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Safety
Safety Watch
Quick disconnect   Stay clear of an excavator’s attachments and swing area     The accident: A utility contractor was using an excavator with a lifting eye connected to the bucket to load concrete manhole sections. A coworker on the ground connected the sections to the excavator and then disconnected them once the sections were […]
July 1, 2012
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Machine control
Product Report
Bucket final grades on the fly   A bucket that adjusts final grade on the fly will be launched this summer by Indiana contractor Philip Paull. The Grade Regulator is the latest in a line of attachments he’s created through his three-year old manufacturing firm, Excavating Solutions, building on his more than 20 years of […]
July 1, 2012
HOW THE GRADE REGULATOR WORKS Directed by the machine’s grade control system, the cutting edge is kept parallel with the laser beam. The pilot head is adjusted up or down by side cylinders to keep the bucket on grade.
Machine control
Machine Matters
Lift Higher, Reach Farther   Large skid steers help contractors add services     Although on the small end of construction equipment, skid steers with 2,201-pound rated operating capacities and up are playing a large role in operator comfort and productivity. “From 2000 until 2005, the unit-size-class popularity changed from the 1,500-pound class and up […]
June 30, 2012
SV300
Construction Equipment
Machine Matters More
Dirty Jobs   Contractors are getting their money’s worth out of skid steer cleanup attachments.     Constantly pressured to do more with less, contractors are using skid steer cleanup attachments – such as brooms, sweepers and plows – to efficiently tackle this necessary job. And the cleanup market is expected to be on the […]
June 30, 2012
Contractors in the Snow Belt are adding snow-removal attachments, such as CEAttachments’ AB72 angle broom, to keep employees on the payroll year-round. “No matter where you look, contractors are cleaning up something,” says Ron Peters, product manager, CEAttachments.
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How to connect skid steer hydraulic couplers
[vimeo 25475088 nolink] This video on skid steer auxiliary hydraulics is long on information, short on hype. Video creator Skid Steer Solutions, which markets a variety of skid steer attachments through its website, looks at key questions contractors might have, including what the hydraulic couplers do, and how you connect them.
June 21, 2012
Safety
Feds OK Ohio River Bridges Project for construction; approach will save $1.5B
The Ohio River Bridges Project today received federal approval to proceed to construction with a cost-savings plan recommended by the governors of Kentucky and Indiana and Louisville’s mayor. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued the revised Record of Decision, approving the plan outlined nearly 18 months ago to build two new bridges across the Ohio River and modernize the regional interchange in downtown Louisville.
June 20, 2012
The Modified Alternative calls for rebuilding the Kennedy Interchange in its current location in order to ease congestion and improve safety
Construction Equipment
Shaka transforms the iPhone into a wind meter
A startup by the name of Shaka has developed an attachment for the iPhone that allows the smartphone to measure wind speed.
June 19, 2012
Hero Windmeter 3
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff   Built in America Louisiana storm surge barrier takes top global honors The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, a two-mile-long, 26-foot-tall concrete and steel bulkwark against hurricanes and floodwaters, has been named the world’s most outstanding engineering achievement for 2012. Built in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the $1.1 […]
May 26, 2012
Parks
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
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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
The Tier 4 Final QSF2.8 will be manufactured at Cummins’ new plant in Beijing, China.
Construction Equipment
Product Focus
Handheld and walk-behind concrete equipment By Lauren Heartsill   SINGLE OPERATOR Allen Engineering’s E-Screed is a battery-powered, single-operator wet screed used to strike off concrete. • Battery has zero memory and can be charged anytime • Distributes uniform vibrations across the blade • Battery-powered unit can be used with existing Magic Screed blades. Visit EquipmentWorld.com/info […]
May 24, 2012
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Construction Equipment
Top Financed Equipment
Motor graders, 145 horsepower and above Smooth shifting and fingertip controls have made these models the top financed motor graders throughout 2010 and into this year.   The Caterpillar 140M – replaced by the M2 series this year – has two electro-hydraulic joysticks that reduce hand and wrist movement. This steering control system creates a […]
May 24, 2012
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