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Business

AEM recognizes “Statistics Outstanding Merit Award” winners

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has presented 65 member manufacturers with “Statistics Outstanding Merit Awards” for exemplary 2009 performance in AEM’s data reporting programs. The association says these manufacturers’ actions “enhance the association’s ability to provide meaningful market information to member companies for business benchmarking and planning.” The annual awards are based on statistical data […]

June 1, 2010

Safety

Technology

Careful compaction Ignoring safety procedures could be a costly mistake The accident: An operator was running a compactor over a newly created gravel shoulder on a road improvement project. In attempting to maneuver the front tires around a road sign, the operator drove the compactor too far off the shoulder and onto a 15-degree slope. […]

May 5, 2010

Safety

AEM introduces updated Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) now has available an updated Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual with new and expanded material that reflects current industry practices. AEM safety manuals illustrate typical worksite and equipment hazards as well as safe practices in equipment preparation, operation, maintenance and transport. They are ideal for group safety sessions on the […]

May 4, 2010

Bauma

LiuGong Machinery to develop new line of rollers

Chinese heavy construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong Machinery Corporation unveiled its plans at Bauma 2010 to introduce new models. LiuGong Vice President David Beatenbough said the company is developing new rollers — a complete range of bulldozers and a new grader, according to a report from the Bauma Daily News. The company is also upgrading a […]

April 27, 2010

Bauma

Atlas Copco introduces three heavy-hydraulic breakers

At Bauma 2010, Atlas Copco introduced three new heavy-hydraulic breaker models with PowerAdapt and optimized power-to-weight ratio. The HB 2000 — with its service weight of 2000 kg — offers 10-percent more power than its predecessor, the HB 200. The new HB 3100 and HB 4700 with a service weight of 3100 and 4700 kg, respectively, deliver 5 percent and […]

April 22, 2010

Driver/operator coaching/training

AEM offers OSHA-approved rough terrain forklifts safety decal

A new safety decal for rough terrain forklifts — “Employer-Certified Operators ONLY” — has been developed by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and approved by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The decal signifies that the machine should be operated only by personnel who have received employer certification of training and evaluation […]

April 7, 2010

Maintenance

Product Focus

Brush cutters and mulchers By Amy Materson   HEAVY DUTY HEAD Handle a range of mulching applications with FAE’s DT line of PTO tractor mounted forestry super duty heads, including the UML/DT 200, with a 79-inch cutting width, and the UML/DT 225, with an 89-inch cutting width. • Fixed tooth drum has double carbide teeth […]

April 3, 2010

Technology

Marketplace

By Amy Materson   BIG BOOM Lift up to three workers with Terex Aerial Work Platforms’ new Genie telescopic boom models. Available in four models – the S-60X, S-60XC, S-60 Trax and S-80X – the units feature restricted platform capacities up to 1,250 pounds. The unrestricted operating envelope has the same 500-pound capacity and outreach […]

April 3, 2010

Maintenance

Demolition 2010

Four fundamental fixes equals more work, less spending, longer tool life (Sponsored Information)  Today’s economic realities now demand using every trick of the trade in order to make equipment last longer while squeezing excess expenses – including constantly purchasing new tools – out of the balance sheet. Service professionals know the dirty secret: saying proper, by-the-book […]

April 2, 2010

Technology

Utility Supplement

Sponsored Information Section   Drill enables fast performance in HDD jobs Perform a wide range of HDD jobs with Ditch Witch’s JT1220 Mach 1 directional drill. The 60-horsepower unit enables the operator to consistently drill and backream with precision, and Mach 1 technology monitors and troubleshoots the system – controlling the ground drive, pipeloader and […]

March 3, 2010

Maintenance

Marketplace

By Marcia Gruver   Editor’s Pick   COMBO TOOL The XT855 excavator-tool carrier from Ditch Witch is a 260-degree swing excavator combined with a tool carrier with more than 70 attachments. The 30-net-horsepower engine directs up to 18 horsepower to the tool carrier end. When equipped with optional extension legs, which provide leveling support in […]

March 3, 2010

Equipment Experts

2010 Innovations Awards: AggreScreed, Komatsu PC200LC-8, Deere E/H controls

One-pass gravel How one contractor converted a simple idea into an attachment that creates stakeless road beds By Marcia Gruver Myron Mullett’s gut told him there had to be an easier way. As owner of Mullett Excavating, Westcliffe, Colorado, he had received a multiyear military contract to lay gravel on 90 miles of road in […]

March 3, 2010