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Construction Equipment

Digga’s new cement mixer attaches to skid steers, loaders in under 2 minutes

Digga North America has introduced a cement mixer attachment designed for skid steers, front end loaders and telehandlers. Available in operating capacities of 30 gallons/4 cubic feet and 18.5 gallons/2.5 cubic feet, the Digga Cement Mixer is maintenance free and can be used to mix cement, mulch, animal feed, fertilizer and more. The attachment easily fits to […]

February 15, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat intros Silage Defacer for cutting through large banks

The Cat Silage Defacer, which cuts and shaves large silage banks, is designed to fit on compact wheel loaders, skid steers, compact track loaders and multi-terrain loaders. The attachment leaves a clean surface on the bank and eliminates large amounts of oxygen penetration, which can cause mold. The Silage Defacer comes in three widths—72, 84 […]

November 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

JohnnyBall is a no-tech operator’s tool for at-a-glance slope, level checks on any machine

John Miller has been operating heavy equipment for excavation work for more than 30 years. In that time the Allendale, Michigan-based excavation contractor has grown quite familiar with a sensation unique to the job. “When you’re on the excavator and you level yourself up…it’s a feeling. You know you’re level,” he explains. “When you’re level, […]

October 31, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cat’s new tiltrotator brings extra versatility to wheeled excavators

Caterpillar has introduced a tiltrotator as an available option for its wheeled excavator models up to 30 tons, including the recently announced M315F and M317F. The tiltrotator allows the excavator bucket to rotate 360 degrees and tilt 40-degrees side to side. This added maneuverability allows the operator to reach more work areas from one position, […]

October 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

How I select and use hydraulic hammers

Hydraulic hammers, or breakers, are some of the most used, least understood machines in the heavy equipment world. They can make or break a job…and the bottom line. It’s not hard to understand why: a hydraulic hammer can cost up to 20- to 40-percent more than the carrier it’s mounted on, and can require two to […]

October 10, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere intros grading-heel buckets for G Series compact loaders

John Deere has introduced a new skid steer and compact track loader bucket to its WorksitePro attachment lineup the company says makes land shaping, dirt leveling and landscape installation easier. These new grading-heel buckets have similar dimensions to a standard dirt bucket, but feature a squared-off heel for back-dragging applications and smooth bottoms—with no lifts […]

September 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Hauler invents the GTII, a rear truck blade that spreads gravel as it dumps

Tim Hudson, a North Dakota farmer and gravel hauler, has developed a new and better way to spread gravel, The Dickinson Press reports. “Started getting into some jobs where we couldn’t dump at high speeds,” Hudson told the news agency. “Needed to be able to spread at low speeds, so that’s where I came up with […]

September 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Case CE’s new line of snow pushers adapt to terrain to grab more snow

Case Construction equipment has launched a new six-model lineup of sectional snow pushers the company says are designed to save operators time with each pass. The pushers feature a Hardox 450 steel cutting edge with a design composed of moldboard sections that move independently, allowing each one to move up and down in response to […]

August 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

Digga intros mini loader auger drives with single or dual axis swing

Digga, long-time manufacturers of planetary gearboxes and drives for attachments, have released a pair of new auger drives for use on mini loaders and compact tool carriers. Digga says the new 1MDS2 and 1MDS4 auger drives deliver more powerful performance than comparable units and work on auxiliary flows between 6 and 16 gallons per minute. A unit-specific […]

June 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bobcat intros bi-directional UTV landplane attachment

Bobcat has introduced a new attachment for its 2015 model year 3650 utility vehicles that can assist in site prep and landscaping applications. The new landplane attachment allows operators to work in both forward and reverse and has numerous uses on the jobsite: Breaking up hard ground Leveling high points Pulverize soil clods Sift soil […]

June 16, 2016

Construction Equipment

Vacuworx intros the SS2, a vacuum lifting system for skid steers

Though Vacuworx has been building vacuum lifting systems for excavators, wheel/track loaders and forklifts for nearly 20 years, the company is now launching its first attachment for skid steers. The new SS2 vacuum lifting system weighs in at just 98 pounds (when excluding the mounting plate) but enables a skid steer to lift up to […]

June 7, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s new hammer line packs more blows, less parts

John Deere has introduced a new line of hydraulic hammers optimized to work with select John Deere G- and E-Series skid steers/compact track loaders as well as G-Series compact excavators and most competitive models. The new HH20C, HH40C, HH60C and HH80C hammers feature a new design with 30 fewer parts. The simpler design has reduced […]

May 3, 2016