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Technology

New app allows Komatsu owners to view Komtrax fleet monitoring data on iPhone, iPad or Android devices

Komatsu America has released a new app that gives owners the ability to browse their Komtrax fleet monitoring data on their iPhone, iPad and/or Android tablet or smartphone. Introduced in 2005, Komatrax comes standard on all new Komatsu machines and wirelessly sends machine operating information to a secure website for owners to browse. The new […]

December 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros Tier 4 Interim PC170LC-10 excavator with more lift capacity, better fuel efficiency

The newest addition to the company’s dash-10 series, the Komatsu PC170LC-10 excavator offers 5 percent more lift capacity with the standard counterweight than the previous PC160LC-8 model, and up to 15 percent more lift capacity with an optional counterweight. The PC170LC-10 features operating weights ranging from 38,100 to 41,600 pounds, delivers 115 net horsepower at […]

December 10, 2013

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches D61i-23: world’s first dozer with fully automatic, integrated blade control

[youtube oo9wruSCJ1Q nolink] Every once in a while, the release of a new product coincides perfectly with a point in time where the industry it serves most needs the killer feature it delivers. In this case, that product is Komatsu’s new D61i-23 dozer, a machine that features what the company calls “intelligent machine control” implemented […]

June 18, 2013

Gear

Komatsu’s new WA320-7 wheel loader boosts productivity, lowers fuel usage

Lower fuel usage and maintain productivity with Komatsu America’s WA320-7 wheel loader, powered by a Komatsu SAA6D107E-2 engine which delivers 165 net horsepower via a Tier 4 interim engine. The WA320-7, which replaces both the WA320-6 and WA320PZ-6, decreases fuel consumption by up to 10 percent, compared to the WA320-6. Using the Parallel Z-bar loader […]

March 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

Marketplace: February 2013

February Editor’s Pick: Capable Crawl Handle a range of site prep applications including landclearing and grading with Komatsu America’s D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers. Powered by a Tier 4 Interim Komatsu engine, the 220-rpm dozers offer a fuel savings of up to 10 percent compared to previous models. The dozers deliver 80 and 105 horsepower, […]

February 4, 2013

Equipment Experts

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by avoiding misuse and abuse

Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in the 3- to 4-cubic-yard reference bucket capacity size have it bad. While larger loaders typically focus on production, loaders in this size perform lots of different jobs. “These loaders find their way into almost all applications,” […]

February 1, 2013

Business

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by avoiding misuse and abuse

Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in the 3- to 4-cubic-yard reference bucket capacity size have it bad. While larger loaders typically focus on production, loaders in this size perform lots of different jobs. “These loaders find their way into almost all applications,” […]

February 1, 2013

Equipment Experts

The inner-workings of Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines

Physics and chemistry dictate that most Tier 4 Interim engines follow a common design formula to reduce emissions. Above 75 horsepower most manufacturers have increased fuel injection pressures, boosted turbos, ramped up exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates and added aftertreatment that traps or burns off what the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t want going out the […]

November 1, 2012

Equipment

The inner-workings of Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines

Physics and chemistry dictate that most Tier 4 Interim engines follow a common design formula to reduce emissions. Above 75 horsepower most manufacturers have increased fuel injection pressures, boosted turbos, ramped up exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates and added aftertreatment that traps or burns off what the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t want going out the […]

November 1, 2012

Roadbuilding

Komatsu rolls out updates to D61-23 crawler dozers

Komatsu America‘s update to the D61-23 crawler dozer is being touted as a versatile multi-tool, designed for a wide variety of applications, including land clearing, grading, forestry and site work. Komatsu CARE complimentary scheduled maintenance is standard on all D61-23 crawler dozers for three years or 2,000 hours, whichever comes first. •    Operating weight ranges […]

September 5, 2012

Roadbuilding

New, Used, Rental

As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies:

February 27, 2012

Business

New Used Rental

Decisions, decisions As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies: Why Buy New? Aging, slowing fleets best remedied by buying new, efficient equipment The 30-metric-ton excavator you place your top operator into this season will be […]

January 9, 2012