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Construction Equipment

How to get the most work out of your compact track loader

Compared to skid steer loaders, compact track loaders cost more, have slower travel speeds, are better in soft underfoot conditions, and handle slopes better. Common knowledge. But if your assessment of the performance of CTLs and their potential for your business stops with the commonplace, you can’t make the right decisions regarding their use. Cost […]

April 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Bobcat launches 600 frame-size loaders: Tier 4 performance with no DPF

[imagebrowser id=45] Meet emissions standards with no sacrifice in productivity with Bobcat’s Tier 4 600 frame-size loaders, which do not require a diesel particulate filter. The four loaders—S630 and S650 skid steer loaders and T630 and T650 compact track loaders—feature an ultra-low particulate combustion engine. The ULPC has a specially designed engine combustion chamber that […]

March 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Takeuchi launches 2 compact loaders, 4 compact excavators

Takeuchi launched six new machines at the ConExpo 2014 trade show, including the TL8 compact track loader, TW80 Series 2 compact wheel loader and TB216, TB240, TB260 and TB290 compact excavators. Four of the new machines meet EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. TL8 compact track loader The 8,345-pound TL8 compact track loader replaces the […]

March 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

RANKED: The top-selling financed construction equipment of the past decade

[imagebrowser id=31] Using Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates to find out the unit count winners, we calculated the top-selling construction equipment types and specific models over the past 10 years. EDA tracks financed units only—so if you bought a machine with cash or by a letter of credit, it doesn’t have the data. What’s left, however, […]

February 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE fills gap in C-Series line with launch of MCT110C compact track loader

With the launch of the MCT110C compact track loader, Volvo Construction Equipment fills the gap between their MCT85C and MCT125C units. One of the four tracked models in the C-Series line, the MCT110C has a rated operating capacity of 2,250 pounds and features a Tier 4 Final 74-horsepower four-cylinder engine. The machine’s advanced combustion system […]

February 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

Walkaround of the Terex PT-75 compact track loader

Terex gave the public its first up close look at the PT-75, its latest compact track loader, at the World of Concrete last week. Powered by a 71-horsepower, 4 cylinder Perkins diesel, the narrow 70-inch-wide machine can get into a number of confined work areas. The Posi-Track undercarriage, offering multiple levels of suspension that distribute […]

January 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

With updated 500 frame-size skid steers and CTLs, Bobcat launches its first Tier 4 Final loaders

Bobcat today launched its first Tier 4 Final compact track loaders and skid steers. The engines of the seven new 500 frame-size machines do not require a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and boast sizable increases in torque. The S510, S550 and T550 are radius lift path loaders while the S530, S570, S590 and T590 have […]

November 22, 2013

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

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar expands D Series line with 6 new compact track and multi terrain loaders

Caterpillar added six machines to the company’s D Series product line Tuesday, launching three new compact track loaders and three new multi terrain loaders as replacements for B3, C and C2 Series models. Cat also updated two compact track loader models. Ranging in rated operating capacity from 2,800 pounds to 4,650 pounds at 50 percent […]

October 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar expands D Series line with 6 new compact track and multi terrain loaders

Caterpillar added six machines to the company’s D Series product line Tuesday, launching three new compact track loaders and three new multi terrain loaders as replacements for B3, C and C2 Series models. Cat also updated two compact track loader models. Ranging in rated operating capacity from 2,800 pounds to 4,650 pounds at 50 percent […]

October 8, 2013

Construction Equipment

Terex to build compact track loaders for Vermeer

Terex and Vermeer have entered into a partnership that will result in a Terex-built compact track loader for Vermeer. The Terex announcement says the CTLs are designed for forestry applications and are part of a private label agreement—meaning they will be sold under the Vermeer name. “This agreement represents a good opportunity for incremental volume […]

September 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Terex’s new PT-75 compact track loader offers maneuverability, smooth ride

Tackle congested jobsites with Terex’s PT-75 compact track loader, featuring a 70-inch machine width for maneuverability in narrow spaces. The CTL’s four-cylinder, turbocharged Perkins 804C-33T diesel engine delivers 71 horsepower and has 178.5 foot-pounds of peak torque. The machine boasts a 6,200-pound tipping load, 3,100-pound operating capacity at 50-percent tipping load and lift height of […]

August 27, 2013