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How to do Everything Better

Know your limits: Towing more than 5,000 pounds with a half-ton pickup is against the law

That commercial showing a pickup taking on a heavy load sure does look good. But you first need to read the small print in the manufacturer’s owner manual. Half-ton pickups have a 5,000-pound towing capacity, period. This can be problematic when you just want to haul your compact machine to the next jobsite. The weight […]

July 29, 2019

How to do Everything Better

7 tips for jumpstarting heavy-duty equipment

When the mercury drops, equipment can sometimes get cantankerous when starting. Clore Automotive says these tips will get your engine humming again: Make sure you use a jumpstarter that can be used on heavy equipment. Keep your jumpstarter charged, especially during extreme temperatures, which are hard on a battery. If possible, store it above 50 […]

July 29, 2019

How to do Everything Better

A quick primer on using GPS in construction

The GPS you get in your car is accurate down to about 10 meters. How then can you get a dozer, excavator, rover or survey instrument to record GPS points down to within a few centimeters? The secret is in the base station for the site. This is set up on a surveyed and known […]

July 29, 2019

How to do Everything Better

How to stop operators from idling too much

This tip came from a 2014 Equipment World Contractor of the Year finalist Landon Floyd of Precision Pipeline in Cedar City, Utah: Have all your guys park their personal vehicles in the yard one day and drive them out to the site in a van or have them carpool. Make them leave their keys at […]

July 29, 2019

Class 7-8

Truck attempts uphill haul of dozer. Gravity has other plans

This truck never had a chance hauling this large dozer uphill. Check out the video footage and get other heavy equipment industry news on Equipment World.

January 17, 2019

Dealers

During 60th anniversary, LiuGong dealer conference looks to future

LiuGong’s 2018 Global Dealer Conference held special significance this year as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary. Get more details on Equipment World.

December 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

Dozer in tow clips bridge, falls to highway, causing wreck

The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed a report said a semi-truck hauling a dozer hit a bridge. Get more details on the incident right here on Equipment World.

December 7, 2018

Driver/operator coaching/training

New CM Labs dozer simulator lets trainee operators “feel” the dirt

The new Dozer Simulator Training Pack addresses common beginner challenges along with advanced training exercises. Details here on Equipment World.

September 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Liebherr intros 422-hp PR 766 dozer

North America will be an interesting market for Liebherr’s new PR 766, according to Martin Langle, managing director of sales, Liebherr-Werk Telfs. “This size of machine is used there for a variety of markets, including in earthmoving, quarries and also in stockpiling operations,” he said in comments made last week during an international trade press […]

November 6, 2017

Equipment Experts

How Cat builds D5 dozers: from bare steel to finished product

Today’s heavy equipment is a marvel of sophisticated engineering and technology. And the factories that build these machines are no less so. We got a rare chance to peek inside Caterpillar’s state of the art Athens, Georgia, facility to see a D5K2 dozer come together from cold, bare steel to finished product. (The factory also […]

September 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

How Cat builds D5 dozers: from bare steel to finished product

Today’s heavy equipment is a marvel of sophisticated engineering and technology. And the factories that build these machines are no less so. We got a rare chance to peek inside Caterpillar’s state of the art Athens, Georgia, facility to see a D5K2 dozer come together from cold, bare steel to finished product. (The factory also […]

September 14, 2017

Machine control

Case unveils SiteControl CoPilot: A simple, affordable dozer machine control system

Case Construction Equipment has introduced a machine control solution for dozers that the company says it is positioning as an affordable bridge between automatic and indicate-only systems. SiteControl CoPilot is available as a retrofit or as a factory-installed option on select Case M Series dozers. The equipment associated with SiteControl CoPilot is an internal measurement […]

August 1, 2017