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Construction Equipment

Vermeer intros the D9x13 S3, the first in its new line of drills

Improved hydraulic efficiency is one of several enhancements to the D9x13 S3 Navigator horizontal directional drill, the first of the S3 generation, introduced at ICUEE last week. “We’ve increased the speed of the carriage, rotation and vise cycle, all of which translates into completing a bore much faster,” says Jon Kuyers, underground global product manager. […]

October 11, 2013

Roadbuilding

Bomag BW141AD-5, BW151AD-5 tandem vibratory rollers feature crab-walk, intelligent design

Bomag has introduced the BW141AD-5 and BW151AD-5 tandem vibratory rollers with high VPM performance and increased fuel efficiency over previous models. Tier 4, 73.2-horsepower Kubota water-cooled diesel engines power each of the rollers, while an ECOMODE system reduces fuel consumption by up to 30 percent by adjusting engine speed for the load. The BW141AD-5 and […]

October 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

Smooth German operator opens his beer with a compact excavator

So we’ll just get this out of the way: Anonymous German operator, we are impressed with your delicate bucket skills. We won’t give too much away, but in the short video below, a guy opens a beer with the edge of a Kubota compact excavator bucket. The only question we have is what’s holding the […]

May 7, 2013

Gear

Wacker Neuson intros new mini-excavator, wheel loader, dual fuel trowel at World of Concrete

Concrete contractors got a look at a number of new machines and refinements to old equipment at the Wacker Neuson booth at the World of Concrete this week. For tight space applications, the company unveiled the smallest of its mini-excavators, the 803, which measures just 27.5 inches wide and weighs 0.8 tons. A fold-down ROPS […]

February 7, 2013

Gear

Kubota launches three new compact excavators at World of Concrete

Kubota unveiled three new compact excavators at World of Concrete – the KX040-4, KX018-4 and the U35-4. The machines, which replace older models, include a number of enhancements, says Keith Rohrbacker, construction equipment product manager for Kubota. “New features include heated cabs with plenty of leg room, wider door openings and improved auxiliary hydraulics,” […]

February 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

BOMAG launches new tandem vibratory roller

Experience all-around visibility and intuitive controls with BOMAG’s BW100ADM-5 tandem vibratory roller, which features a specially developed operator’s platform that has a smaller diameter steering wheel, multifunctional travel lever, adjustable seat and circular instrumentation.  Powered by a 20.2-horsepower water cooled Kubota diesel engine, the BW100ADM-5 delivers 3,822 pounds of centrifugal force at a 3,780-vpm frequency. […]

September 26, 2012

Equipment

DPFs and DOCs: The new components at the heart of your Tier 4 engine

Plumbed into the exhaust stream of many diesel powered off-road machines you buy today is either a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) or a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or both. While there has been much talk and concern over these changes, the reality is that these engines and their emissions control systems are here to stay. […]

August 27, 2012

Construction Equipment

Quick Data

Crawler Excavators A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service. By Marcia Gruver Doyle                     $325,000 Top auction price for large excavators, paid for a 2007 Komatsu PC800LC-8 at an IronPlanet auction on Aug. 4, 2011.* […]

May 26, 2012

Construction Equipment

Quick Data

Wheel Loaders A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service. By Marcia Gruver Doyle   AUCTIONS       $435,000 Top auction price, Feb. 2011 to Feb. 2012, paid for a 2008 Caterpillar 988H at a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers auction on Oct. 27, 2011. Other […]

April 30, 2012

Technology

RentSmart

Home-grown rental Compact Power Equipment Centers come on strong with 405 locations in The Home Depot stores By Marcia Gruver Doyle   From a start of seven locations in 2009, Compact Power Equipment Centers are now in 405 Home Depot Tool Rental Centers, growing by 100 locations in the first four months of 2012 alone. […]

April 5, 2012

Business

Final Take

Building a Future Fun day draws a new generation to construction By Amy Materson   How do you attract new people to an industry with an aging workforce? That was the question David Demby of David’s Landscaping and Design in Erie, Pennsylvania, found himself asking a couple of years ago. He felt the best method […]

April 5, 2012

Business

Machine Matters

Commercial Pavers Get On Track Asphalt pavers under 125 horsepower increasingly taking on characteristics of their highway-class big brothers By Mike Anderson It’s a small group of mostly niche players that supplies commercial-class asphalt pavers to the North American construction market. But even with BOMAG’s recent decision to exit the paver business, the remaining players […]

February 27, 2012