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Dealers

Quick Data: Top-selling wheel loaders and sales trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

November 6, 2019

Construction Equipment

Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, […]

November 5, 2019

Pickups

2020 Nissan Titan: A refined return to the drawing board?

We break down what’s new with the (non-XD) 2020 Nissan Titan including the new look, powertrain changes and more.   You can read more about the 2020 Nissan Titan by clicking here.

November 5, 2019

Construction Equipment

ASV offers 2-year/2,000-hour CTL, skid warranty; guarantees no derailment

ASV has introduced a new warranty for its compact track loaders and skid steers, including what it says is the industry’s first guarantee of no track derailment on its Posi-Track CTLs. The new warranty is for two years or 2,000 hours, whichever comes first. The no-derailment guarantee includes travel and mileage rates offered if ASV […]

November 5, 2019

Construction Equipment

Stick-steer travel on Cat’s new 306 CR XTC excavator gives you skid-steer functionality in a digging machine

We gave you a first look at the new Cat 306 CR compact excavator from the ICUEE show a month ago. You can see our initial video coverage here. But more recently we got a full look and proper demo of this machine at Caterpillar’s BCP headquarters in Clayton, North Carolina. Below we’ll run through […]

November 4, 2019

Roadbuilding

Lindsay water-filled crash cushions made for quick, easy installation

Lindsay Corporation says its new Absorb-M water-filled crash cushion system is designed for “rapid deployment and retrieval” and can be used in narrow areas with limited road and work space. The 21-foot-long, 24-inch-wide non-redirective safety cushions do not require a foundation or anchors for installation, can be used on most road surfaces and adapt to […]

November 4, 2019

Safety

Boston drain service owner guilty of manslaughter in trench-collapse deaths

The owner of a Boston drain service company has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. On October 31, Suffolk Superior Court judge determined after an eight-day bench trial that Kevin Otto and his company, Atlantic Drain Service, were guilty in […]

November 4, 2019

Dealers

Rouse Services: Used equipment prices continue downward trend in 3Q

In its October Equipment Report, Rouse Services notes that 2019 used equipment values “have been characterized by some downward movement, primarily within the auction channel.” Rouse says the trend first surfaced in February’s major auctions, with heavy earthmoving machines — particularly excavators — the first to be affected. Since then, similar patterns have also appeared […]

November 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Cat 306 CR’s stick-steer, XTC config make this one versatile excavator

The new 306 CR is Caterpillar’s first 6-ton excavator. We’re following up our initial coverage of this machine with discussion of more features including stick-steer, the XTC tool carrier configuration and a tour of the in-cab display. Check out our initial coverage of the Cat 306 CR by clicking here.

November 4, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: New Cat D5 dozer replaces D6N; Bobcat’s new Small Articulated Loader; Inside Liebherr ADT development; Vermeer XR2 combines soft dig, on-site separation; In depth with the ANSI aerial lift standards

New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely Starting in December, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms will need to develop a safe-use program – including a rescue plan – and incorporate that program into the jobsite every day. That’s one part of the new […]

November 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Inside development of Liebherr’s latest articulated dump trucks and a first look at the new TA230

Liebherr is adding its new line of articulated dump trucks to its company rental fleet in 2020 while the unit, TA230, will be available to end-users in 2021.

November 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Keep hydraulic fluid cool with Fecon cooler for skid steers, CTLs

Fecon’s new hydraulic coolers can be mounted on top of compact track loader and skid steer cabs for maintaining hydraulic fluid at optimal temperatures and viscosity, the company says. It uses two 11-inch cooling fans to regulate hydraulic fluid temperatures, delivering 120,000 BTU per hour of cooling capacity. It fits on most skid steers and CTLs and can handle flows […]

November 1, 2019