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Roadbuilding

Is it Time for a New Wheel Loader?

Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements, can make the case for a new machine.

September 6, 2012

Equipment

DPFs and DOCs: The new components at the heart of your Tier 4 engine

Plumbed into the exhaust stream of many diesel powered off-road machines you buy today is either a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) or a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or both. While there has been much talk and concern over these changes, the reality is that these engines and their emissions control systems are here to stay. […]

August 27, 2012

Construction Equipment

Put a wheel loader in your garage

Can’t afford that new wheel loader? Pretend you’ve got one anyway. The folks at style-your-garage.com have the perfect accessory for contractors who want to make a signature statement: garage door “murals,” as the UK-based firm calls them. In addition to a wheel loader  (or “digger” in UK parlance), the company also squeezes in an off-road […]

August 14, 2012

Construction Equipment

JCB retires 456 wheel loader, introduces 457

JCB is offering the JCB 457 wheel loader to replace the JCB 456 model. Revisions to the 457 model include an additional 683 pounds to increase loading capability, a 3.3 percent boost in tipping load, operator’s ability to adjust the JCB Smooth Ride System so it can be activated at any speed, relocation of the […]

August 10, 2012

Equipment

Machine Matters

Is it time for a new wheel loader?   Advanced electronics, drivetrain refinements make the case for a new machine    By Marcia Gruver Doyle     As you’ve waited for the economy to turn, your wheel loaders have aged, and now those machines are perhaps two generations behind what’s currently in dealer order books. […]

August 7, 2012

Technology

Product Report

Ecomax engine revs up JCB lineups   By Marcia Gruver Doyle   JCB will add its new Ecomax engine (see Reporter story on page 11) to a number of backhoe, excavator and telehandler models. The company also announced three new wheel loader models. The Tier 4 Interim Ecomax, using in-cylinder technologies, does not require a diesel particulate filter or diesel emission […]

August 7, 2012

Construction Equipment

On Record

As the equipment ages…   By Marcia Gruver Doyle   When reviewing the responses to our latest equipment strategies survey, I was struck on how similar the answers were to last year’s survey. It appears that equipment owners are holding steady in their equipment management and acquisition plans: buying plans were modest, with small increases […]

August 6, 2012

Business

Reporter

By Equipment World Staff     JCB: Quick software fix solves ULSD dilemma   JCB says its Tier 4 Interim Ecomax engines can be recalibrated to allow it to be resold in countries that do not use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, addressing mounting concerns that Tier 4 machines can not be sold outside the highly regulated […]

August 3, 2012

Equipment

JCB’s Ecomax engine meets EU Stage IIIB/US Tier 4 Interim emissions standards

JCB has added in-cylinder technologies to its Ecomax engines, allowing the engines to meet EU Stage IIIB/US Tier 4 Interim emissions standards. The Ecomax engine will be fitted into machines spanning the 74- to 173-horsepower range, including JCB backhoe loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers, wheeled loading shovels, the TM range of telescopic boom wheeled loaders, JS […]

August 2, 2012

Technology

Bobcat upgrades 700 and 800 M-Series loaders with Tier 4 engines

Bobcat has upgraded all of its 700 and 800 M-Series loaders with interim Tier 4-compliant engines.

August 1, 2012

Construction Equipment

Doosan upgrades DL300 and DL350 wheel loaders with improved lift capabilities, Tier 4 engine

Doosan announced today updates to its DL300 and DL350 wheel loaders designed to provide operators with improved lift capabilities, increased fuel efficiency and enhanced cab comfort over previous iterations.

July 31, 2012

Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment up 15%

Volvo Construction Equipment saw sales increase 15 percent in second quarter. Volvo says the company has strengthen its market position in wheel loader and excavator sales in China, taking a 14.7% share.? Despite a downturn in the Chinese market, which declined by 38% during the quarter, Volvo CE says its sales were positively affected by […]

July 24, 2012