson now Bomag road building distributor Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Company is [ā¦]
December 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
How to dig your way down a steep, shifting slope in an excavator
Should you find yourself at the top of a steep and shifting slope in an excavator, you could simply take the risk of running down it like a mad man. Or, if youāre like this guy, you could do it safely and help out your fellow operator in the wheel loader below by throwing them [ā¦]
December 19, 2013
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