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Business

Volvo Construction Equipment 2Q sales fall 19%, operating income down 52 percent

Attributing year-over-year declines to “weaker sales, especially in the mining industry,” Volvo Construction Equipment reported its second quarter results with no change to its outlook for the rest of the year. The company reported operating income of $203.8 million (SEK 1.324 billion). That’s a 52 percent decrease from the $422.2 (SEK 2.742 billion) million brought […]

July 26, 2013

Maintenance

How to properly adjust the track tension on your crawler excavator

Proper track maintenance for crawler excavators is often overlooked. The tracks bear the weight of the machine, but too often we glance at the tracks and move on. Here are five easy steps for achieving proper track tension for your crawler excavator. 1. Turn the upper structure of the excavator so that the boom is […]

July 24, 2013

Pickups

Power Wave® S700 Welder

New Welder Ideal For Heavy Equipment    The Power Wave® S700 welder from Lincoln Electric delivers flexible configurations and more welding power for high-duty cycle applications and thicker materials. Recommended for use with 1/16-inch (1.6 mm) and higher welding wire diameters, the multi-process Power Wave S700 can be used in semiautomatic, hard automation or robotic environments, […]

June 20, 2013

Business

Sany president responds to Manitowoc lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement

Sany President President Xiang Wenbo has released a statement in response to a lawsuit and allegations of patent infringement filed against his company by Manitowoc Cranes. A federal lawsuit against Sany was filed last week in Wisconsin. And on June 12 Manitowoc also filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Sany’s […]

June 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Case intros CX145C SR and CX235C SR minimum-swing radius excavators with fuel savings, boosted productivity

Case has introduced two new minimum-swing radius excavators that aim to reduce fuel consumption in the CX145C SR and CX235C SR. The new excavators deliver fuel savings of 9.2 and 17.5 percent, respectively, when compared with previous B Series models even though operating weight has been increased by 3,659 and 2,677 pounds. Delivering 100 and 160 […]

June 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Terex launches TL 120 compact wheel loader with a 16% boost in power

Terex’s new TL 120 compact wheel loader features a 101-horsepower Tier 4 interim four-cylinder turbo diesel engine with intercooler. The Deutz engine delivers 16 percent more power and 90 percent lower emissions than the previous model. The engine cooling system uses a hydraulically operated fan that starts automatically and can be adjusted down for cooler […]

June 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches D61i-23: world’s first dozer with fully automatic, integrated blade control

[youtube oo9wruSCJ1Q nolink] Every once in a while, the release of a new product coincides perfectly with a point in time where the industry it serves most needs the killer feature it delivers. In this case, that product is Komatsu’s new D61i-23 dozer, a machine that features what the company calls “intelligent machine control” implemented […]

June 18, 2013

Construction Equipment

TR-150 construction drill vs. an Oldsmobile (the drill wins)

To show off how powerful its TR-150 drill is, Bay Shore Systems mounted one to a John Deere 470G excavator and decided to completely and utterly destroy an Oldsmobile with it and film the resulting carnage. As the video begins, the force of the excavator and weight of the drill alone crush the car nearly […]

June 12, 2013

Gear

New Holland updates 200 Series skid-steers, introduces L216

Our sister site Total Landscape Care recently visited with the folks at New Holland to take a look at the company’s updated 200 Series skid steers and to talk about an organizational change within the company. The primary update to the skid steers is the addition of Tier 4 engines. On its L218 and L220 […]

June 11, 2013

Gear

First look: JCB’s 514 telehandler designed with Americans in mind

Two industries that are booming right now in the U.S. and Canada are the oil and gas drilling and wind farm businesses. With these markets in mind JCB has designed and, as of today, just shipped its first 514 telehandler with 14,000 pounds of capacity and a 56-foot reach for heavy duty pick and place […]

June 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

Big dozer features move to smaller 105- to 210-hp machines

Big machines often see upgrades and new technology first, since the cost of introducing these features represents a lower percentage of the overall cost. But as OEMs become more adept at configuring these features and the costs drop, these features begin to move to smaller machines. Dozers in the 105- to 210-horsepower class are benefitting […]

June 3, 2013

Business

AED and 17 construction industry groups call for House to support approval of Keystone XL pipeline

In a letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the Associated Equipment Distributers and 17 other construction industry associations and unions called for the House of Representatives to approve a bill that would negate the need for President Barack Obama to sign off on the […]

May 22, 2013