Tag: Attachments: Page 27

Equipment
Marketplace
EDITOR’S PICK WELDING APP Quickly and conveniently access Stick, TIG and MIG equipment settings, as well as helpful tips, with the Miller Weld Setting Calculator app from Miller Electric Manufacturing. Available from the iPhone App Store or at MillerWelds.com/weldsettings, the calculator allows a welder to enter weld parameters such as the type and thickness of […]
October 5, 2011
Welding App Untitled 1
Business
Maintenance
Alcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]
October 5, 2011
Alcohol Untitled 11
Machine control
Machine Matters
More Than Just a Big Dig Larger backhoe loaders not only offer more strength at either end, but also expanded worksite opportunities beyond digging and loading By Mike Anderson Is there really a need for a 17-foot-class backhoe loader? Heck, even a 15-foot-class version could be considered too much. With every backhoe manufacturer offering extendable […]
October 5, 2011
The largest backhoe loader offered by John Deere, the 710 is ideal as a carrier for a dowel pin gang drill on concrete highway patch work, says Kokosing backhoe operator Bill Roeder. Inset: Roeder, right, discusses the attachment’s performance with Minnich Manufacturing’s Mike Sansom.
Business
Product Report
Caterpillar makes a big haul Unit Rig mining trucks have ‘market compatibility’ with existing Cat product line By Mike Anderson When the Caterpillar acquisition of mining equipment giant Bucyrus was finalized in July, the resulting announcement of new Cat Mining models seemed the perfect fit – almost. There were several products Cat didn’t have, including […]
October 4, 2011
The 793F represents the fifth generation of the 240-ton-payload cornerstone to the Caterpillar mining truck family, started in 1984. Cat now adds the Unit Rig family, a pioneer brand that built the world’s first 200-ton electric-drive truck in 1969.
Construction Equipment
Woods Equipment sold to Blount
Investment firm Genstar Capital has completed the sale of Woods Equipment to Blount International for about $185 million. Woods, headquartered in Oregon, Illinois, makes attachments and implements for the construction, agriculture and grounds care markets under the brand names of Woods, Alitec, Central Fabricators, Gannon, Wain-Roy, WoodsCare and TISCO. To view the full release, click […]
September 26, 2011
Pickups
Shocker Hitch's Receiver Air Shocker Package with Combo Mount
Experience a smoother ride when towing with the Receiver Air Shocker Package with Combo Mount from Shocker Hitch. The unit fits a standard 2-inch receiver tube and slides in easily. A 2 1/2-inch shank for use with Chevrolet/GMC trucks is available. The package has a 2- and 2 5/16-inch combo mount and is rated to […]
September 22, 2011
Technology
Top Financed Equipment
Milling machines These top financed machines met the market with leveling technology and powered wrap-around endgates. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle The Wirtgen W 2100, which replaced the W 2100 DC, drills up to 32 centimeters deep, with a milling width of 7 feet 2 inches. The W 200 and W 210 cold mills replace the […]
September 5, 2011
Wirtgen W 2100
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson   MINIMIZE DAMAGE Michelin Americas Truck Tires’ X Works XDY commercial truck has a robust tread design that offers a 10-percent mileage improvement over the company’s XDY3 tire, and the directional tread improves mud evacuation. The on- and off-road tire features Co-Ex Technology, which combines chip and tear resistant compounds on the […]
September 5, 2011
Minimize Damage Untitled 1
Business
Machine Matters
Leveling the Great Grader Debate Joysticks, yes or no? Steering wheel, yes or no? Whatever the preference, equipment manufacturers are serving the market, says Georgia-based contractor By Mike Anderson On an August morning just west of Chicago, a motor grader was driven across an auction ramp, digging up a few bids along the way. Big […]
September 4, 2011
Traditional levers or modern joystick controls? John Deere offers grader operators a choice, each with the traditional steering wheel. Grade Pro (GP) machine operators are also able to engage return-to-straight, bringing the rear frame back to center as ground conditions change.
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
John and Sherri Holbrook Grand Prairie, Texas These safety-minded contractors dug into a new market to survive the recession. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle The Holbrook Company Year started: 2000 Number of employees: 105 Annual volume: $14 million Markets served: Demolition, excavation, drainage, soil remediation, clearing, lime stabilization and grade work Coach, contractor, father, husband and […]
September 3, 2011
Sherri and John Holbrook, right, plan to hand down the business to their son, Stephen.
Home
Bandit Industries a sponsor in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Bandit Industries has sponsored NASCAR drivers in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, and entering the Camping World Truck Series is their next step. That step will be taken Wednesday, August 24 at Bristol, where up-and-coming NASCAR driver Jake Crum will pilot the Bandit Chippers number 01 Chevy Silverado in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200. The […]
August 24, 2011
Business
Helac Corp. launches new website to buy PowerTilt parts online
Helac Corp., a manufacturer of helical, hydraulic rotary actuators and construction attachments, has launched a new e-commerce website. The new site allows customers to buy seals, bearings and valve cartridges online via credit card for Helac Corporation’s standard PowerTilt product lines, including PT and TT Series. Customers are able to search by product model, part […]
August 23, 2011
Previous Page
Page 27 of 37
Next Page