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Construction Equipment

Cat intros 992K loader, 854K wheel dozer with improved design, hydraulics, 21% fuel boost

Caterpillar has launched the new 992K wheel loader alongside its sister machine the 854K wheel dozer, improving both machines with design, efficiency, safety, and uptime enhancements. Powered by an 801-horsepower Cat C32 ACERT engine, the new 992K delivers three-pass loading of the Cat 775 off-highway truck and four-pass loading of the Cat 777. To improve […]

November 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

Vintage Cat DD9G gave single operator power of 2 dozers in tandem

While we pause at the beginning of each year to honor the innovations that hold the promise of shaping the future of construction, it’s also fun to look back from time to time at machines that made a huge impact on the industry’s past. The video below of a Caterpillar DD9G still getting work done […]

October 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Three large dozers join forces to create one giant wall of dirt

This video is a pretty pure example of why a job in construction and heavy equipment operation can be so much dang fun. Not much to say about this one other than sit back and enjoy the power of these machines. Near the end, you even get a look at the size of that wall […]

September 8, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS

Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is making that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >> How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the […]

September 6, 2016

Machine control

John Deere unveils 750K, 850K dozers with SmartGrade mast-free GPS

Last year at the World of Concrete John Deere introduced its first SmartGrade dozer, a 700K model. Now the company is making that same technology available on two larger size dozers as well: the 750K and 850K. RELATED >> How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO) The SmartGrade system is the […]

September 6, 2016

Construction Equipment

Meticulous Cat D11 Lego RC custom build nails details down to the C32 engine

Our love for heavy equipment extends from the full-size machines all the way down to the scale models and their remote control counterparts. And one of the things we especially like to see are the amazing creations skilled Lego “engineers” are able to come up with. And while it’s cool that Volvo Construction Equipment worked […]

August 2, 2016

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends

July 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils D85i-18 dozers, expanding semi-auto dozer lineup to 7

Komatsu is expanding its lineup of semi-automatic machines with the unveiling of a new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer. The D85EXi/PXi-18 are the seventh iMC dozer model to be introduced to the lineup and fall between the D65PXi-18 and D155AXi-8. The D37PXi-23, D39PXi-24, D51PXi-23, D61PXi-23 form the rest of the lineup, which in 2013 introduced the concept of a […]

July 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros D39EX/PX-24 dozers packed with new operator-friendly features

Nearly two months after introducing its intelligent Machine Control version of this model, Komatsu has released the D39EX/PX-24 dozers. The dozers are powered by a 3.26-liter Komatsu SAA4D95E-7 engine producing 105 horsepower and meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards through Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). New engine features include a water cooled, variable flow […]

July 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Video: Amphibious Komatsu D155W Dozer is an Earthmoving Submarine

Only five of the 36 models built between 1971 and 1993 remain, restored for reconstruction after the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

June 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

D61i-24 semi-auto dozers bring powertrain upgrades to Komatsu’s original iMC machine

Tagging along with the launch of a new radio control option on its largest semi-auto dozer and the addition of two new semi-auto excavators, Komatsu has upgraded its first ever machine equipped with intelligent Machine Control (iMC). Unveiled in June 2013, the D61i dozers were the pioneering machines in Komatsu’s iMC lineup, introducing the concept of […]

June 10, 2016

Construction Equipment

Old dozer holds its own in tug battle against 2 tracked tractors

Tug of war videos never get old and this one certainly doesn’t buck the trend. Here we’ve got a matchup of Old vs. New, and while it’s not exactly a fair fight, the vintage dozer certainly holds its own against these two tracked tractors. When the matchup is reduced to one on one, however, it’s […]

June 9, 2016