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Construction Equipment

Vermeer’s new FT100, FT300 forestry tractors designed for easy customization between land-clearing jobs

Designed for knocking out any job with demanding land-clearing, Vermeer has launched its two new forestry tractors with powerful mulching attachments. First up is the FT100, a compact track loader outfitted with Vermeer’s above-ground mulcher attachment. The machine is powered by a 111-horsepower Perkins E3TA Tier 4 interim engine with a hydraulic system that optimizes horsepower […]

September 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

New Holland upgrades backhoe, skid steer lines with power boosts, design updates (PHOTOS)

With upgrades to its backhoe and skid steer product lines, New Holland Construction’s machines now all feature Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant engines. Upgrading the engines gave New Holland the opportunity to restyle the lineup, while ensuring customer-driven features such as simplified maintenance and operator comfort are addressed, said Paul Wade, marketing manager, at an event […]

July 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

CTL to MVP: Why compact track loader sales are booming and how to get the most production out of yours

According to Equipment Data Associates numbers, compact track loaders accounted for roughly 20 percent of all financed equipment in 2014 by number of units. That’s a huge share. We asked our sources what they thought was driving these numbers. Did customers have a newfound appreciation for the inherent advantages – greater stability, lower ground pressure, […]

February 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

New construction equipment sales up 11 percent in August, used sales down

Compared to one year ago, the number of new financed construction equipment units sold rose 11 percent this August, according to Equipment Data Associates figures. Used financed construction equipment sales on the other hand, continued their lackluster performance, with 3 percent fewer units sold this August than in August 2013. Year to date through August, […]

October 8, 2014

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

Equipment Experts

Bobcat releases Tier 4 600 frame-size skid steer, compact track loaders

Bobcat Company has released four new Tier 4 600 frame size loaders. The new loaders — the S630 and S650 skid-steer loaders and T630 and T650 compact track loaders — are the first of their kind the company has introduced. The four 74-horsepower loaders are powered by an ultra-low particulate combustion (ULPC) engine that meets […]

March 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Bobcat releases Tier 4 600 frame-size skid steer, compact track loaders

Bobcat Company has released four new Tier 4 600 frame size loaders. The new loaders — the S630 and S650 skid-steer loaders and T630 and T650 compact track loaders — are the first of their kind the company has introduced. The four 74-horsepower loaders are powered by an ultra-low particulate combustion (ULPC) engine that meets […]

March 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Deere releases four E-Series mid-frame skid steers, CTLs

Two skid steer models (318E, 320E) and two compact track loader models (319E, 323E) join John Deere’s E-Series line, which was introduced earlier this year. The machines include upgraded boom performance, auxiliary lines that are integrated through the boom and cab improvements aimed at improving operator and machine productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs. John Deere […]

December 18, 2013

Roadbuilding

Case introduces Tier 4 Final TR270 Alpha Series compact track loader

Case has introduced the Tier 4 Final TR270 Alpha Series compact track loader, which offers a variety of improvements from the previous model. Updates include increases to bucket breakout force, now 7,270 pounds ; torque, now 232 foot-pounds ; and hydraulic flow, now at a standard 24.2 gallons per minute and a high-flow of 32.4 […]

December 17, 2013

Roadbuilding

Gehl introduces RT250 compact track loader

Gehl has added more operating capacity to its RT line of loaders with the RT250 compact track loader, reports our sister publication Equipment World. The RT250, powered by a 74.3-horsepower, Tier 4-compliant Deutz turbo-diesel engine, delivers 243 foot-pounds of torque and 14,317 pounds of tractive effort. It is rated at 2,500 pounds at 35 percent […]

March 28, 2013

Maintenance

Terex announces first T4i-compliant PT-110G compact track loaders

Terex today announced its latest compact track loaders, the PT-110G and PT-110G Forestry. The new CTLs are Terex's first compact Tier 4 Interim-compliant machines and boast the most horsepower to date in the Terex CTL lineup.

October 20, 2012

Roadbuilding

Applications & Innovations

Let the job site be the judge of whether to use tires or tracks.

October 9, 2012