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Safety

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TRENCHER TACKLES TOUGH TERRAIN Perform trenching applications in rough terrain with the Ditch Witch RT80 Quad heavy duty ride on trencher, which has a three-speed shift-on-the-fly ground drive. • Has 30,742 pounds of breakout; 39,000-pound static load rating • Track frames pivot about the axle’s centerline to boost machine stability • Attachments include vibratory plow, […]

July 1, 2012

Business

Reporter

Equipment-centric disaster relief   Tad Agoglia and his crew arrived to what was left of Haiti within a week after the 2010 earthquake. As the team used their Cat excavator and Peterbilt dump truck to clear the rubble for a medical clinic, he was struck by the vast need surrounding him. “In that moment I […]

July 1, 2012

Technology

JCB engine recalibration can go backwards, forwards

JCB today revealed further details of its Tier 4 Interim diesel engine recalibration, which will “de-tier” these engines, making them useable in non-regulated countries where ultra-low sulfur diesel is not yet available. A software code change JCB says will take “minutes” at an authorized JCB dealer will reset the engines, eliminating concerns over reselling the […]

June 28, 2012

Construction Equipment

How to choose and maintain earthmover tires

Other than the cost of the machine itself, fuel and tires are the biggest expenses you face in earthmoving and quarry work. While the price of fuel is out of your control, there are a number of tire-related factors you can control that will lower operating costs and increase your uptime. It starts with picking […]

June 1, 2012

Equipment

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   MULTI-USE MULCHER Clear brush and mulch trees up to eight inches in diameter with the Terex G-Series mulcher attachment specifically designed for the Terex PT-100G Forestry compact track loader. The drum style mulcher has 36 double twin carbine teeth and mulches a 61-inch-wide path, as well as processing 12-inch-diameter stumps to […]

May 25, 2012

Equipment

Intermat Overview

Tier 4 Final intros headline Intermat   By Marcia Gruver Doyle and John Latta     Tier 4 Final engines and transmissions with claims of double-digit leaps in fuel economy headlined Intermat, which took place in Paris, France, April 16-21. Selective Catalytic Reduction, or SCR, is the front runner in Tier 4 Final technology, with […]

May 25, 2012

Construction Equipment

Doosan appoints new distributors

Doosan has appointed six dealerships as new carriers of Doosan heavy equipment. These dealerships are Nova International Limited in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Aylesford in Nova Scotia, Canada; and Swiderski Equipment, with four locations in Wisconsin (Mosinee, Wausau, Thorp, and Waupaca, Wisconsin). All new distributors carry a variety of Doosan equipment, which may include wheel excavators, […]

May 22, 2012

Construction Equipment

Hyundai adds to 9-Series loaders

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has introduced the HL730-9 as part of its new 9-series wheel loaders. The HL730-9 features a 9.2-second cycle time and a Cummins Tier-III QSB4.5 engine with three modes (power, standard, or econo) ranging from full power to reduced fuel consumption. Hyundai offers the HL730-9 in Tool Master (TM) and Extend Reach […]

May 17, 2012

Safety

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   CREATURE COMFORTS John Deere incorporated customer feedback when designing the company’s newest hydraulic excavator line, the G-Series. Available in two models, the 160G LC and 210G LC, the Tier 4 Interim-certified G-Series offers more power and productivity than previous models, combined with a more comfortable cab. The excavators feature John Deere […]

May 8, 2012

Roadbuilding

Product Spotlight

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May 7, 2012

Roadbuilding

Product Spotlight

Industry software is featured.

May 7, 2012

Construction Equipment

Quick Data

Wheel Loaders A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service. By Marcia Gruver Doyle   AUCTIONS       $435,000 Top auction price, Feb. 2011 to Feb. 2012, paid for a 2008 Caterpillar 988H at a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers auction on Oct. 27, 2011. Other […]

April 30, 2012