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The Top Construction Equipment Stories of 2019
1. Diesel technician shortage a perfect storm gathering for decades Today’s market heights have put an exclamation point on the construction equipment technician shortage, one that’s having a direct impact on contractors. Contractors can’t find the people they used to hire to take care of the equipment to the level they did in the past. […]
December 27, 2019
Construction Equipment
More loading power, integrated electronics making CTLs most adaptable machines in the yard
Contractors buy compact track loaders because they are flexible machines – adapting to a wide range of applications with the use of specialized attachments – while still being loaders first and foremost. This emphasis on loading capabilities has prompted, for example, John Deere to up the ante on its G Series CTLs. Deere has increased […]
October 27, 2017
Dealers
INFOGRAPHIC: Compact track loader sales and buyer trends
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
June 19, 2017
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar intros RemoteTask: a more precise, lag-free remote control for skid steers, compact loaders (PHOTOS)
RemoteTask—now available on Cat D Series skid steers, compact track and multi terrain loaders—allows operators to remotely control these machines with precision using a “belly box” control system. While remote controls are not new to skid steers, Caterpillar claims its system, developed with autonomous vehicle provider TORC Robotics, offers increased precision. “It’s just like you’re […]
November 27, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders
Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders. Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control users in order to design inputs that allow operators more used to a competitive control scheme to quickly adapt. The controls […]
October 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders
Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders. Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control users in order to design inputs that allow operators more used to a competitive control scheme to quickly adapt. The controls […]
October 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar ups the ante with 4 new small-frame skid steers, CTLs with D-series DNA and smart hydraulics (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=240] Last week at its Athens, Georgia, factory Caterpillar unveiled four new small-frame skid steers and compact track loaders. The new machines are the smallest yet to offer the D-series technology and electro-hydraulics that Cat first revealed with 16 larger skid steers and compact track loaders in 2013. These “smart” hydraulic controls offer up […]
April 21, 2015
Construction Equipment
Financed used construction equipment sales drop third month in a row; new financed units flat in June
According to the latest numbers from Equipment Data Associates, the number of financed used construction equipment sold dropped in June for the third month in a row, showing a 10 percent drop from May (7,089 units compared to May’s 7,900 units), and a 7 percent drop from June, 2013. Financed new equipment sales were flat […]
August 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar dozers, graders build TORC off-road racing tracks before its no. 2 truck tears them up (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=110] Though the machines it sells are known more for their brawn than their speed, motorsports are nothing new at Caterpillar. For decades, Cat Racing has fielded a car in NASCAR races and has a strong driver behind the wheel of the no. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet in Ryan Newman. But very recently, the company […]
July 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar excavators stack 600-lb. blocks in the biggest game of Jenga you’ve ever seen
We have a feeling that after seeing this, equipment operators everywhere are going to try to get their hands on their own 8.1-ton Jenga set. As the first in its new “Built for It” series of trials showing off the capabilities of its heavy machines, Caterpillar posted a video called “Stack” to YouTube today, calling […]
April 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
How to get the most work out of your compact track loader
Compared to skid steer loaders, compact track loaders cost more, have slower travel speeds, are better in soft underfoot conditions, and handle slopes better. Common knowledge. But if your assessment of the performance of CTLs and their potential for your business stops with the commonplace, you can’t make the right decisions regarding their use. Cost […]
April 1, 2014
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar expands D Series line with 6 new compact track and multi terrain loaders
Caterpillar added six machines to the company’s D Series product line Tuesday, launching three new compact track loaders and three new multi terrain loaders as replacements for B3, C and C2 Series models. Cat also updated two compact track loader models. Ranging in rated operating capacity from 2,800 pounds to 4,650 pounds at 50 percent […]
October 8, 2013
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