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Aftermarket Options: Rebuilding hammers and breakers
The job of a hydraulic hammer is easy to understand. “It has to break the material under it without breaking itself,” says Donald Dennis, product support manager for Caterpillar Impact Products. Manufacturers have solved this dilemma by designing hammers so the critical parts that wear can be replaced easily. Rebuilds are a part of the […]
June 12, 2007
Business
On Record: Prepare in advance
While using the phrase “prepare in advance” would drive my former English teacher Miss MacAllister nuts, there were so many examples of preparing in reverse this past year in the disaster-response arena that I’m going to let it stand. We’re still tallying the lessons learned during 2005. In March, United Rentals published a white paper […]
June 12, 2007
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The World of Concrete product review
Hilti device makes tool theft pointless The electronic Hilti TPS Theft Protection System consists of a company card, activation key and electronic module inside the tool. Hilti gives each participating company a unique theft protection code, which is set initially in each tool by using the company card. Simply connect the tool to the power […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Rent Smart: The big boys
Cat Rental Store www.cat.com Number of locations: 430 in the United States and Canada, all operated by Caterpillar dealers Cat dealers added 23 locations in 2005 and will continue to expand in 2006, although no specifics are available. The national average fleet age is 18 months. In addition to Cat equipment, the stores offer a […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Update: Class of 2003
Editor’s Note: Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year program has honored a variety of contractors during its five years. Now that the program has a few years under its belt, we wanted to go back and check in with our past finalists. We’ll be revisiting these former finalists through April, and then announcing our 2006 […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Application Tips: Welders
Just because you’ve had success using a certain kind of welding machine in the past doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider something different the next time you buy. While it may seem counter intuitive to fix something that isn’t broken, you might miss out on advancements that could improve your bottom line if you don’t at […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story: Digital Earthmoving
You are – right now – living through a revolution: A diverse array of technologies have converged to utterly change the way earth is moved. As with most revolutions, these advances happened in stages. The development of high-pressure hydraulic control systems and powertrains was revolutionary to men who cut their teeth on primitive clutch-and-brake and […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Quick couplers
In the right applications there is nothing that can boost your excavator’s productivity more than a quick coupler. Deric Wagner, vice president at WagMann (which sells the Wedgelock brand of coupler in the United States) cites a customer who was working in particularly difficult and rocky soil in California’s Sierra Mountains and having to change […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Update: Class of 2002
Editor’s Note: Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year program has honored a variety of contractors during its five years. Now that the program has a few years under its belt, we wanted to go back and check in with our past finalists. We’ll be revisiting these former finalists through April, and then announcing our 2006 […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Application Tips: Pumps
Chances are, you aren’t a pump expert. And when you run into water at a jobsite, most of the time you aren’t expecting it. The good news is you don’t need to become a pump specialist when this happens. Many pump suppliers offer services that can include everything from installing the pump system to sticking […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Aftermarket Options: Second sight
Everybody knows what a backup alarm sounds like – and that’s the problem. Once a sound becomes commonplace, people tend to ignore it. On a busy construction site, multiple machines may be beeping simultaneously. Add engine noise, traffic, surveyors, supervisors and manual laborers on the ground and you have a recipe for chaos. Even the […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Product Report: Experience counts
The design of the zero-tail-swing excavator has come a long way, says Yanmar. The cramped leg room and rocky balance of the first machines have been alleviated by several enhancements, including repositioning the engine, moving the boom pin closer to the cab and lengthening the tracks. With the fourth generation of zero-tail-swing excavators – the […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Product Focus: Horizontal grinders – June 2007
Reduce trees, brush, logging waste, asphalt to uniform product in one pass Bandit’s Model 3680 Beast Recycler has a variety of screens and cutting and grinding tools, allowing you to tailor the end product, which can be mulch, compost, animal bedding, fuel or materials used in pressed board. The 3680 has a 33-inch-by-60-inch opening and […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Rent Smart: Renting compact wheel loaders
Compact wheel loaders aren’t high on contractors’ rent lists … yet. “Rental is a small part of the compact wheel loader industry,” says Dan Bruch, sales support consultant, compact wheel loaders, Caterpillar, “with under 15 percent going into rental fleets.” The reason? The skid steer still reigns in North America for many applications that can […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: After the flood
After two record-breaking hurricane seasons, it’s becoming apparent that flood and water damage pose a threat to heavy equipment fleets. And it’s not just the Gulf Coast that’s at risk. Days after October’s Hurricane Wilma roared across southern Florida, torrential rains and floods struck from New England to New Jersey. Shortly after that, mudslides deluged […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Business Matters: Operator training
In a job market with just 5 percent unemployment, finding anybody to work, let alone skilled heavy equipment operators, has become a huge challenge for contracting companies of all sizes. The average age of a person in the construction business today is pushing 50, and according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the number […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Final Take:
A district of the Missouri Department of Transportation is using the popularity of TV reality series “Survivor” to teach high school juniors and seniors about safe driving in work zones. With the show’s theme music playing in the background, students stand on a giant canvas highway and answer safety questions posed by road construction and […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: McCaughey Brothers Landscaping
Like many young men John and Jim McCaughey started cutting lawns in their early teens. Unlike most contractors who move from residential work to commercial landscaping, the McCaughey brothers decided to stick with residential. But rather than just mow lawns and trim trees, the brothers identified an overlooked niche in the residential market that was […]
June 12, 2007
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