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Construction Equipment
Quick Data
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
October 29, 2012
Auctions
Construction Equipment
JCB, Johnston Sweepers ink engine deal
JCB has won what it terms a “landmark deal” to supply Johnston Sweepers with its new EcoMax engines. The $4.8 million-per-year deal is the first since JCB Power Systems went into full production of the 4.4 liter EcoMax, which can be “de-tiered,” making them useable in non-regulated countries where ultra-low sulfur diesel is not yet […]
October 22, 2012
Construction Equipment
Terex expands in Singapore
Terex signed Bonco Enterprise as its first distributor in Singapore to the Terex wood chipper product line. Bonco Enterprise already sells Terex Site Dumpers and Terex Finlay crushing and screening equipment. Bonco Enterprise, which has a fleet size of more than 200 units, supplies industrial, material handling and construction equipment to the landscaping, construction […]
October 17, 2012
Bonco Enterprise is the first Terex wood chipper distributor in Singapore.
Construction Equipment
Government figures ignore “higher learning” options
Sigh. The U.S. Census Bureau has just released two studies. The first, Field of Degree and Earnings by Selected Employment Characteristics: 2011, shows if you have a penchant for engineering, you’re in luck. People who majored in engineering had the highest earnings of any bachelor’s degree field, at $92,000 per year And the second study — take […]
October 15, 2012
Not College Bound
Safety
Machine Matters
Better Rather Than Bigger   The 14-foot-class backhoe remains the industry standard thanks to high maneuverability, increased power and a growing role on the jobsite fueled by attachments.     By Wayne Grayson     For years, the 14-foot-class has been the industry standard of backhoes. Manufacturers say the class accounts for about 70 percent […]
October 7, 2012
Case’s 580 Super N has a 92-horsepower engine and 13,576 pounds of bucket digging force. Four-wheel-drive N Series models have ride control, which engages at roading speeds to help reduce bucket spillage.
Success Stories
Construction heritage runs deep with Jonathan Lane, JML Trucking & Excavating
By Mike Anderson     Jonathan Lane Errol, New Hampshire   JML Trucking & Excavating Year started: 2001 Number of employees: 35 Annual volume: $5 to $7 million Markets served: Site prep, road building, winter maintenance, forestry, underground utilities     Up in the North Woods of New Hampshire, a cool, crisp 25 degrees constitutes […]
October 4, 2012
Jon Lane admits the conditions are rugged, but he wouldn’t want to be anywhere but home in the New Hampshire North Woods, where his company provides right-of-way cutting and clearing, road building and maintenance services for forestry management companies.
Home
Rammer breakers return to North America
As previously announced at Intermat, the Rammer name will return to the North American hammer market, distributed by Allied Construction Products.  “In 2007, Sandvik decided to put all our products under Sandvik name, and announced the Rammer name would go away,” says Jukka Kytomaki, general manager, sales, Sandvik mining and construction, during a press conference […]
September 26, 2012
Construction Equipment
The Boss Snowplow, Gravely host sweepstakes
The Boss Snowplow and Gravely Commercial Lawn Mowers have teamed for the Heavy Metal Sweepstakes, which gives participants a chance to win a Boss Power V-XT Snowplow or a Pro-Turn 152 Mower from Gravely. The sweepstakes ends at 11:59 CST on September 30. In addition to the Grand Prizes offered, which have an estimated […]
September 20, 2012
The Boss and Gravely are teaming up to host the Facebook-based Heavy Metal Sweepstakes until September 30.
Safety
Truck-mounted safety manual gets update
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has published an extensive update to its  Truck-Mounted Forklift Safety Manual. The manual outlines common situations encountered during normal operation and maintenance of truck-mounted forklifts and suggests safe ways of dealing with these conditions. The manual is not a substitute for the manufacturer’s operatingmanual(s). The 48-page manual includes: More accurate information […]
September 18, 2012
2012 09 17 Truck Mounted Forklift
Safety
Vermeer offers new brush chipper
Vermeer has introduced its newest brush chipper, the Vermeer BC900XL, which can chip material up to 9 inches in diameter. Features include a 9-inch x 14-inch feed opening, two shear bars with usable edges, SmartFeed system and a 40-horsepower Kohler Command CH1000 gas engine. The chipper’s 33-inch-diameter disc rotates at 1400 rpm and features two […]
September 14, 2012
Safety
Safety Watch
Backhoe Woes   Make sure your machine is blocked or chocked before leaving it on a slope   By Amy Materson       The accident: A backhoe operator was working on covering a pipe in a drainage ditch next to a retaining wall. He parked the machine on a slope and exited the backhoe […]
August 28, 2012
Safety Untitled 1
Workforce
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff     Dozer, grader advances highlight Deere’s 175th   This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control tilt, angle, […]
August 28, 2012
JD570 articulated motor grader
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