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Safety

AEM expands Compact Excavator Safety Manual; now in Spanish-English

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has significantly updated its compact excavator safety manual and now offers a new Spanish/English version of the material.

January 10, 2011

Technology

Astec introduces new logo for its companies

Astec companies Telsmith, Breaker Technology and Osborn Engineered Products debuted newly designed logos that support ongoing global, single-source marketing initiatives. Telsmith, based in Mequon, Wisconsin, manufactures mineral processing equipment and fully integrated systems to companies within the crushed stone, sand and gravel, concrete and asphalt recycling and metal mining industries. BTI manufactures and distributes a […]

January 4, 2011

Technology

CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2011 (Sponsored Information)

ALLU GROUP, BOOTH 218 G-218 Screener crushers to fit wide range of machines ALLU Group’s D-Series screener crusher attachments fit machines weighing 8,000 to 100,000 pounds. Some models have changeable blades, allowing you to quickly switch from screening to crushing to mixing and stabilizing different materials. The attachment comes with three frame options: basic, strong […]

December 31, 2010

Business

Product Report

Wirtgen America Hydraulics give new concrete slipform pavers field-friendly convenience; new compactors bring big paver features to smaller sizes By Tom Jackson Over the past several months and in several different venues, Wirtgen America has introduced a slate of new and improved machines for the road building industry. The big news is Wirtgen’s North American […]

December 31, 2010

Business

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   SPEED THINGS UP Increase your skid steer’s travel speed by as much as 62 percent with John Deere’s two-speed option, available for 318D and 320D mid-frame models. The option increases ground speed from 6.8 to 11 mph with the flip of a toggle switch on the joystick, boosting cycle times and […]

December 30, 2010

Maintenance

How to inspect a used wheel loader

This article is intended as a handy checklist of considerations when buying a used wheel loader, not as an all-inclusive used equipment guide. Dennis Nalon, used equipment manager with Walter Payton Power Equipment, Lebanon, Indiana, likes to start his used loader inspections by getting the general lay of the land. “I go around the […]

December 29, 2010

Technology

Astec companies debut new logos

Astec companies Telsmith, Inc., Breaker Technology, Inc. (BTI), and Osborn Engineered Products have debuted newly designed logos, which the group of companies says supports its marketing initiatives. Astec Industries Vice President Rick Patek says the new logos "are a symbol of the size and strength of the Astec organization.

December 21, 2010

Business

Attachments 2010 (Sponsored Information)

Compact trencher maintenance Simple steps to improve performance from your attachment Maintenance matters Skid steer trenching attachments are one of the tools that are commonly thrown into the “I’ll get to that later” pile because they have few moving components. But, a lack of regular maintenance and inspection will result in a significant lack of […]

December 6, 2010

Maintenance

Marketplace

By Amy Materson EDITOR’S PICK TOP-NOTCH TRENCHING Slice cleanly through asphalt with Ditch Witch’s MT12 Microtrencher, designed for installing fiber optic cable on paved rights-of-way, cutting expansion joints, utility repair and maintenance. Four saw blades cut precise trenches from 0.75 inches to 1.25 inches wide and up to 12 inches deep in a single pass. […]

December 5, 2010

Business

Machine Matters

Compact confusion or plentiful choice? Both. Some manufacturers may call all smaller excavators “compacts”, but regardless there are tremendous options available for equipment buyers By Mike Anderson It’s challenging enough to get a handle on the compact excavators available in the marketplace, given the explosion of players in that space over the past generation. What […]

December 5, 2010

Construction Equipment

Inspection Checkpoint: How to inspect a used grader

While a second-life grader may not be the precision machine required on some jobs, a well-maintained machine still has years of useful life ahead of it. By Marcia Gruver Doyle “I’ve taught all my guys to go through a machine’s power train first and then go on to the working tools, which on a grader […]

December 4, 2010

Safety

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   PORTABLE PLASMA CUTTER Experience portability when plasma cutting with Miller Electric’s Spectrum 875 Auto-Line plasma cutter, which offers technology that enables the unit to be used anywhere with no physical linking mechanism. The 56-pound unit cuts 1 1/4-inch-thick metal at a rated 10 inches per minute, and also recognizes and adjusts […]

November 9, 2010