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Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch upgrades RT45 ride-on trencher with big boost in power (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=136] Ditch Witch has added a 49-horsepower Tier 4 Deutz diesel engine to its RT45 ride-on trencher, delivering a significant increase in power over the previous model’s engine. Designed to boost productivity while reducing maintenance the engine powers a range of attachments including trenchers, backhoes, earth saws, vibratory plows, microtrenchers and combination trencher/plows. To […]

October 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

What’s new with directional drills?

Operator-centric moves Keeping operators happy and productive continues to be a main thrust. “This positively impacts contractor’s bottom lines,” says Joshua Beddow, marketing manager, Toro, “which in turn leads to higher productivity.” Because of this, Toro is seeing higher demand for cabs, even on smaller machines. Additional features aimed the operator include color gauges/displays with […]

September 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch debuts JT9 HDD: a powerful drill designed for small spaces (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=107] Ditch Witch has launched its latest horizontal directional drill, the 64-horsepower JT9. Claiming the most power in its class (Ditch Witch says 33 percent more powerful than the competition), the JT9 is powered by a Tier 4-compliant Deutz diesel engine. The drill boasts 9,000 pounds of pullback force in a small frame allowing […]

July 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ohio concrete specialist wins the Equipment World Contractor’s Dream Package including a brand new Ford F-550 Super Duty

Andrew Van Pelt of Ohio Valley Concrete, Leetonia, Ohio, has been named the winner of Equipment World’s 2013 Contractor’s Dream Package. Van Pelt accepted the prize package at an event hosted by Allstate Ford of Youngstown, Ohio on May 21. Ohio Valley Concrete specializes in concrete forming and construction for agriculture, and frequently travels two […]

June 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

Bottom drops on trencher auction sales as rental companies pursue own avenues of disposal

The number of trenchers and cable plows being sold at auction has dropped significantly over the past five years, according to the TopBid auction price service. Excluding wheel trenchers, the number of newer used trenchers and cable plows (7- years-old and newer) on the auction block went from 254 in 2009 to 107 last year. […]

June 10, 2014

Dealers

Ditch Witch, Volvo, Talbert Manufacturing name top dealers in this week’s 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 just about every week with news on hires, promotions, new locations and expansions. Check back for a new edition every week! Ditch Witch honors top 10 dealerships for superior […]

May 30, 2014

Dealers

New leadership at Holt Cat, new dealers for Bobcat, Takeuchi, SDLG and more in this week’s 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 just about every week with news on hires, promotions, new locations and expansions. Check back for a new edition every week! Holt Cat names new executive leadership positions Holt […]

April 25, 2014

Safety

DitchWitch, AEM produce safety video for vacuum excavation

Ditch Witch and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have partnered to create a 19-minute DVD sharing tips for safe vacuum excavator operation. Vacuum excavators lessen damage to utilities and are designed for several tasks including soft excavation and cleanup. Ditch Witch says they’ve seen more and more contractors begin using the machines and thought the time […]

March 28, 2014

Business

Why the numbers are important: Moneyball’s Billy Beane addresses the equipment, construction industries

One definite perk of a free press pass is the exposure I get to high-priced talk. Filling a podium is not cheap; just check out a speaker’s bureau website to get a taste of what even B Level speakers command. I didn’t have real expectations pro or con when I heard that Billy Beane, general […]

February 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

ICUEE is basically a big sandbox for adults full of excavators, drills, cranes and loaders

Two weeks ago we and thousands of others made the trip to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2013 edition of the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo, lovingly known as ICUEE. (Be sure to check out our coverage of all the news from the show by clicking here.) If you’ve never been, or you just haven’t […]

October 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s 850-hp Super Witch pops wheelies as well as it trenches

As it has done since 1978, Ditch Witch drew in the crowds at the ICUEE show in Louisville this year with its super-loud Franken-trencher known as Super Witch. Now on its fifth iteration of the hot rod trencher, Ditch Witch has modified its RT5 trencher with a 502-cubic-inch, 850 horsepower Chevrolet engine. As you’ll see […]

October 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch intros JT60 HDD, FXT50 Truck Vac at ICUEE

In preparation for a release in December, Ditch Witch gave attendees at the ICUEE 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky a chance to see the new JT60 horizontal directional drill in person. [youtube eVGqX56PV-c nolink] The new machine addresses the gap between its JT40 and JT100 HDDs offering 60,000 pounds of thrust and pullback. The company says […]

October 4, 2013