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Maintenance

Learn over lunch: Tier 4 webinars focus on fluid contamination issues

Plan to have a seat in front of your computer and grab a sandwich as Richard Hassebrock presents two Tier 4 webinars in the coming days and weeks  on fluid contamination issues with Tier 4 engines, prevention planning and PM process planning. The webinars will get started, 11 am CT on Thursday June 13 and […]

June 10, 2013

Construction Equipment

Tier 4 news roundup from Bauma 2013

The deadlines for Tier 4 Final engines 75 to 750 horsepower kick in next year. So this year all the major engine manufacturers who haven’t already declared their intentions, showed their clean-diesel wares in Munich in April. As expected, selective catalytic reduction is on just about everybody’s menu, but many manufacturers have also figured out how […]

June 3, 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

Gear

Case announces CX130C and CX160C excavators with greater fuel efficiency

Fuel efficiency and easier maintenance were the name of the game when it came to designing Case’s new CX130C and CX160C excavators. The company says it has worked to optimize the hydraulics system on the new machines to make them more powerful and efficient. Plus, they should be easier to transport and store securely. The […]

May 6, 2013

Equipment

Alan Tolley discusses JCB’s “one-can” Tier 4 Final approach

To go more in-depth into JCB’s recent announcement of its “one-can” strategy for its Tier 4 Final EcoMax engines, I sat down with Alan Tolley, the manufacturer’s director of engine programs during the big Bauma 2013 show in Munich. JCB says its Tier 4 Final approach builds on its Interim strategy, still staying away from the […]

April 28, 2013

Gear

Komatsu WA270-7 wheel loader decreases fuel use by 10%

Improve efficiency and decrease fuel production with Komatsu America’s WA270-7 wheel loader, which delivers 149 net horsepower via a Tier 4 Interim SAA6D107E-2 engine, and lowers fuel consumption by up to 10 percent compared to the WA250-6. The 28,836-pound machine features Parallel Z-bar loader linkage, which offers both a parallel lift linkage and high tilt […]

April 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar VPs offer views on Tier 4, Tier 5 and Chinese competitors in roundtable

At the Bauma trade show last week in Munich, Germany, I sat down with a small group of editors to talk with several Caterpillar vice presidents. Here’s a look at some of the give and take: Because the machines cannot run on the higher sulfur fuel in lower-regulated countries, can you say anything about how […]

April 25, 2013

Roadbuilding

The Greening of the Fleet: EPA regulations reduce emissions by more than 95 percent (INFOGRAPHIC)

In honor of Earth Day, our sister site, Equipment World, created an infographic about the effectiveness of EPA regulation since 1996. Click the image above to see the full infographic.

April 22, 2013

Roadbuilding

Volvo CE announces Tier 4 Final approach at Bauma 2013

Volvo Construction Equipment President Pat Olney said today at Bauma 2013 that the company will primarily use SCR technology as its Tier 4 Final approach, our sister site, Equipment World, reported from the show. Olney noted that Volvo has achieved 5 percent fuel efficiency with its Final approach. In order to maintain the correct DEF-to-fuel […]

April 17, 2013

Gear

New Doosan wheel excavator features cab improvements, T4i updates

Perform a range of highway and street development, sewer and water work, site development and scrap handling projects with the Doosan DX190W-3 wheel excavator, which features Tier 4 Interim updates. Powered by a 176-horsepower, 6-cylinder water cooled diesel engine that uses a cooled exhaust gas recirculation system, diesel oxidation catalyst and diesel particulate filter, the […]

March 4, 2013

Gear

Case takes “fear out of Tier 4,” opts for DOC-only on two skid steers

Two Case mid-frame skid steer models the radial-path SR175 and the vertical-path SV185 — will offer a diesel oxidation catalyst-only solution for Tier 4 Final emissions compliance, says Case Construction Equipment. “This is designed to take the fear out of Tier 4,” says Tim O’Brien, brand marketing manager. (Be sure to check out our video […]

February 19, 2013

Gear

Kohler expands Command PRO EFI line with 34- and 38-hp gas models (WOC 2013)

Last week, World of Concrete attendees got their first look at two new models of Kohler’s Command PRO EFI line of gasoline powered engines. The new models offer 34 and 38 horsepower and bring the line to a total of 16 different engines. These carburator-free, electronic fuel injection engines use an oxygen sensor to analyze […]

February 11, 2013