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Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS

Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is making that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >> How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the […]

September 6, 2016

Machine control

John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS

Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is making that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >> How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the […]

September 6, 2016

Construction Equipment

Meticulous Cat D11 Lego RC custom build nails details down to the C32 engine

Our love for heavy equipment extends from the full-size machines all the way down to the scale models and their remote control counterparts. And one of the things we especially like to see are the amazing creations skilled Lego “engineers” are able to come up with. And while it’s cool that Volvo Construction Equipment worked […]

August 2, 2016

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends

July 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Toddler operates his Cat D8 homemade mini dozer like a boss

Using lawn mower and snowmobile parts, a dad created a miniature version of a D8 for his 2-year-old son. Check out the video of the serious little operator.

July 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros D39EX/PX-24 dozers packed with new operator-friendly features

Nearly two months after introducing its intelligent Machine Control version of this model, Komatsu has released the D39EX/PX-24 dozers. The dozers are powered by a 3.26-liter Komatsu SAA4D95E-7 engine producing 105 horsepower and meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards through Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). New engine features include a water cooled, variable flow […]

July 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Video: Amphibious Komatsu D155W Dozer is an Earthmoving Submarine

Only five of the 36 models built between 1971 and 1993 remain, restored for reconstruction after the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

June 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Diggerland USA to open grown-ups only heavy equipment playground April 2

Though the grownups have always been more than welcome to hop on a machine at New Jersey’s Diggerland USA, the heavy equipment theme park’s many attractions are mostly comprised of compact equipment and aimed at children. But that’s all about to change with the launch of what the country’s only construction theme park is calling Diggerland […]

April 1, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Safety

Dozer operator dies after being impaled by tree limb in Wisconsin

A bulldozer operator in Wisconsin was killed last month when he was impaled by a tree limb. According to a report from The Northwestern, 55-year-old Wayne N. Remer, was using the machine to move tree limbs from a field being cleared in Nepeuskun Nov. 11 when “one of the tree limbs entered the bulldozer’s cabin” and […]

December 15, 2015

Safety

Dozer operator survives being run over by his own machine on Florida jobsite

Just two weeks after another Florida man miraculously survived being impaled through the chest on a construction site, a bulldozer operator has survived being run over by his machine. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, 70-year-old Tullie R. Jones fell out of the dozer after driving over a mound of dirt on a jobsite […]

December 9, 2015