Tag: Deere: Page 14

Safety

Landclearing/Site Prep and Ancillary Equipment — Sponsored Information Section

SOIL COMPACTOR WORKS LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS Push, spread and compact soil for medium- to large-scale dirt projects with the 51,000-pound BOMAG BC462EB soil compactor, which features an oscillating center articulation joint and a vibration-isolated operator station. • A 255-horsepower Deutz diesel engine and four-wheel hydrostatic drive power the compactor • Optional cab includes heat and air, […]

April 29, 2012

Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco SBU solid-body hydraulic breaker

The Atlas Copco SBU 220 hydraulic breaker features a patented one-piece housing construction –the solid-body concept, which integrates the percussion mechanism and guide system into one single block of steel. The one-piece housing is designed to have fewer components to maintain and to provide a greater return on investment. With an operating weight of 494 […]

September 21, 2011

Roadbuilding

John Deere 850K crawler dozer

John Deere’s new 850K crawler dozer represents years of working side by side with customers. The dozer’s Interim Tier 4 engine uses EGR technology with exhaust filters and provides 187 to 205 horsepower at 1,800 revolutions per minute, depending on machine configuration. The engine’s diesel particulate filters are cleaned automatically during routine operation, so there’s […]

September 21, 2011

Business

Innovations 2011

The Aemp telematics standard An association convinces industry rivals to cooperate and collaborate on a software code that will revolutionize the industry By Tom Jackson The basic premise behind our Innovations Awards is to acknowledge the best in new equipment technology. But this year, for the first time in the seven years we’ve been giving […]

December 29, 2010

Construction Equipment

Deere to build new equipment plant in China

Deere says it will invest $50 million in a new manufacturing plant in China to make construction equipment. The new plant in Tianjin will produce four-wheel-drive loaders and excavators. It will be the Moline, Illinois, company’s sixth manufacturing plant in China, and it will be near an existing John Deere factory that makes tractor components. […]

December 20, 2010

Roadbuilding

Producer Price Index is on the rise in November

The Producer Price Index for finished goods rose 0.8 percent in November, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This increase followed a 0.4 percent advance in October and September. Manufacturers’ prices of intermediate goods climbed 1.1 percent, and the crude goods index moved up 0.6 percent. Finished goods’ prices rose 3.5 percent for the […]

December 15, 2010

Business

Maintenance

Information flows in mixed fleet applications using new AEMP telematics standards     If you’ve stayed away from telematics* in the past because of the complexity, good news is coming. Starting in October, an industry-wide standard will take effect that makes it possible to collect mixed fleet data from multiple OEMs and download it into […]

September 9, 2010