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5th Day of Construction Gifts: Ironclad Ranchworx Gloves

They might be named after ranch work, but Ironclad’s Ranchworx gloves are tough enough to get the job done on the jobsite as well. The gloves are made from a double layer of Ironclad’s Bullwhip leather. And unlike some double-layered leather gloves we looked at, the Ranchworx doesn’t have seams right in the middle of […]

December 9, 2013

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4th Day of Construction Gifts: Wooden Catapult Kit

What budding builder didn’t start out building weapons of one sort or another? Swords and rifles from 2X4s and whatnot. This Trebuchet (also known as a catapult) Kit will take your war game up a notch with a miniature version of one of the most sophisticated weapons from the Middle Ages. It launches projectiles more […]

December 6, 2013

Construction Equipment

3rd Day of Construction Gifts: Classic Cat 5230, D9L construction models

These are no cheap tin toys but meticulously detailed scale models of classic Caterpillar machinery from Classic Construction Models. First up is a beautiful, high-detailed brass model of a Cat 5230 mining shovel with realistic fire suppression system, air intakes, engine exhausts work lights assembly hooks and access panels. The operator’s cab is fully detailed, […]

December 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools and Toys

If you’re looking for a gift this holiday season for a construction worker, or a contractor, or one of the above who wants to keep his kids or grandkids inspired about this business, look no further than our handy holiday guide here. Over the next 12 days we’ll be featuring a roundup of our favorite […]

December 3, 2013

Equipment

Study: Hybrid construction equipment emits more harmful pollutants than diesel-only machines

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have concluded that while hybrid construction equipment certainly reduces fuel consumption, they are still worse for the environment due to increased harmful emissions. The scientists deployed 10 hybrid Caterpillar D7E bulldozers and six hybrid Komatsu HB215LC-1 excavators at six different jobsites in California. Both machines were tested for […]

October 23, 2013

Construction Equipment

Case intros new M Series crawler dozer line with improved performance, fuel economy, cab (VIDEO, GALLERY)

During a special event Thursday at its customer center and proving grounds in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Case Construction Equipment unveiled its new M Series lineup of crawler dozers. The new lineup includes the 92-horsepower 750M, 112-hp 850M, 127-hp 1150M, 150-hp 1650M and 214-hp 2050M. In the development of the new machines, Case says its engineers […]

October 17, 2013

Construction Equipment

Watch a Caterpillar D11R shove a massive 20-foot boulder into a pit

In the construction industry, just as in life, it’s the simple things, really. Nothing too complicated about this video, Just an awesome machine pushing a really big rock around and eventually over into a pretty deep pit. Our favorite part of the video though is at around the 1 minute mark when the angle changes […]

September 12, 2013

Construction Equipment

Minnesota’s Extreme Sandbox gives the public a chance to operate construction equipment

An awesome, young company in Hastings, Minnesota is bringing the thrill of operating heavy machinery to the masses. Anyone who has ever driven a bulldozer, or an excavator, or even a skid-steer knows it’s a singular experience. It combines a feeling of power with one of nostalgia, of playing in the dirt as a kid. […]

August 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

Big dozer features move to smaller 105- to 210-hp machines

Big machines often see upgrades and new technology first, since the cost of introducing these features represents a lower percentage of the overall cost. But as OEMs become more adept at configuring these features and the costs drop, these features begin to move to smaller machines. Dozers in the 105- to 210-horsepower class are benefitting […]

June 3, 2013

Business

First employees move into new Caterpillar plant in Georgia

This week, the first 55 employees moved in to Caterpillar’s brand new facility in Athens, Georgia, reports to the Athens Banner-Herald. The 850,000-square-foot facility, which received kudos  in President Barack Obama’s address, shifts the assembly of its small bulldozers and mini hydraulic excavators from Sagami, Japan to Athens. Ground broke for the new facility just one […]

March 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Quick Data March 2013: Dozers

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

March 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

AN OCCASIONAL SERIES: ONE 2 ONE WITH SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS

Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) talks to Editor-in-Chief John Latta.

February 17, 2012