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Business
On Record
Portable Fascination By Marcia Gruver That people are sometimes entranced with what you probably take for granted – the power and performance of hydraulics – comes as no surprise to Alisa and Jason Bennett, owners of Bennett Contracting, Bradenton, Florida. In fact they are basing a side business – People at Play – on just […]
January 27, 2012
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Equipment Experts
Machine Matters
Where Small is Big Looking for a compact excavator? There’s no shortage of choices and options on the market By Mike Anderson For equipment considered foreign to North American contractors not much more than a generation ago, the compact excavator has become a mainstream part of their fleets. Within the 3.0- to 6.0-metric-ton range alone, […]
January 27, 2012
Safety
Machine Matters
Where Small is Big Looking for a compact excavator? There’s no shortage of choices and options on the market By Mike Anderson For equipment considered foreign to North American contractors not much more than a generation ago, the compact excavator has become a mainstream part of their fleets. Within the 3.0- to 6.0-metric-ton range alone, […]
January 27, 2012
A new conventional excavator model from Bobcat, the Tier 4 Interim-compliant E55 has an in-track swing frame that keeps swing castings and cylinders within the width of the tracks when working the boom in an offset position. Drive motor covers are inset within motor wrap-arounds to protect them from damage.
Safety
Safety Watch
Protect Yourself Using personal protective equipment can save you from a variety of injuries The accident: A worker was installing pipe for a newly laid building foundation in a shallow trench while a fellow crew member used a skid steer to backfill with sand. The dirt at the edge of the trench was wet, causing […]
September 5, 2011
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Construction Equipment
Woodco Machinery acquires certain assets from Volvo Construction Equipment & Services
Volvo Construction Equipment dealer Woodco Machinery (Woodco) has acquired certain assets from the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) Southborough, Massachusetts location. Woodco has now added Volvo compaction, paving and milling products to its existing portfolio, which includes wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, compact wheel loaders and excavators, skid steer and backhoe loaders. […]
May 17, 2011
Maintenance
Case launches nine skid steers at Rental Show
Case Construction Equipment unveiled their Alpha Series skid steers at the Rental Show, with nine models ranging from 46 to 90 horsepower. The skid steers offer between 1,300 and 3,000 pounds rated operating capacity, and a bucket breakout force of up to 8,585 pounds. The Alpha Series includes both radial and vertical lift models, designated respectively […]
March 2, 2011
Case Construction SR210 skid steer loader
Construction Equipment
Product Report
From 8 to 18 models JCB’s Series 3 takes on the North American skid steer market with both vertical-and radial-lift models By Marcia Gruver Doyle JCB announced it would take the skid steer market head on with the introduction of 18 “price competitive” Series 3 models in 2011. First out of the gate: seven vertical-lift […]
December 4, 2010
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Construction Equipment
JCB: 18 new skid steer models in 2011
JCB announced it would take the skid steer market head on with the introduction of 18 “price competitive” Series 3 models in 2011. According to John Patterson, deputy chairman, the company’s move from 8 to 18 skid steer models was driven by two factors: the desire to add vertical-lift models to the company’s previous radial-lift only line […]
November 16, 2010
The 280 vertical lift model
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff   Schooling crews in safety Summer internships boost firm’s auditing capability Looking for a new way to promote safety awareness, John Kiely, president of New Jersey-based J.F. Kiely Construction, hit upon an unusual idea. Why not enlist summer interns? The 58-year-old firm – which performs gas, water, electric and sewer installation […]
June 26, 2010
Intern Kevin Gorr conducts a toolbox talk on recognizing the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke with utility worker Arthur Capana, left, and foreman Jason Afanador, center, on a jobsite in Bradley Beach, New Jersey.
Business
Reporter
Bauma gets ready By Equipment World Staff   Here’s a taste of what will be unveiled during the world’s largest construction trade show, to be held in Munich, Germany, on April 19-25: Cummins: Four engines will be ready for EPA Tier 4 Interim, including the company’s next generation 4-cylinder QSB3.3 and QSB4.5 engines for compact […]
March 1, 2010
Bauma
Construction Equipment
Deere launches D-Series at ICUEE
deere-skid-steer1 John Deere introduced their D-Series skid steers and compact track loaders on Tuesday at the ICUEE Show, noting new machine features driven by customer requests. Gregg Zupancic, Deere’s product marketing manager for skid steers and compact track loaders, says one of the biggest changes from previous models is the cab used on the D-Series. […]
January 11, 2010
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