Tag: telescopic handlers

Dealers

Monk JCB breaks ground on new Houston facility

The company broke ground on a new multi-million dollar facility in Houston. The facility will allow customers to try out JCB skid steers and other equipment.,The company broke ground on a new multi-million dollar facility in Houston. The facility will allow customers to try out JCB skid steers and other equipment.

October 11, 2019

Construction Equipment

With new engine, JCB’s 12,000-lb. capacity 512-56 telehandler needs no DEF, DPF

The no-aftertreatment version has the largest lifting capacity of any 74-horsepower telehandler and includes a low-effort servo single joystick. More here.

August 24, 2018

Construction Equipment

Bobcat unveils V723 VersaHandler, a low-profile tele with no DPF

The V723 runs on a turbocharged, 100-horsepower Bobcat diesel engine that doesn’t require a diesel particulate filter for Tier 4 Final compliance. Details here.

July 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

JCB ceases backhoe production at Ga. facility to make room for telehandlers; will build dedicated parts warehouse and distribution center in Miami

Less than four years after the first JCB 3CX backhoe rolled off the assembly line at the British equipment maker’s Savannah, Georgia-based North American headquarters, the company has announced that it has ceased backhoe production at the plant in order to make room for production of the 505-20TC compact telehandler. JCB says installation of the […]

May 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

Skyjack’s first compact telehandler, the SJ519, has a roomy, convertible cab

Skyjack has entered the compact telehandler market, but it says it has done so without sacrificing cab space. The company says its new SJ519 TH offers best-in-class cab size. The “little big cab,” as the company calls it, also features a door that fully opens so operators can have easier entry and exit. Product Manager […]

March 28, 2018

Construction Equipment

Liebherr debuts new telehandler lineup with no plans for a North American launch

Although the company says North America is the second market for telehandlers—behind Europe—Liebherr says there are no immediate plans to make its new telehandler lineup available here. Liebherr announced three years ago that it was developing a telehandler series, and used an international press event in late October to unveil the actual iron. The company […]

November 7, 2017

Construction Equipment

Manitou intros updated Gehl RS5-19, RS9-50 telehandlers

Aimed at contractors, builders and rental houses, Manitou has expanded its RS lineup of Gehl telehandlers with two new models. The new RS5-19 Gen:3 and RS9-50 Gen:2 telehandlers are powered by Tier 4 engines and feature standard self-leveling forks, four-plate box section booms, rear axle stabilization and high visibility from inside the cab thanks to […]

July 26, 2017

Construction Equipment

JCB machines co-star in latest “Alien: Covenant” movie

How many of you are old enough to remember when the original Alien movie was released back in 1979? I remember the movie as one of the scariest films ever, and I had nightmares for years to prove it. Now, nearly 40 years later, the latest film in the Alien movie franchise, Alien: Covenant, is set […]

May 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

Manitou unveils 4 new Mustang/Gehl compact track loader models

Manitou, Mustang and Gehl wasted no time unveiling the many models they have to offer this year at an “Unlock the Future” event. Focusing on serving niche markets, rental markets and the heavy construction market, they introduced new skid loaders, compact track loaders, telescopic articulated loaders and telescopic handlers. “For the past multiple years, most all […]

February 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Manitou launches new MRT 2540 Privilege Plus rotating telehandler, updates MRT 2150 and MRT 1840

At an event in West Bend, Wisconsin, Manitou launched its newest rotating telescopic handler, the MRT 2540 Privilege Plus. The company also announced upgrades to the MRT 1840 Easy 360° and MRT 2150 Privilege Plus that include popular options as standard features, including a Perkins Interim Tier 4 engine, forward-neutral-reverse functionality on the joystick, a […]

November 10, 2013

Technology

New Ecomax engines rev up JCB lineup

A number of backhoes, excavators and telehandlers will feature the new JCB Ecomax engine, announced last week.  The Tier 4 Interim Ecomax, using in-cylinder technologies, does not require a diesel particulate filter or diesel emission fluid, runs on standard engine oil, and can be recalibrated to run in countries that do not have an ultra […]

July 3, 2012

Home

New Holland exits large machine lines, concentrates on compact equipment

Refocusing on its compact lines, New Holland Construction says it will start to withdraw from the following North American markets in 2012: dozers, graders, 80-plus horsepower wheel loaders,  6-ton-plus excavators and telescopic handlers. Instead, the company will focus on on compact product lines for landscaping, utility, residential construction and agriculture. New Holland will continue to […]

September 26, 2011